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From Patron-Client to Client-Server: e-democracy in Tanzania? 

Health care seeking behaviour for sexually transmitted diseases among commercial sex workers in Morogoro, Tanzania 

Institutionalising the concept of environmental planning and management (EPM): successes and challenges in Dar es Salaam 

Investment policy review: the United Republic of Tanzania 

Labour laws for women at work 

Mariculture investor's guide 

Mwalimu Julius Nyerere: a critical review of his contributions to adult education and post colonialism 

Personal Communication Networks and the Effects of an Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera in Tanzania 

Perspectives on Educational Language Policy and its Implementation in African Classrooms: a comparative study of Botswana and Tanzania 

Public service reform programme 2000 2011 

Supporting Women Distance Learners in Tanzania 


From Patron-Client to Client-Server: e-democracy in Tanzania?
Master's thesis in political science
Planmo,Markus / Uppsala University
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This thesis is a first explorative study of the existence of e-democracy in Africa. E-democracy means that information- and communication technology (ICT) is used in political processes to enhance transparency and participation. The case studied is Tanzania, a transitional democracy that is marginalised in the global information society. Given the conditions set by the digital divide, this thesis argues that e-democracy in Tanzania should mainly focus on providing public information to the political elite. This way, political pluralism would increase. However, community telecentres could be used for experimental citizen panels. This way, a limited deliberative quality could also be added. The empirical study found that both government and parliament are developing ambitious web sites. There are also plans to computerise both institutions. The initiatives have mainly been carried out without donor-involvement and a strong ownership has been detected in both institutions. The democratic value of the web sites is so far limited, as little information is online and there are no interactive applications. Further developed, they could however make a difference for democracy in Tanzania. Several of the political parties are developing or have already developed web sites. The target group is however mostly foreigners or Tanzanians abroad. One exception is the party NCCR that has an ambitious plan for computerising the party organisation. Most opposition parties have great faith in that the Internet could improve democracy in Tanzania. Still, some of them argue for censorship of web content.
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Health care seeking behaviour for sexually transmitted diseases among commercial sex workers in Morogoro, Tanzania
Culture,Health & Sexuality,Vol.3,No.1/Jan.2001
Outwter Anne Nkya Lucy Lyamuya Eligius Lwihula George Green C. Edward Hogle Jan Hassig E. Susan Dallabetta Gina ,Taylor & Francis Health Sciences, part of the Taylor & Francis Group , January 1,2001
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A qualitative study was conducted in a community of 100 female, self-employed commercial sex workers (CSWs), in Morogoro township, Tanzania. Data was gathered through key informant interviews and open-ended questionnaires. Respondents had extensive experiential knowledge of STDs and HIV/AIDS. They pursued...


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Institutionalising the concept of environmental planning and management (EPM): successes and challenges in Dar es Salaam
Development in practice,Vol.11,No.2-3/May 20012001
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With reference to Dar es Salaam, this paper examines experience to date with the concept of urban environmental planning and management (EPM), an approach promoted by the UN agencies concerned with human settlements (UNCHS) and environment (UNEP) to enhance the capacity of local governments to manage rapid urban growth and development in partnership with key stakeholders. The paper highlights the opportunities EPM provides to revitalise urban management, particularly in capacity-starved contexts such as those seen in Tanzania. Militating against sustained partnership between local governments and key stakeholders are constraints including weak political will, overemphasis on short-term physical outputs, reluctance to share power, and the protracted nature of the EPM process. Changing entrenched attitudes and habits of the political and administrative e´lites (e.g. conservatism or inflexibility, mystification of urban planning and management, and the monopolisation of power) is imperative if EPM is to be institutionalised within Tanzania. Other issues include how to sustain consensus among diverse stakeholders, the balancing of long-term strategies with immediate or shortterm expectations in poverty-stricken environments, in addition to problems of dialogue with substantive participat by civil society in inmature mult-party democracies
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Investment policy review: the United Republic of Tanzania
United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Davelopment , 2001
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Lobour laws for women at work
Review of Tanzania's labour and labour-related legislation from a gender perspective
Kashonda, Maria M. Malekia, Erika Tendwa, John B Kashungu, Y. Halima / Tanzania United Republic International Labour Organisation , 2000
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Mariculture investor's guide
Tanzania United Republic , 2001
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Mwalimu Julius Nyerere: a critical review of his contributions to adult education and postcolonialism
International Journal of Lifelong Education,Vol. 20,no.6/Nov.2001
Mulenga C. Derek ,Taylor&Francis , November 1,2001
Abstract :

Despite being one of Africa's greatest postcolonial thinkers, implementing an award winning national literacy campaign and writing extensively on adult education and development, the contributions of Julius Kambarage Nyerere remain relatively unknown within mainstream adult education. This paper critically examines the contributions of Nyerere to adult education and postcolonial theory. The paper makes two assumptions. First, it assumes that there is a relationship between the discourses of postcolonialism and the project of constructing a more inclusive knowledge base of adult education. Second, that postcolonial theory provides a relevant framework for understanding the politics of adult education and development. Through a comprehensive and critical textual analysis of Nyerere's major works on adult education and development, the paper concludes that Nyerere's philosophy of adult education and lifelong learning was very progressive if not radical. Nyerere's ideas on education for liberation and development resonate with those of Paulo Freire. By linking the principles of education for liberation to the goal of building an egalitarian, socialist society based on the philosophy of Ujamaa, Nyerere provided an innovative and yet 'localized' theory of social change. Finally, Nyerere provided a sustained critique of colonialism and racism, and was a committed advocate of equality, unity and economic and social justice for the postcolonial world.
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Personal Communication Networks and the Effects of an Entertainment-Education Radio Soap Opera in Tanzania
Mohammed,Shaheed ,Taylor & Francis Health Sciences, part of the Taylor & Francis Group , 2001
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The personal networks of listeners and nonlisteners to an entertainment-education radio soap opera in Tanzania are examined to determine the effects of interpersonal discussion of the soap opera's educational themes of family planning and HIV prevention. Listeners are more likely to discuss these two educational issues in their personal communication networks and are also more likely to have other listeners to the radio program in their personal communication networks. Respondents demonstrate a relatively high degree of homophily with their network partners and are more likely to discuss matters arising from the radio program with their network partners who are of similar tribal membership, religious affiliation, and gender, and those who are equally or more highly educated than themselves
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Perspectives on Educational Language Policy and its Implementation in African Classrooms: a comparative study of Botswana and Tanzania
Compare, vol. 31,no.3/Oct. 2001
Arthur,Jo ,Carfax Publishing Company,part of the Taylor&Francis Group , October 1,2001
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In these two African societies the role played in education by English, the ex-colonial language, is challenged by a national lingua franca: Setswana in the case of Botswana, and Kiswahili in the case of Tanzania. In examining debate over educational language policy in the two countries, I take into
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Public service reform programme 2000 - 2011
Tanzania United Republic , 2000
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Supporting Women Distance Learners in Tanzania
Open learning,Vol.16,No.2/June 2001
Bhalalusesa Eustella ,Carfax Publishing Company, part of the Taylor & Francis Group , June 1, 2001
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This paper examines the kind of support women need to pursue distance learning successfully in a developing country context such as Tanzania. The paper shows that there are factors that make studying more difficult for women than for men. While the distance teaching institution has an important role to play in promoting learning, both the learner and the immediate social environment have a part to play in the student's success. A holistic approach is therefore necessary if effective support is to be realised. The paper end with recommendations for improved practice.
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