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JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA<br />
WIZARA YA ELIMU NA MAFUNZO YA UFUNDI<br />
HOTUBA YA MKURUGENZI WA SERA NA MIPANGO<br />
ILIYOTOLEWA KATIKA UFUNGUZI WA JUKWAA LA<br />
MAZUNGUMZO YA UGHARIMIAJI WA ELIMU TANZANIA<br />
BLUE PEARL HOTEL, DAR ES SALAAM<br />
16 SEPTEMBA, 2010
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Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> Mwenyekiti <strong>wa</strong> TEN/MET<br />
Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> Mratibu <strong>wa</strong> TEN/MET<br />
MAOFISA WA IDARA MBALIMBALI ZA TEN/MET<br />
WANACHAMA WA TENMET<br />
WAWAKILISHI WA WIZARA, TAASISI NA IDARA ZA<br />
SERIKALI<br />
Wa<strong>wa</strong>kilishi <strong>wa</strong> Asasi zisizo za Kiserikali,<br />
Wa<strong>wa</strong>kilishi <strong>wa</strong> Mashirika <strong>ya</strong> Wafadhili,<br />
Wageni Waalik<strong>wa</strong>,<br />
Mabibi na Mab<strong>wa</strong>na,<br />
Ninayo furaha na heshima kub<strong>wa</strong> kupe<strong>wa</strong> fursa hii <strong>ya</strong><br />
kufungua juk<strong>wa</strong>a hili na mdahalo unaozungumzia<br />
mambo <strong>ya</strong>nayohusu ugharimiaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu.<br />
Ninakumbuka ku<strong>wa</strong> tarehe 24 mwezi <strong>wa</strong> nne m<strong>wa</strong>ka<br />
huu, tuliadhimisha k<strong>wa</strong> ushirikiano kilele cha Kampeni<br />
<strong>ya</strong> Kuadhimisha Juma la Elimu la Kimataifa kwenye<br />
vi<strong>wa</strong>nja v<strong>ya</strong> Mnazi Mmoja. Natambua ku<strong>wa</strong> kampeni hizi<br />
za elimu za kimataifa hufanyika kila m<strong>wa</strong>ka, na<br />
zinaratibi<strong>wa</strong> na Shirika la Kimataifa la Kampeni za Elimu<br />
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(Global Compaign on <strong>Education</strong> - GCE ). Nafahamu pia<br />
k<strong>wa</strong>mba, k<strong>wa</strong> m<strong>wa</strong>ka huu Kauli Mbiu ni „Ugharamiaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong> Elimu’ (Financing <strong>Education</strong>) pamoja na ujumbe<br />
usemao “Elimu ni Kitega Uchumi, Wekeza Sasa k<strong>wa</strong><br />
Manufaa <strong>ya</strong> Kesho”<br />
Kuanzia mwezi <strong>wa</strong> nne m<strong>wa</strong>ka huu, k<strong>wa</strong> pamoja<br />
tumeshirikiana katika kuhakikisha ku<strong>wa</strong> ujumbe <strong>wa</strong><br />
ugharimiaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu una<strong>wa</strong>fikia viongozi wote<br />
<strong>wa</strong>naohusika katika utoaji <strong>wa</strong> maamuzi <strong>ya</strong>nayohusu<br />
ugharimiaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu. Ujumbe huu umetum<strong>wa</strong> katika<br />
ngazi <strong>ya</strong> kitaifa hadi kimataifa.<br />
Napenda kutumia fursa hii ku<strong>wa</strong>shukuru <strong>wa</strong>dau <strong>wa</strong><br />
elimu wote mliofika kushiriki kwenye juk<strong>wa</strong>a hili la<br />
mazungumzo <strong>ya</strong> pamoja kati <strong>ya</strong> Serikali na Mashirika<br />
Yasiyo <strong>ya</strong> Kiserikali. Nafurahi ku<strong>wa</strong> mnatambua na<br />
kutilia maanani maneno <strong>ya</strong>liyosem<strong>wa</strong> na viongozi<br />
<strong>wa</strong>liotangulia ku<strong>wa</strong> “Nchi tunayoijenga ni moja<br />
<strong>Tanzania</strong>, K<strong>wa</strong> nini tugombanie fito?” K<strong>wa</strong> utambuzi<br />
huu, nasema Ahsanteni sana.<br />
Napenda nianze k<strong>wa</strong> kutoa pongezi zangu za pekee na<br />
