Visit –Morogoro Municipality
On 8th June 2021, 25 first-year students: Bachelor of Arts in Development Planning and Management (BA.DPM) of SUA got an opportunity to visit Morogoro Municipality to study how Municipalities and districts participate in National Development planning in Tanzania using a bottom-up approach. The topic is part of the DPM: 103 course, Introduction to National Development planning. Specifically, the aim was to learn how the communities at the grassroots participate in development planning and budgeting. The head of the Department: Planning, Statistics and Monitoring, Mr. Jeremiah Lubeleje (an Economist), and two other Economists: Mr. Raphael Kunambi and Mr. Reuben Urasa, facilitated the training. A plenary session followed the lecture. Indeed, it was a valuable discussion since it was practical-oriented. Generally, it was an inspiring conversation since students understood why there is heterogeneity in development at the grassroots, the value of their degree program, and their roles in the community as prospective planners. Interestingly, Mr. Lubeleje recommended that, students should devote more time studying Mathematics. ‘’we cannot have planners who do not know Mathematics’’.
