{"id":222859,"date":"2026-06-01T22:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcomp2dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=222859"},"modified":"2026-07-15T05:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:24:44","slug":"why-arent-we-teaching-self-compassion-to-our-teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/sw\/impact-sectors\/education\/why-arent-we-teaching-self-compassion-to-our-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwa nini hatuwafundishi walimu wetu kujihurumia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section section_has_divider et_pb_bottom_divider\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Kwa nini hatuwafundishi walimu wetu kujihurumia?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Na Vanessa Clark<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_bottom_inside_divider et-no-transition\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_widescreen et_flex_column_24_24_ultraWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Sote tunamjua mwalimu anayefanya kazi kwa bidii sana na anaona ni vigumu kuweka kipaumbele mahitaji yake mwenyewe; katika Siku hii ya Walimu Duniani, tusiwaache wasahau wanafunzi wao wanahitaji wawe na afya njema na furaha pia!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_widescreen et_flex_column_24_24_ultraWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_clickable et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Walimu hufanya tofauti. Siku kwa siku, kote ulimwenguni, walimu wanatia moyo na kuwasha akili na mioyo ya roho nzuri, zinazovutia na dhaifu tunazowakabidhi katika uangalizi wao. Ni nadra kukutana na mtu mzima ambaye hamkumbuki kwa uchangamfu angalau mwalimu mmoja aliyewapa athari chanya ya kudumu. Walimu ndio rasilimali muhimu zaidi katika elimu, na hatupaswi kupuuza mchango wao kwa jamii pana (na uchumi!). Lakini kuna tatizo\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wito unaokumbwa na msongo wa mawazo na uchovu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ualimu ni kazi inayohitaji nguvu za kimwili, kiakili na kihisia. Na kwa kuwa walimu wengi huchukua wito huo kwa sababu tu wanawajali sana vijana, si tu kwamba athari za kihisia zinaongezeka, lakini mara nyingi kuna mvuto wa kufanya kazi kwa saa nyingi zaidi na kupuuza mahitaji ya kibinafsi kwa manufaa ya wanafunzi.<\/p>\n<p>Kote duniani, kuna ripoti za kutisha kuhusu msongo wa mawazo unaowapata walimu.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Afrika Kusini <a href=\"https:\/\/themercury.co.za\/2025-06-10-teacher-unions-raise-alarm-over-burnout-and-mental-health-crisis-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vyama vya walimu vinatoa tahadhari kuhusu uchovu na mgogoro wa afya ya akili.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nchini Ireland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2025\/0410\/1506656-ireland-teachers-schools-burnout-stress-mental-health-dcu-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">86% ya walimu katika utafiti wa hivi karibuni iliripoti kiwango fulani cha uchovu.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nchini Marekani, mapema mwaka huu, <a href=\"https:\/\/showme.missouri.edu\/2025\/study-reveals-why-teachers-are-leaving-the-classroom-in-the-post-pandemic-era\/#:~:text=A%20University%20of%20Missouri%20survey,likelier%20to%20make%20that%20decision.&amp;text=University%20of%20Missouri%20researchers%20recently,profession%20since%20the%202020%20pandemic.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watafiti katika Chuo Kikuu cha Missouri walitoa utafiti<\/a> ambapo waligundua kuwa asilimia 78 ya walimu 500 wa shule za umma waliohojiwa wamefikiria kuacha kazi yao tangu janga hilo. Waandishi walielezea msongo wa mawazo na uchovu kama &quot;changamoto kubwa ya afya ya umma inayokabili mfumo wa elimu&quot;\u201c<\/li>\n<li>Utafiti wa hivi karibuni wa walimu wa shule za msingi na sekondari za Czech ulionyesha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41599-025-05603-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">athari ya uchovu kwenye uwezo wa kufanya kazi.