The Tanzanian economy performed better in 2002 than in previous years, with growth reaching nearly five per cent, inflation falling from five to 4.5 per cent from July to November 2002, and most large industries announcing increased profits.

The Jifunze Project is a joint American/Tanzanian NGO which works in Kiteto District, Tanzania to help create innovative, empowering and sustainable educational opportunities for all individuals. We are currently working in close collaboration with the Kiteto District Council, a local steering committee, and Elimu ni Ufunguo (a local CBO), on the development of a Community Education Resource Centre. For more information on the Jifunze Project, please visit our website at

A week-long survey by a newspaper in Tanzania has revealed that despite the enactment of the Sexual Offences and Special Provisions Act of 1998, which states that any person found guilty of enforcing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is liable to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years, FGM is still widely practiced.

Tundu Antiphas Lissu, a Tanzanian human rights lawyer and outspoken advocate for an independent international inquiry into the evictions at Bulyanulu in August 1996, was detained by police on December 23 in Dar Es Salaam, and held for over 24 hours in an underground jail known as "The Hole."

The United Nations said last Thursday that all Rwandans who fled to Tanzania after the 1994 genocide had now returned home. Tanzania, which is host to more than one million refugees, has said it cannot cope with the influx of people escaping regional wars.

The repatriation of Rwandan refugees from camps in western Tanzania should be "substantively completed" by the end of the year, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

When challenged by World Bank officials about the failure of his policies, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's first president and a strong advocate of education, is reported to have said: "The British Empire left us a country with 85 percent illiterates, two engineers and twelve doctors. When I left office, we had nine percent illiterates and thousands of engineers and doctors." However, over the next 15 years education was practically forgotten and, by 2000, just 55 percent of seven-year-olds were enrolling in primary schools, most of which were poorly maintained and lacking teachers, according to government figures.

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Responsible for: following tribunal activities, requesting archival trial footage for Internews project productions, interviewing and filming interviews with tribunal officials, etc. Requirements include: strong English language skills, excellent communication skills, ability to work independently on long-term projects, knowledge and understanding of the work of the ICTR, and previous camera experience.

The Women’s Dignity Project (WDP) is seeking two interns to work with WDP for six-month to one-year internships in 2003 and 2004 (internships for shorter periods are generally not available). A modest stipend will be paid to interns, but the bulk of costs will be the responsibility of the intern. If interested, please contact the Executive Director of WDP at [email][email protected] or at PO Box 79402, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

In a bid to revive what was once a diverse and dynamic press, several journalists in Zanzibar last week launched the archipelago's first private newspaper for 40 years.

A row has broken out between the Tanzanian government and some development partners over the control and disbursement of development funds.

Today sees the opening of the Consultative Group meeting between Tanzania and its development partners. The government will receive the usual plaudits for its sound economic policies, and a commitment of one billion US dollars (100 billion shillings) in grants and loans for the coming year. Inflation is down to under five percent, the economy grew by 5.6 percent last year, foreign investment is high by African standards, domestic and foreign debt are at sustainable levels. Compared to earlier years of 'negative' growth and rampant inflation, these are solid achievements. There's one big blot on this otherwise rosy landscape: the expected benefits of economic stabilisation and growth are not reaching the poor, especially in the rural areas.

Urgently required to manage a large operation which provides community service and health programmes for over 130,000 Congolese refugees in three camps, and a community development programme in western Tanzania.

The Iringa International School is searching for a Senior School Maths and Science teacher. The school is small and somewhat limited in resources, but the diverse student body is serious about learning from an intelligent, curious, and qualified Maths and Science Teacher .

It took courage for Noe Sebisaba to tell his fellow Burundian refugees in Kanenbwa camp, in western Tanzania, that he was HIV positive. "Yes, to be HIV positive is a shame in our refugee society," he wrote of his dilemma in a refugee organisation's annual report.

Human rights violations by an ill-equipped and under-trained police force, as well as inflammatory speeches and articles in the press, were some of the causes of last year's political violence in Zanzibar, a presidential commission of inquiry has concluded.

With Rwandan refugees in Tanzania increasingly eager to go home, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that it had stepped up its operations to facilitate their return.

The growing internet rush in Tanzania is bringing more women to the web. In contrast to other African countries, reports the BBC, the increasing number of cyber-cafes in cities and rural areas are contributing to this boom by offering cheap internet access. A growing number of female net-cafe owners provide easy internet access to their female customers.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has delayed a $12 million grant to Tanzania for malaria prevention efforts after Tanzania's Ministry of Finance said it would control the grant instead of the country's health ministry, the Boston Globe reports.