The second phase of a $30mn education infrastructure programme jointly implemented by the Tanzanian government and Canada-based gold miner Barrick Mining Corporation (TSX:ABX, NYSE:GOLD) has reached 83% completion, as the project scales up classroom, dormitory and sanitation facilities across the country, The Citizen reported.
Known as the Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Programme, the initiative targets the construction of 1,090 classrooms, 270 dormitories and 1,640 toilets in 161 schools nationwide, with an estimated 49,000 students expected to benefit.
Barrick Country Manager Melkiory Ngido said TZS 19bn ($7.29mn) had already been disbursed to 65 schools since March 2025 under the programme’s second phase, which runs from 2025 to 2026 and includes 318 classrooms, 116 dormitories and 542 toilets.
Speaking during a foundation stone-laying ceremony at Nyang’hwale Secondary School in Geita District, Ngido said the school would receive TZS 401.8mn ($0.15mn) for two dormitories, five classrooms and eight toilets, adding that 76% of the funds had already been released.
“When we build educational infrastructure, we are building dreams, capabilities and future lives,” Ngido said, as quoted by The Citizen.
Ngido said Barrick viewed education as a long-term development priority rather than solely a corporate social responsibility programme.
“True development is not measured by economic output alone, but by how investments transform the lives of ordinary citizens,” he is quoted as saying by The Citizen.
Tanzania’s secondary school participation remains relatively low, with net enrolment estimated at 26–39% in World Bank and UNESCO data, meaning most adolescents are not in formal secondary education. Rising school-age population growth has also strained existing infrastructure, especially in fast-expanding mining regions where demand for classrooms, dormitories and sanitation facilities has outpaced supply.
According to Barrick, the Nyang’hwale project is expected to reduce classroom congestion, improve accommodation for female students and strengthen sanitation standards.
District Administrative Secretary Kaunga Amani welcomed the investment and thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for creating an enabling environment for investors in education, health, water and roads.
Executive Director Husna Toni said the additional infrastructure would create a more conducive learning environment and support improved academic performance.
During the first phase of the programme, implemented between 2023 and 2024, Barrick invested $10mn in 64 schools through the construction of 396 classrooms, 97 dormitories and 600 toilets.
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