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nchini Korea Kusini, kujiua kwa mwalimu kulisababisha maandamano ya wiki kadhaa nchini kote kutoka kwa walimu na <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/southkorea\/society\/20240908\/teachers-in-korea-quit-jobs-at-alarming-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idadi kubwa ya walimu wamekuwa wakiacha taaluma hiyo<\/a> kwani msongo wa mawazo unaohusiana na kazi huchangia viwango vya juu vya kutoridhika kwa walimu<\/li>\n<li>Nchini Uingereza mwaka 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasuwt.org.uk\/advice\/health-safety\/teacher-wellbeing-survey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">86% kati ya walimu 11,754 waliohojiwa waliripoti kwamba kazi yao ilikuwa imeathiri vibaya afya yao ya akili<\/a> kwa kipindi cha miezi 12; na <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/magazine\/analysis\/general\/teacher-retention-scale-crisis-revealed-dfe-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zaidi ya robo ya walimu huondoka ndani ya miaka 3 baada ya kufuzu.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mnamo 2011, mimi mwenyewe nikawa sehemu ya takwimu hizo - kuacha taaluma mapema katika taaluma yangu licha ya kupenda ualimu, nikihisi uhakika kwamba ikiwa ningeendelea, kuvunjika kwa akili kungeepukika. Mwaka uliofuata, nilitazama bila msaada wakati rafiki yangu wa karibu ambaye bado alikuwa darasani akipitia kuvunjika kwa akili niliyokuwa nimeepuka kabla ya kujiunga nami katika kundi kubwa la walimu waliohitimu katika miaka yao ya mapema ya 20 ambao tayari walikuwa wameacha kufundisha.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Faida za kujihurumia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kitu ambacho nimebarikiwa kujua sasa, ambacho sikuwa na wazo lolote nacho mwaka wa 2011, ni nguvu ya <a href=\"https:\/\/ggie.berkeley.edu\/my-well-being\/self-compassion-for-adults\/#tab__1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kujihurumia<\/a>. Kadri ushahidi katika uwanja wa saikolojia chanya unavyoongezeka katika miongo miwili iliyopita, faida za kujihurumia zimeonekana wazi.<\/p>\n<p>Bila shaka, kujitunza si jibu la matatizo yote katika elimu, au jibu lote la uchovu, kama vile <a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/self_care_cant_fix_employee_burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kituo Kikuu cha Sayansi Nzuri<\/a>. Hata hivyo, utafiti unaoongezeka unaonyesha faida za <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/The-Relationship-Between-Self-Compassion-and-A-Zessin-Dickh%C3%A4user\/a3af5b616d6e0e78f158f9e45dd223ca18a793a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ustawi<\/a> ikiwa ni pamoja na kuongezeka kwa ustahimilivu wa kukabiliana na kiwewe na <a href=\"https:\/\/ccare.stanford.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Neff-Seppala-chap-compassion-in-press.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">matukio ya maisha yenye mkazo<\/a>. Watu wenye kujihurumia pia huwa na furaha kubwa, kuridhika na motisha maishani, mahusiano bora, utendaji kazi wa kinga na afya ya mwili, na wasiwasi na mfadhaiko mdogo. Walimu walio na kujihurumia zaidi huwa na viwango vya juu vya <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12671-014-0312-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">usaidizi wa kihisia<\/a> kwa wanafunzi wao. Huruma binafsi pia inaweza kusaidia <a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/can_self_compassion_overcome_procrastination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">punguza kuahirisha mambo<\/a> na kupunguza msongo wa mawazo unaohusiana nayo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Umuhimu wa kufundisha walimu kujihurumia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kwa kutisha, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12671-025-02619-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Utafiti mpya uliochapishwa umebaini vikwazo vikubwa vilivyopo kwa walimu kupata msaada wa afya ya akili shuleni<\/a>. Shinikizo la wakati, tamaduni za kujitolea, na kukata tamaa kwa kuonyesha au kujadili hisia zinaathiri vibaya uwezo wa walimu kutafuta msaada, kulingana na utafiti uliofanywa na wasomi wa saikolojia katika Chuo Kikuu cha Derby.