Tanzania, April 24 -- Songwe. As a deepening global financing crisis tightens its grip on education systems, Tanzania is witnessing a notable shift, one that could redefine how the sector is funded and sustained.

From the rolling hills of Momba District in Songwe Region, a new strategy is taking shape: one rooted in collective responsibility, domestic resource mobilisation and grassroots action.

During the 2026 Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) which started April 20, 2026 more than 66 organisations under the Tanzania Education Network (TEN/MET), an umbrella body of over 200 civil society groups, fanned out across schools and villages in some of the region's most remote areas.

Their mission was not ceremonial; but to identify gap...