Hon. Shukuru Kawambwa, the Minister of Education
and Vocational training
Tanzanian most used cellular network TIGO has handed over the fund raised
during the Tigo tuchange charity walk to the Hassan maajar Trust (HMT) yesterday at
Holliday Inn Hotel in Dar es salaam.
That programme was designed to improve the learning environment in schools by
providing desks to various schools.
The handing over ceremony was attended by Hon. Shukuru Kawambwa, the
Minister of education and vocational training, acting General Director of Tigo
Mr. Andrew Hudson and HMT executive director Ms. Zena M. Tenga.
The cheque presented was of 26,000,000. This money was obtained through the
collection of Tigo rusha top-ups made between 11 a.m and 12 p.m on march 3 of
2012. Tigo customers who purchased airtime during that hour used their air time
while Tigo matched the same time amount towards the initiative.
The acting general director of Tigo Mr. A. Hadson said that, the fund was
estimated to cover the cost of 720 desks, each with capacity to sit 3 pupils
therefore the fund will sit a total of 2160 pupils.
Under the project, five primary schools from two districts ( Njombe and
Makete) in Njombe region will receive desks as follows. Maendeleo: 135, Kumbila: 200, Umoja: 196, Makonde:152 and
Mbale: 37.
The schools were selected on the basis of the most in need. The project
will not only benefit the schools and students, but by procuring the desks
locally within the region it will also
create the employment opportunities for businesses and young people in those areas
thus bring in economic development I those particular areas.
“l would like to express our sincere gratitude on behalf of HTL to Tigo for
their involvement in giving these children a platform that will enable them to
be self-reliant and turn allow them to empower those that may need assistance
in the future,” said Ms. Tenga, HMT executive director.
She added, when students learn in a
comfortable and conducive environment they are focused and produce better
results thus securing better future, and through sustainable projects of this
nature we can make major strides in contributing towards economic development
within the community.
After the handling of the cheque, Dr Shukuru Kawambwa said”one of the goals
is to insure that students have better learning facilities and more conducive
environment for study, we applaud with Tigo for embracing good corporate
citizenship and urge other companies to support the government in building
sustainable development of the country”
He continued saying that the Government is facing a lot of challenges in
making sure it provide better education to the citizens, and the police of
education is based on donation. It’s not only the work of the government to
insure better education but the society in general, that’s why now days even
the secondary and primary schools are under council, the citizens themselves.
“We are all the part of the problem and therefore we need to be the part of the
solution” he said
These desks will support the students in better performance; also it helps
in reaching millennium goals which wants by 2015 all students to complite
school with better education, so the government will continue creating good
environment which will attract the donors to invest in education.
Gratitude goes to Tigo and Hassan Maajar Trust for the support that they
have shown towards improving the primary education sector in the country. Other
companies and institutions are encouraged to provide assistance of the kind to
the society.
by Musaroche Arnold
0718636856
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