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Street children and youth

This document serves as a manual for educators delivering Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Tanzania. It is produced by Mkombozi, a child-focussed agency based in the north of the country. The authors argue that the Mkombozi NFE principles and practice would be applicable in a schools based context and would be of value to the Tanzanian education system.

Both the Mkombozi NFE and the Tanzanian education system work towards building learners who are collaborators and communicators. The Mkombozi student profile (with key elements such as communication and open mindedness) is presented as a factor that drives the curriculum and determines the process of assessment.

The authors highlight a number of beliefs central to Mkombozi's NFE approach:

• inquiry must be the preferred method of teaching
• inquiry as a form of learning is as valuable to Mkombozi as it is to classroom students
• a commitment to continuous improvement helps to build effective organisations
• assessment informs every part of the learning and teaching process - it also requires the teacher to translate the purposes of the unit of inquiry into the outcomes of the student learning.

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