TUMAINI UNIVERSITY LAW GRADUATE TO REPRESENT TANZANIA IN THE WORLD INNOVATION SUMMIT FOR EDUCATION (WISE)

 

Tumaini University (Iringa)  Law  Graduate,Ms. Martha Kimweri has been selected  to  actively take part and  represent  Tanzania  in the eLearning Africa Conference, from May 23 to 25, 2012, in Cotonou, Benin.The mentioned Coference is  organised by The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) that was lauched by the Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development in 2009 upon the initiative of Qatar Foundation Chairperson Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser.  

The said law graduate will be joined by other two persons Naa Ayeleysa Quaynor-Mettle  (Ghana)and Sulaiman Musa (Sierra Leone) to attend sessions, brainstorm and network with practitioners and professionals from Africa and from around the world on issues closely related to education, notably on the theme Increasing Access to Education through Innovation.

 The eLearning Africa conference is the best-known annual meeting place for professionals involved with ICT for development, education and training on the continent. This multi-sectoral platform helps share knowledge and expertise between decision makers and practitioners from the education, business and government sectors, tackling such issues as eWaste management, ICT for inclusion or the role of technology in emergency situations.

                             ( Ms. Martha Kimweri, Tumaini University- Iringa  2011 Law Graduate)
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Martha Kimweri holds a Law degree from Tumaini University’s Iringa campus in Tanzania. While she was at the University, she did not take a back seat but was engaged in different activities to help her community. One of these was as Head of Finance in the Tumaini Law Society, a group dedicated to providing legal aid and legal awareness, and leading different legal seminars within and even outside the University for the people in the community. She was also a member of the Community Action Group, a group dedicated to helping the needy in society, including supporting children who are infected with HIV/AIDS by giving them funds to help them get to school and obtain food and clothing. She is a member of the Youth of United Nations Association in Tanzania and was the Chairperson of this group for the Iringa University Chapter. She has worked on different projects, including one to promote people’s awareness of Peace, Security and Human Rights in 10 regions within her country.

Martha is interested in changing education systems around the world. In her country, Tanzania, the problem of teacher shortage in most secondary schools has a negative impact on the education system in so many ways. Her ambition is to help innovate in education not only to help her own country’s education sector but also the whole of Africa and the world at large. Martha was selected as one of the 30 learners from around the world to attend the World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha, Qatar, in November 2011.

She is currently working as a Recruitment Consultant at Radar Recruitment Company in Tanzania and looking forward to going to law school in Tanzania and following a Master’s degree program. She is so proud to be one of the members of the WISE Learners’ Voice program because it gives her a chance to speak out and share her ideas on how innovation can change education. She strongly believes that proactiveness and innovation are the fundamental pillars of development .

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 http://www.wise-qatar.org/content/wise-learners-head-africa-elearning-summit