TANZANIA n = 20 Yes No g) The name and address, telephone number, and the working hours of the respective institution? s h) The contact details of public officials? s Partial Additional Information s i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? Total Score: 15/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to MoEVT: 1. There is a problem of inadequate numbers of teachers in our schools, but there are unemployed graduates coming out of teaching colleges and universities every year. What prevents these graduates from being employed? 2. There have been complaints by teachers every year concerning their welfare (salaries/allowances and housing). What is the ministry doing to address these issues? 3. There is proven evidence that pupils complete standard seven and join secondary schools, yet they cannot read and write. Do you know about this situation, and if so, what is the ministry’s reaction to this matter? 4. What is the ministry doing in terms of curriculum development to ensure that primary and secondary school leavers can sustain themselves, if they don’t get an opportunity to further their education? 5. The idea of a primary and secondary school capitation grant has been a success in some ways, but studies have indicated that the money (USD$10 and $20 for primary schools and secondary school respectively) do not reach the intended target. What has been the main reason and what is being done to solve the problem? n = 20 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) Yes No Additional Information Registry unit deals with all correspondence and directs them to the permanent secretary s 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) s 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? s 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? There is a client service charter s 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) s 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact institution to find out what the policy is in this regard – if they supply written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) s 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. s 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? s 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? s 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? s Total Score: 4/20 95