In 2010 Uwezo East Africa Regional Manager Sara Ruto gave a presentation at the World Bank in Washington, DC on the Uwezo initiative. She spoke of the tests school-aged children in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were given to assess their capabilities in numeracy and literacy.
Dkt . Azaveli Lwaitama anapendekeza kuwa Tanzania inahitaji Tume ya Rais ya Elimu . Akiandika kwenye The Citizen, anatoa rai kuwa Tume hiyo inatakiwa kusimamia mageuzi kwenye elimu ya Tanzania kushughulikia masuala yaliyoibuliwa na matokeo ya hivi karibuni ya utafiti wa Uwezo yanayoonesha ufahamu mdogo na ujuzi duni wa Hisabati miongoni mwa wanafunzi wa shule za msingi Afrika Mashariki .