<\/p>\n<p>Nikikumbuka shahada yangu ya ualimu ya miaka mitatu, sikupata mafunzo yoyote kuhusu kusimamia ustawi wangu mwenyewe. Hakuna aliyenifundisha ujuzi wa kujihurumia; sikuwa nimesikia kuhusu &#039;huruma binafsi&#039;, na nilijifunza (kwa mtazamo wa nyuma) matarajio yasiyo ya kweli ya shule zangu za chuo kikuu na za uandikishaji, nikijiadhibu nilipojitahidi katika mazoezi kutengeneza mipango ya masomo iliyopangwa vizuri; nikaweka alama kwa kila kitabu katika kalamu 3 tofauti za rangi kwa nyota mbili zilizofikiriwa kwa uangalifu na matakwa; na kuhakikisha nina maonyesho safi, yanayobadilisha mara kwa mara darasani huku pia nikizingatia mahitaji ya kila siku ya kufundisha, kutathmini na kuwalinda watoto walio chini ya uangalizi wangu. Licha ya kupita kwa muda, na ufahamu mkubwa zaidi mwaka wa 2025 wa faida za kujihurumia, ninaogopa kwamba hakuna mengi yaliyobadilika katika mafunzo ya ualimu. Bado si kawaida kwa ustawi au kujihurumia kuwa lengo.<\/p>\n<p>Marehemu Profesa Felicia A Huppert aliandika kwa busara \u201cIkiwa kila mtoto ni muhimu, basi lazima ifuate usiku baada ya mchana kwamba kila mwalimu ni muhimu.\u201d Ikiwa tunajali na tunataka kuweka kipaumbele mahitaji ya watoto wetu, lazima tuweke kipaumbele ustawi wa walimu. Watoto wanahitaji walimu wao wawe na afya njema kihisia, na wawe na afya njema kihisia ya kutosha kukabiliana na shinikizo la maisha ya kufundisha na darasani.<\/p>\n<p>Profesa Frances Maratos, Profesa wa Saikolojia na Sayansi ya Hisia katika Chuo Kikuu cha Derby, na mwanzilishi wa Mafunzo ya Akili ya Huruma katika elimu anasisitiza kwamba &quot;Tunahitaji serikali na watunga maamuzi kwa haraka kukuza mazungumzo ya dhati na ya kitaifa kuhusu ustawi wa walimu wetu na kuweka hali kwamba ni sawa, kwa kweli, kwa walimu kujitunza kama vile wanavyowatunza wanafunzi wao.&quot;\u201c<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&amp;context=med_theses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Na mapitio ya hivi karibuni ya fasihi kuhusu ustawi na ufanisi wa mwalimu<\/a> inaangazia kwamba &quot;ustawi wa juu wa walimu huchangia utendaji kazi mzuri zaidi shuleni, huku ustawi mdogo ukihusishwa na utoro, kupungua kwa ubora wa ufundishaji, na uchovu.&quot; Zaidi ya hayo, &quot;ufanisi wa walimu umeonekana kutabiri vyema afya ya akili ya wanafunzi, na ustawi wa walimu ndani ya muktadha wa shule unahusishwa na kuridhika kwa maisha ya wanafunzi&quot; Waandishi wanasema kwamba &quot;ustawi wa walimu si muhimu tu kwa uendelevu wa kitaaluma bali pia kwa kukuza matokeo chanya ya maendeleo kwa wanafunzi.&quot; Watafiti pia wamegundua kwamba walimu wanapokuwa na msongo wa mawazo sana, wanafunzi madarasani mwao wako katika hali nzuri ya <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/teachers-stress-suspensions-2440362-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hatari kubwa ya kusimamishwa kazi au kuadhibiwa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_widescreen et_flex_column_24_24_ultraWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_clickable et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Ujumbe kwa walimu<\/h5>\n<p>Kwa hivyo hii inatupeleka wapi? Kama Kathryn Lovewell anavyoiweka kikamilifu katika kitabu chake cha walimu:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c&quot;Una ushawishi mkubwa katika maisha ya vijana, na thamani yako haina kifani. Ni muhimu ujitunze sana! Mfumo kama ulivyo haukutunze vizuri. Isipokuwa kama una bahati ya kufanya kazi katika idara inayojali na kusaidia, WEWE ndiye mtu pekee anayeweza kukutunza...Jiweke kwanza!...Jiwekee barakoa ya oksijeni kwanza kabla ya kumsaidia mtu mwingine yeyote. Ukishughulikia mahitaji ya wengine kwanza na ukakosa hewa ya kupumua, hutakuwa na manufaa kwao sana unapokuwa huna fahamu! Hutakuwepo kwa ajili yao katika mgogoro unaofuata. Kwa hivyo fanya kilicho dhahiri na uchukue oksijeni kwanza.