Tanzania, April 27 -- Songwe . The government has called for stronger collaboration with non-state actors and communities to sustain education financing, warning that shrinking global support is placing increasing pressure on the sector.

Closing the 2026 Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) in Momba District over the weekend, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Dr Ephraim Simbeye, said Tanzania must now look inward to safeguard gains made in expanding access to education.

"GAWE 2026 has come at a very important time when the education sector requires deep discussion on sustainable financing," he said, pointing to a global decline in development assistance that is already affecting efforts ...