Tanzania, June 4 -- Dar es Salaam. The new initiative provides skills and hope for recovering drug addicts.

For many people recovering from drug addiction, overcoming dependency remains only the beginning of a long and difficult journey.

Finding a job, earning a living and regaining societal trust remain among the biggest challenges they face after rehabilitation still.

It is these hurdles that a new partnership between the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) and the Vocational Education and Training Authority (Veta) seeks to address.

The two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, June 3, 2026, that will enable recovering drug users to acquire vocational skills and improve their chances of secur...