Tanzania, April 18 -- Dar es Salaam. The Higher Education Students' Loans Board (HESLB) has launched a new repayment campaign encouraging graduates to settle their loans through small, flexible payments, as part of efforts to recover Sh920 billion owed by former beneficiaries.

The initiative, dubbed Kiduchu, targets more than 135,000 graduates-many of them working in the informal sector-who have yet to begin repaying their loans.

Launching the campaign in Dar es Salaam on April 18, 2026, Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Ms Wanu Hafidh Ameir, said the government was shifting towards a more flexible and inclusive approach to loan recovery.

"Do not wait until you have a lot of money. Start with the little you have to...