January 9th, 2012 at 4:30AM
Emerging signs of structural transformation in Tanzania

“How was school today and please don’t forget to bring milk on your way back home”. This simple conversation between Halima, a 36–year-old woman from Dodoma and her young daughter on their mobile phones was almost impossible 15 years ago: only 2 percent of Tanzanians had a phone and only one of two children attended a primary school (Figures). Today those figures reach 50 and almost 100 percent respectively.

Daily life has evolved in Tanzania with technology and education as the main drivers.
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