za dhati k<strong>wa</strong> Mtandao <strong>wa</strong> Elimu <strong>Tanzania</strong> (TEN/MET)<br />
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k<strong>wa</strong> juhudi zenu mnazozifan<strong>ya</strong> kila m<strong>wa</strong>ka katika<br />
maadhimisho ha<strong>ya</strong> ambayo hufanyika duniani kote k<strong>wa</strong><br />
lengo la kuboresha masuala mbalimbali <strong>ya</strong> elimu<br />
hususan upatikanaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu bora k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>tu wote.<br />
Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> Mwenyekiti, Katika kipindi cha miaka 15<br />
iliyopita, Serikali <strong>ya</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> imeongeza tija na nia<br />
thabiti <strong>ya</strong> kuboresha elimu katika ngazi zote k<strong>wa</strong> kuweka<br />
Sera <strong>ya</strong> Elimu na Mafunzo, 1995 ambayo ipo katika<br />
mchakato <strong>wa</strong> kuhuish<strong>wa</strong>, Mpango <strong>wa</strong> Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong><br />
Sekta <strong>ya</strong> Elimu, mipango mingine na mikakati maalum<br />
inayoongoza utoaji elimu k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>nanchi. Miongoni m<strong>wa</strong><br />
mipango mingineyo na mikakati iliyopo ni Mpango <strong>wa</strong><br />
Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Msingi (MMEM), Mpango <strong>wa</strong><br />
Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Sekondari (MMES), Mpango <strong>wa</strong><br />
Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Juu (MMEJ) na Mpango <strong>wa</strong><br />
Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Wananchi. Aidha, Mpango <strong>wa</strong><br />
Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Ufundi na Ufundi Stadi upo<br />
katika mchakato <strong>wa</strong> uta<strong>ya</strong>rishaji. Pia Serikali inatekeleza<br />
Mkakati <strong>wa</strong> Maendeleo na Menejimenti <strong>ya</strong> Walimu na<br />
Mkakati <strong>wa</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Watu Wazima na Elimu Nje <strong>ya</strong><br />
Mfumo Rasmi.<br />
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Mipango hii iliibuli<strong>wa</strong> ili kukidhi mahitaji <strong>ya</strong> kuongeza<br />
fursa za upatikanaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu iliyo bora k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong><br />
wote. Mipango na mikakati mbalimbali ilitekelez<strong>wa</strong> k<strong>wa</strong><br />
madhumuni <strong>ya</strong> kuitikia matamko <strong>ya</strong> kitaifa <strong>ya</strong>ani<br />
MKUKUTA na Dira <strong>ya</strong> Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> 2025.<br />
Vile vile kutekeleza matamko <strong>ya</strong> kimataifa ambayo taifa<br />
liliku<strong>wa</strong> lime<strong>ya</strong>ridhia na kukubali ku<strong>ya</strong>timiza. Baadhi <strong>ya</strong><br />
matamko ha<strong>ya</strong> ni kama vile; Tamko la Dakar 2000 Elimu<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> Wote na Malengo <strong>ya</strong> Maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> Milenia. Ha<strong>ya</strong><br />
yote <strong>ya</strong>nazitaka nchi <strong>wa</strong>nachama kuunga mkono jamii<br />
za kimataifa katika kuboresha upatikanaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu bora<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> wote iki<strong>wa</strong> kama haki <strong>ya</strong> msingi <strong>ya</strong> kila<br />
