Safaricom Foundation supports Education in Northern Kenya

Education opportunities to both sexes have many benefits to the individual, family, community and the entire nation. Although the Kenyan Government’s introduction of free primary education in 2003 was a big boost for parents who couldn’t afford school fees for their children, the initiative also led to increased school enrollment for both boys and girls. This also meant that more pupils qualify to join secondary schools hence the need to put up more schools which can accomodate them.

As part of local giving, Safaricom Foundation funds a range of projects in the education sector by supporting the provision of learning environments that allow the students to thrive and succeed. The Safaricom Foundation believes that education is the key to a brighter future for both boys and girls and it is for this reason that the foundation donated Kshs.5.4 million to Fafi Girls school through which a toilet block, four classrooms have been constructed and learning materials purchased. Girls from Fafi District have been crossing over to neighbouring Garissa and Ijara districts for secondary education.

The Safaricom Foundation Manager, Ms. Sanda Ojiambo said that the school will increase access to girl secondary education within the district and the entire North Eastern province.The school will also play a major role in increasing the number of girls who complete their secondary education, which over the past has been compromised by poverty forcing the girls to drop out of school.

Girl child education is a sure way of eradicating poverty as it empowers women and helps them play an active role in development matters apart from enhancing civilisation from discriminative cultures such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which is still rampant in the North Eastern region.

Education empowers the girl child!

Social Action Trust Fund (SATF) through its Community Empowerment grants has offered support to 151 caregivers from Madaba and Lilondo villages in Songea Rural district, Tanzania. The project provides loans to support their income generating activities which will in turn support the Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) under their care in a sustainable manner.

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SATF supports  elderly caregivers for MVC

TANZANIA GATSBY TRUST TEXTILE & APPAREL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Tanzania Gatsby Trust is working with stakeholders in the sector to implement a series of interventions addressing the constraints in the Cotton and textile value chains. The programme aims to double the yields of Tanzania’s 400,000 cotton farmers and catalyze value-adding industries in the textile and clothing sector.

The programme includes introducing improved cotton seed, assisting farmers’ adopt minimum tillage conservation agriculture, and setting up contract farming between ginners and farmers. Further efforts are underway to encourage internal investment, attract foreign direct investment into the sectors, and improve the availability of skilled resource.

For more information about this programme, follow the link below.

Tanzania Gatsby Trust continues to address constraints in the cotton & textile industry in Tanzania

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Foundation for Civil Society holds Annual Forum, awards Best Grantees

The Foundation for Civil Society, Tanzania, a member of EAAG held the 8th Civil Society Organisation's Annual Forum. The theme of the forum was "Role of CSO's in enhancing democracy in Tanzania." During the forum, six grantees of the FCS were awarded for demonstrating exemplary perfomance in implementing projects during the year 2008/2009.

Tanga Youth Development Association was the overal winner of the award getting the Best Grantee Award.

The thematic areas of the forum included among other areas  Good Governance, Policy Engagement, Emerging CSOs and Safety Nets.

For more information about the forum, follow the link below.

8th Civil Society Organisation's Forum