HaKiElimu

HakiElimu works to realize equity, quality, human rights and democracy in education by facilitating communities to transform schools and influence policy making, stimulating imaginative public dialogue and organizing for change, conducting critical research, policy analysis and advocacy and collaborating with partners to advance common interests and social justice.

HakiElimu’s Vision is that every person in Tanzania is able to enjoy his or her right to basic quality education in schools that respect a person’s dignity, foster creativity, emphasize critical learning, and advance the notions of equity, human rights and democracy.

HakiElimu’s Mission is to achieve this vision by supporting the efforts of communities to transform their schools by helping them influence policy making through stimulating and imaginative public dialogue, and in order to bring about this change HakiElimu  conducts critical policy analyses and advocacy by collaborating with partners to advance common interests and social justice.

Program Strategy 2008-2011

HakiElimu’s overall goal is to ensure that every person in Tanzania – without discrimination – is able to enjoy his or her right to quality basic education at the primary and secondary level. This does not mean education of any sort, but the kind of education that promotes a culture and practice of human rights, democracy and active citizenship.

Units and Activities
HakiElimu realizes its goals through the four program units:

Media: Spots,Billboards,Media Surveys,Program Support and Media Monitoring.

Information Access: Publications,Public competitions,Information Dissemination and Feedback,Library and Website.

Citizen Engagement: Friends of Education,Citizens organizing and action,Policy Monitoring and Accountability,Communicating views and lessons.

Policy Analysis and Advocacy:Education research,State-citizen relations,Budget Simplification and Analysis,Op-Eds and Working Papers.