Taking the Constitutional Reform Process to Class

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CETA Zanzibar is welcomes the participants to the seminar on the constitutional reform process.

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Everybody introduced himself.

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Thereafter, Olotu, President of CETA (in front left) and Stefan Reith, Country Representative of KAS Tanzania (in front right), give opening remarks.

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Stefan Reith showing a copy of the previous Journal, informing the participant that the findings of this seminar will be published in the same format.

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Mohamed Khamis Hamad on the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania.

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Following the presentation, teachers raise questions,...

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...discuss their role in the constitutional reform process...

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...and give recommendations for the new constitution and the role of Zanzibar.

The workshop aimed not only at establishing a common understanding of what a Constitution is, but also drawing up an action plan to enabling teachers to participate informed and critically in the ongoing discussion about the new constitution. As Zanzibar, due to its autonomous rights within the union with Tanzania mainland, takes an exceptional role in the process, involving CETA members on Unguja Island is crucial.

Mohamed Khamis Hamad, an university lecturer, updated the teachers on the Constitutional Reform Process and shared background information concerning the Union and the Zanzibarian Constitution, encouraging teachers to familiarize themselves with the topic and take the information back to their classrooms.

The results of the workshop will be published in the next Edition of the "Civic and General Studies Journal". A softcopy will be ready for download here.