THE process to introduce a system that would allow students who get pregnant to get back to school after delivery is still ongoing with consultations on how to go about it.
“We have consulted our colleagues in Zanzibar to get their experiences and challenges as they implement this system,” Eng Manyanya noted, saying one of the challenges was that after being impregnated, the girls are married off.
Special Seats Mp Halima Mohamed (CUF), wanted to know what the government would do to improve learning environment for the girls at higher education level so that they meet their goals. Eng Manyanya admitted that learning environment for female students in some of the colleges was a challenge.
Lack of hostels for the latter was among the challenges, forcing them to seek accommodation outside the universities. “This leads them to travel a long distance to and from their universities, a situation which somewhat could make them engage in risky behavior that may contribute to lower their performance in class,” she said.
Realising this, the government has been making efforts to set up the required infrastructure, such as dormitories, that would encourage the female students to effectively attend classes.
In 2015/16 budget, the government disbursed 10 billion for the building of hostels with capacity of accommodating 3,840 students at the University of Dar es Salaam and the same would be done in other colleges countrywide, she said.
She went on to explain that counseling services were being offered at public and private universities in order to address changes that pose as factors affecting performance of female students.
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