m<strong>wa</strong>nadamu.<br />
Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> Mwenyekiti, Matunda <strong>ya</strong> jitihada za<br />
Serikali katika kuboresha upatikanaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu, <strong>ya</strong>ko<br />
<strong>wa</strong>zi k<strong>wa</strong> sasa. Chini <strong>ya</strong> MMEM na MMES<br />
tumeshuhudia mapinduzi makub<strong>wa</strong> katika upatikanaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong> elimu k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>toto wengi zaidi wenye umri <strong>wa</strong><br />
kwenda shule za msingi na <strong>wa</strong>le wote <strong>wa</strong>naofaulu<br />
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kuendelea na masomo <strong>ya</strong> sekondari. Baada <strong>ya</strong> juhudi<br />
kub<strong>wa</strong> za Serikali na jamii kuchangia katika kujenga<br />
shule nyingi za msingi na sekondari, hasa maeneo <strong>ya</strong><br />
vijijini ambako kuliku<strong>wa</strong> na changamoto kub<strong>wa</strong>, hivi<br />
sasa vijana wengi zaidi (<strong>wa</strong> kike na kiume) <strong>wa</strong>napata<br />
fursa za kujiunga na elimu <strong>ya</strong> msingi na<br />
sekondari.Mpaka m<strong>wa</strong>ka 2010 <strong>wa</strong>po <strong>wa</strong>nafunzi<br />
8,419,305 (<strong>wa</strong>sichana 4,216,038) <strong>wa</strong> shule za msingi<br />
kutoka 5,981,338 (<strong>wa</strong>sichana 2,929,3300) na 1,638,699<br />
(<strong>wa</strong>sichana 728,528) <strong>wa</strong> sekondari 2010 kutoka<br />
<strong>wa</strong>nafunzi 323,318 (Wasichana 147,263) m<strong>wa</strong>ka 2001.<br />
Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> Mwenyekiti, Kama nilivyosema hapo<br />
m<strong>wa</strong>nzo k<strong>wa</strong>mba, kauli mbiu <strong>ya</strong> kampeni <strong>ya</strong><br />
kuadhimisha wiki <strong>ya</strong> Elimu <strong>ya</strong> Kimataifa ni “Ugharimiaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong> Elimu” (Financing <strong>Education</strong>) na ujumbe ni<br />
“Elimu ni Kitega Uchumi, Wekeza Sasa k<strong>wa</strong> Manufaa<br />
<strong>ya</strong> Kesho, elimu k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong> ni muhimu sana hasa<br />
katika mbio zetu za kupambana na maadui <strong>wa</strong>tatu;<br />
ujinga, maradhi na umaskini. Silaha pekee <strong>ya</strong><br />
ku<strong>wa</strong>shinda maadui ha<strong>wa</strong> wote <strong>wa</strong>tatu ni elimu bora.<br />
Maana elimu kama inavyobainish<strong>wa</strong> na Sera <strong>ya</strong> Elimu<br />
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na Mafunzo ni mchakato ambao mtu hupata maarifa na<br />
ujuzi <strong>wa</strong> kujitambua na kujiweka sa<strong>wa</strong> katika<br />
kupambana na mazingira na mabadiliko <strong>ya</strong> mara k<strong>wa</strong><br />
mara <strong>ya</strong> kijamii, kisiasa na kiuchumi. Aidha, elimu ni<br />
kama njia kuu <strong>ya</strong> mtu kuweza kutambua uwezo <strong>wa</strong>ke<br />
kamili.<br />
Hivyo basi, Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> Mwenyekiti, elimu ni suala<br />
muhimu sana k<strong>wa</strong> kila mtu bila kujali umri, jinsia, rangi<br />
<strong>wa</strong>la dini. Na k<strong>wa</strong> kutambua hilo Serikali imeku<strong>wa</strong><br />
ikihakikisha inapandisha bajeti <strong>ya</strong> sekta <strong>ya</strong> elimu.<br />
M<strong>wa</strong>ka 2007/08 bajeti <strong>ya</strong> sekta <strong>ya</strong> elimu iliku<strong>wa</strong> ni trilioni<br />
