ARTICLE 17: EDUCATION AND CULTURE The Right to Education falls under Part II of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania and it is not enforceable. Article 11(2) provides that every person has a right to education, and every citizen shall be free to pursue the field of education of his choice up to the utmost standard subject only to his merit and ability. Article 11 (3) of the Constitution provides that, the Government shall endeavour to ensure that there are equal and adequate opportunities to all persons to enable them acquire education and vocational training at all levels of schools and other institutions of learning. The government's effort to improve education focuses on the distribution and equalization of the education opportunities for both sexes and expansion of the system at all levels, including the attainment of the primary education. In order to achieve this the government has embarked upon a programme which among other things aims at increasing the enrolment of primary school pupils. Religious organisations and some Non-governmental. organisations have come up with models and approaches for alternative education towards women. and children as protection measures. The gender imbalance at all levels of education is being addressed by the Governrnent. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania considers education as one of the major factors of development. In that regard, the government has formulated an Education and Training Policy of 1995 in order to raise the education standard of her citizens. The Education and Training Policy of 1995, apart from other objectives, aims at promoting access to basic education available to all citizens as a basic right, encouraging equitable distribution of educational institutions and resources, and expanding and improving girls' education to enhance gender balance. The Policy aims at promoting and facilitating access to education to the disadvantaged social and cultural groups. Such groups include those who have not had access to this right due to their style of living, who among them are the hunters, gatherers, fi shermen and pastoralists like the Masai; others on account of marginalisation such as orphans and most vulnerable children e.g. street chHdren, others on account of their physical and mental disabilities such as the 28