&quot;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_widescreen et_flex_column_24_24_ultraWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h19rs5u--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--h1yjkjr--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Nina matumaini kwamba katika siku zijazo si mbali sana, ustawi na huruma binafsi vitakuwa sehemu muhimu ya mafunzo ya walimu na CPD. Tunahitaji mabadiliko ya kimfumo katika mafunzo na utamaduni mpana wa shule ili kuwasaidia walimu wetu. Wakati huo huo, hapa kuna rasilimali za kushiriki na walimu katika maisha yako unapowakumbusha kuweka kipaumbele katika kujitunza Siku hii ya Walimu Duniani na kuendelea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rasilimali za kujitunza na ustawi kwa walimu:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationsupport.org.uk\/resources\/for-individuals\/guides\/how-to-re-charge-in-3-minutes-or-less-a-reflection-exercise-for-teachers-and-education-staff\/\">Jinsi ya kuchaji tena kwa dakika 3 au chini ya hapo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationsupport.org.uk\/resources\/for-individuals\/videos\/staying-well-in-teaching-research-based-insights-and-strategies\/\">Kuendelea vizuri katika ufundishaji: maarifa na mikakati inayotegemea utafiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/education\">Kalenda ya Furaha kwa waelimishaji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggie.berkeley.edu\/practice\/self-compassion-break-for-adults\/\">Kujihurumia kwa watu wazima<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/5dvk3d7m\">Tafakari Wakati Una Mengi Sana ya Kufanya<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/greatergood.berkeley.edu\/article\/item\/how_to_set_boundaries_as_an_overworked_educator\">Jinsi ya Kuweka Mipaka Kama Mwalimu Mwenye Kazi Kupita Kiasi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggie.berkeley.edu\/practice\/mindful-self-compassion-for-adults\/\">Zoezi la Kujihurumia kwa Akili<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulnessforlearning.com\/audio\">Podikasti ya Uangalifu kwa Kujifunza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/sw\/start-with-self-compassion-building-a-kinder-world-from-within\/\">Anza na Huruma ya Kujiona: Kujenga Ulimwengu Mkarimu Kutoka Ndani<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/self-compassion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/The-Five-Myths-of-Self-Compassion-Greater-Good.pdf\">Kuondoa hadithi za uwongo ambazo ni vikwazo vya kujihurumia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationsupport.org.uk\/resources\/for-individuals\/guides\/the-building-blocks-of-good-mental-wellbeing\/\">Vigezo vya kujenga ustawi mzuri wa kiakili<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/centerformsc.org\/blogs\/news\/quick-six\">Mazoezi ya Haraka ya Sita<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ggie.berkeley.edu\/practice\/how-would-you-treat-a-friend\/#tab__2\">Zoezi la kuandika barua za kujihurumia la dakika 30<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/emotional-health\/tips-for-showing-yourself-some-self-compassion\/\">Vidokezo 7 vya kujionyesha huruma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/sw\/what-to-do-when-the-bottom-falls-out\/\">Nini cha kufanya wakati sehemu ya chini inapoanguka nje<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcompassioncoalition.org\/sw\/healthy-schools-the-key-role-of-compassionate-leadership\/\">Shule zenye afya: Jukumu muhimu la uongozi wenye huruma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Shukrani kubwa kwa:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Washirika wetu katika Kituo Kikuu cha Sayansi Nzuri (GGSC) kwa kushiriki rasilimali zao.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mwanachama wa Kikundi Kazi cha Elimu cha Muungano wa Global Compassion, Kathryn Lovewell, ambaye kitabu chake Every Teacher Matters kiliongoza kazi hii.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mwanachama mwenzangu wa Kikundi Kazi cha Elimu, Profesa Frances Maratos kwa kushiriki utafiti wake unaoendelea katika uwanja huu.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_12_24_widescreen et_flex_column_12_24_ultraWide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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