1.1 ma m<strong>wa</strong>ka 2010/11 imefikia trilioni 2.2 Lengo ni<br />
kuziwezesha taasisi zote za elimu kuanzia ngazi <strong>ya</strong><br />
elimu <strong>ya</strong> a<strong>wa</strong>li hadi vyuo vikuu kupata rasilimali<br />
zinazotaki<strong>wa</strong> ili kuhakikisha <strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong> wengi <strong>wa</strong>napata<br />
maarifa na ujuzi bora <strong>wa</strong> aina mbalimbali ili <strong>wa</strong>weze<br />
ku<strong>ya</strong>mudu maisha na mazingira <strong>ya</strong>o na kuchangia<br />
maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> haraka katika jamii zao. Hii ni kutokana<br />
na ukweli k<strong>wa</strong>mba, fursa <strong>ya</strong> elimu k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong> ni<br />
namna pekee <strong>ya</strong> ku<strong>wa</strong>pa dhana na silaha za<br />
kukabiliana, si tu na mitego <strong>ya</strong> ujinga, umaskini na<br />
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maradhi, bali pia mitego <strong>ya</strong> ukoloni mamboleo, na<br />
ushindani <strong>wa</strong> kimataifa.<br />
Dhumuni kub<strong>wa</strong> la ugharimiaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu ni kuhakikisha<br />
k<strong>wa</strong>mba kila m<strong>tanzania</strong> anapata elimu iliyo bora ambayo<br />
itamwezesha kukabiliana na changamoto za maisha<br />
katika mazingira anayoishi.<br />
Pamoja na mafanikio mengi ambayo Serikali imeweza<br />
ku<strong>ya</strong>fikia katika kuboresha elimu nchini, imeweza<br />
kuhamasisha na kuchangia katika ongezeko la majengo<br />
<strong>ya</strong> shule za msingi na sekondari na kupelekea<br />
ongezeko kub<strong>wa</strong> la uandikish<strong>wa</strong>ji <strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>nafunzi.<br />
K<strong>wa</strong> sasa hivi Serikali ikishirikiana na <strong>wa</strong>dau mbalimbali<br />
<strong>wa</strong> elimu, ipo kwenye mchakato <strong>wa</strong> kupitia Sera <strong>ya</strong><br />
Elimu na Mafunzo <strong>ya</strong> m<strong>wa</strong>ka 1995. Ni matarajio yetu<br />
k<strong>wa</strong>mba sera inayopiti<strong>wa</strong> itaweza kutoa ufumbuzi <strong>wa</strong><br />
changamoto mbalimbali zinazoikabili sekta <strong>ya</strong> elimu.<br />
Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> mwenyekiti, Pamoja na historia nzuri<br />
<strong>ya</strong> mafanikio tuliyo<strong>ya</strong>pata katika sekta <strong>ya</strong> elimu, bado<br />
tuna changamoto kadhaa katika ugharimiaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu.<br />
Changamoto hizi zimeviza k<strong>wa</strong> ki<strong>wa</strong>ngo fulani utoaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong> elimu bora k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong> wote.<br />
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Baadhi <strong>ya</strong> changamoto hizo ni kuwepo na idadi kub<strong>wa</strong><br />
<strong>ya</strong> <strong>wa</strong>nafunzi <strong>wa</strong>hitaji kugharimi<strong>wa</strong> elimu<br />
ikilinganish<strong>wa</strong> na uwezo <strong>wa</strong> serikali. Aidha, uainishaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>hitaji <strong>wa</strong> kugharimi<strong>wa</strong> elimu pia ni changamoto.<br />
Vile vile, bado hatuna mkakati mahususi <strong>wa</strong> kivitendo<br />
unaoweza kuhamasisha na kuchangia elimu k<strong>wa</strong><br />
