Country: Tanzania
Affiliation: The Citizen Newspaper
Erick Kabendera
While writing a story about the poor quality of Tanzanian schools, reporter Mr. Kabendera saw students sitting in the floor, or even outdoors, instead of learning in proper classrooms. And he began to wonder why so much international aid has not alleviated his country's unrelenting poverty. Mr. Kabendera, 29, who writes frequently about health and poverty issues for the The Citizen, plans to focus his U.N.fellowship on efforts to meet the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and examine global policy that impacts on Tanzania including refugees, poverty abatement, and peace-building. Upon his return to Dar Es Salam, he plans to help train other journalists to dig, analyze and hold officials accountable for decisions.
