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Citizens Mapping Services in Tandale
30 Aug 2011
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Citizens are mapping an informal settlement in Tandale, Dar es Salaam in order to improve delivery of basic services. The project is managed by the GroundTruth Initiative, with support from Ardhi University, the World Bank and Twaweza. GroundTruth recently completed a similar project in Kibera, Nairobi, and lessons from Kenya are taken on board for the Tandale mapping.
New Uwezo report rings alarm in East Africa
4 Jul 2011
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The former General Secretary of the East African Community, Ambassador, Juma Mwapachu has challenged stakeholders to sharpen the quality of primary education in the East African if the regional aims to be competitive at global level. Ambassador Mwapachu said that in his keynote address at the launching of an East African wide education report in Dar es Salaam. The new Uwezo East Africa report shows that children in higher primary school classes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania failed to perform tests of Standard 2 levels.
Open Government Partnership (OGP) takes off
13 Jul 2011
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A potentially powerful new global initiative, the Open Government Partnership (OGP), got going in Washington DC on July 12, 2011. OGP is a global effort to make governments better. We all want more transparent, effective and accountable governments -- with institutions that empower citizens and are responsive to their aspirations.
Open Government Partnership to launch on September 20
30 Aug 2011
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The Open Government Partnership (OGP) will be launched in New York on 20 September 2011, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The event will be graced by Heads of State, led by the co-chairs of the initiative, U.S President Barack Obama and the President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil. The OGP is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
Uwezo Kenya to launch 2011 National Assessment Report July 19
20 Jun 2011
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Women Educational Researchers of Kenya (WERK) has announced on its website that the report of 2011 Uwezo National Assessment will be launched on 19th July 2011 at the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE). At the same time regional launches will be taking place in various regions namely: Western, Rift Valley, Central, Eastern, North Eastern, Coast, and Eldoret. The aim of having the regional launches is to incorporate a wider pool of Educational stakeholders in the release of the findings therefore encouraging citizen action in promoting the quality of education.
ShujaazFM wins One World Media Award
20 May 2011
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ShujaazFM, Kenya's interactive multimedia project and Twaweza partner, has scooped the 2011 One World Media Special Award, honoring 'the most outstanding media coverage of the developing world.' Its success to inspire millions of young Kenyans surpassed all expectations. Rob Burnet, the founder, did research and gathered creative artists to form a team with the aim to produce 2 million comic books. At the ceremony in London on May 10, he said, that in less than two years, Shujaaz FM distributed 5 million copies of its popular comic book.
Tanzania and Kenya to commit to be more open to citizens
19 Sep 2011
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The governments of Tanzania and Kenya will join over 40 other countries in pledging to be more open to their citizens, by signing on to the Open Government Partnership at a high level event on Tuesday 20 September 2011.
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