ujumla katika ngazi <strong>ya</strong> jamii. K<strong>wa</strong> mfano, <strong>wa</strong>najamii<br />
<strong>wa</strong>po ta<strong>ya</strong>ri kuchangia fedha nyingi za harusi kuliko<br />
m<strong>wa</strong>nafunzi aliyekosa ada <strong>ya</strong> kulipa shuleni.<br />
Maana ni ukweli ulio <strong>wa</strong>zi k<strong>wa</strong>mba, kama taifa<br />
litaund<strong>wa</strong> na jamii kub<strong>wa</strong> yenye <strong>wa</strong>tu <strong>wa</strong>sio na elimu,<br />
maarifa na wenye ujuzi mdogo au hafifu; juhudi za<br />
kujiletea “maisha bora k<strong>wa</strong> kila m<strong>tanzania</strong>”<br />
zitak<strong>wa</strong>ma. Hii ni k<strong>wa</strong> sababu ni <strong>wa</strong>tu <strong>wa</strong>chache tu<br />
<strong>wa</strong>takaochangia maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> nchi na sehemu<br />
kub<strong>wa</strong> <strong>ya</strong> <strong>wa</strong>nanchi <strong>wa</strong>taku<strong>wa</strong> sio <strong>wa</strong>zalishaji <strong>wa</strong>zuri<br />
katika jamii. Katika mazingira ha<strong>ya</strong> ni dhahiri ku<strong>wa</strong><br />
familia nyingi zitaendelea ku<strong>wa</strong> duni hivyo kutishia<br />
maendeleo <strong>ya</strong> taifa letu.<br />
Mheshimi<strong>wa</strong> mwenyekiti, serikali <strong>ya</strong> a<strong>wa</strong>mu <strong>ya</strong> nne<br />
imetoa kipaumbele ili kuhakikisha k<strong>wa</strong>mba ugharimiaji<br />
<strong>wa</strong> elimu k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong> inape<strong>wa</strong> kipaumbele na<br />
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k<strong>wa</strong>mba hii inajidhihirisha katika bajeti na mikakati<br />
mingine <strong>ya</strong> Serikali ambapo sekta <strong>ya</strong> elimu hupe<strong>wa</strong><br />
kipaumbele.<br />
Nimalizie k<strong>wa</strong> kutoa wito k<strong>wa</strong> <strong>wa</strong>dau wote <strong>wa</strong> elimu<br />
hapa nchini kuendelea kushirikiana na Serikali katika<br />
kufanikisha azma <strong>ya</strong> upatikanaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu k<strong>wa</strong><br />
<strong>wa</strong><strong>tanzania</strong> wote k<strong>wa</strong> kuzingatia utoaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu bora.<br />
Maana tukifaniki<strong>wa</strong> kuboresha elimu basi tutaku<strong>wa</strong><br />
tunafikia malengo <strong>ya</strong> MKUKUTA, Dira <strong>ya</strong> Maendeleo<br />
<strong>ya</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong> 2025, Elimu k<strong>wa</strong> Wote na Milenia. K<strong>wa</strong><br />
jinsi hii, tutaku<strong>wa</strong> tumejenga msingi mzuri <strong>wa</strong> kuleta<br />
maendeleo nchini.<br />
Baada <strong>ya</strong> kusema hayo, natamka rasmi kufunguli<strong>wa</strong><br />
k<strong>wa</strong> Juk<strong>wa</strong>a la mazungumzo kuhusu ugharimiaji <strong>wa</strong><br />
elimu. Mazungumzo <strong>ya</strong>nayolenga kuhakikisha<br />
upatikanaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu bora k<strong>wa</strong> kila m<strong>tanzania</strong>, na<br />
usa<strong>wa</strong> katika utoaji <strong>wa</strong> elimu. Tuendelee<br />
kuhamasisha uboreshaji na ugharamiaji <strong>wa</strong> Elimu k<strong>wa</strong><br />
vile ndiyo “Elimu k<strong>wa</strong> wote”.<br />
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Nina<strong>wa</strong>shukuru sana k<strong>wa</strong> kunialika na asanteni<br />
k<strong>wa</strong> kunisikiliza!<br />
ONE GOAL ... ELIMU KWA WOTE<br />
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