Tanzania, July 1 -- Dar es Salaam. Despite government efforts to strengthen inclusive education, stakeholders say Tanzania still faces major challenges in ensuring every child, regardless of disability or learning difficulty, receives quality education in an environment suited to their needs.

Tanzania is implementing various policies and guidelines to integrate children with special educational needs into mainstream education, including the National Inclusive Education Strategy 2022-2026.

However, a Mwananchi investigation in Bagamoyo District in Coast Region and Kilombero District in Morogoro Region found that shortages of specialised teachers, inadequate teaching and learning materials and poor infrastructure continue to affect servic...