Her Excellency Margaret Simwanza Sitta is currently Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children of the United Republic of Tanzania. She is also a member of the Parliament and the National Executive Council CCM (Ruling Party). Minister Sitta served as Principal Education Officer with the Ministry of Education and Culture, head of Department Workers' Education Tanzania Federation of Trade Unions and District Education Officer. She was also Chairperson of the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania and President of the Tanzania Teachers' Union.
Towards Universal Primary Education: The Experience of Tanzania
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania recognizes the central role of education in achieving the overall development goal of improving the quality of life for its citizens. It considers the provision of quality universal primary education for all the most reliable way of building a sustainable future for the country.