In search of teachers

by Herman Kruijer

Within the framework of Education for All, Tanzania has implemented a program for free Universal Primary Education in 2002. The results are impressive: The Nett Enrollment Rate increased to more than 97% in 2007.

However, this quantitative success created an urgent lack of teachers. ‘There are many schools, but very little education.’ This situation evoked the question: ‘What makes young people decide to join the teaching profession, what are their experiences in the profession and how do they see their future as a teacher? Will they stay, or will they leave?’

In the impressive documentary In Search of Teachers by Herman Kruijer, Tanzanian teachers tell about their work and life.