Wednesday, May 8, 2013

MWANZA PRESS RELEASE



Press Release
Hassan Maajar Trust Donates Desks To Schools in Mwanza

7th May 2013 - Mwanza. Hassan Maajar Trust donated 250 desks to schools in Mwanza Districts.
The Hassan Maajar Trust donated 250 desks to five schools in five Districts in Mwanza Region at a ceremony held at Nyaminjundu Primary School in Misungwi District. Mr. Shariff Maajar and Mrs. Zena M Tenga on behalf of the Hassan Maajar Trust together presented the desks to the Regional Commissioner, Hon. Engineer Evariristi Ndikilo.

The beneficiary schools are; Kisesa Primary School (Magu District), Ngundulungulu Primary School (Kwimba District), Nyaminjindu Primary School (Misungwi District), Mitundu Primary School (Sengerema District) and Biro Primary School (Ukerewe District). Each school received 50 desks.

“It is rare to see home grown NGOs coming to give aid to Mwanza, and I would like to thank Hassan Maajar Trust for their eminent support in the education sector, in Mwanza,” said Engineer Evaristi Ndikilo, Mwanza RC. “Like in most regions in our country it is the rural areas that are in most need and it is students in these rural Districts in Mwanza that are often faced with many challenges and particularly that of poor learning environments and so we really appreciate the Hassan Maajar Trust and such partners who assist to create better learning conditions for our children,” he added.

This donation is the third of five that are facilitated from funds raised by the Hassan Maajar Trust in December 2011 during its Fundraising Gala Dinner. So far the Hassan Maajar Trust has donated a total of 1,194 desks out of 1,765: Njombe (680), Singida (264), Mwanza (250). Lindi and Rukwa are to follow. A total of Tsh 22,500,000 was used for this particular donation in Mwanza.

“One of our aims is to ensure that we create good and practical learning environments in our schools, ” said Zena M Tenga Executive Director of the Hassan Maajar Trust, “we hope and are working towards making sure that our campaign ‘A Desk For Every Child’ reaches as many children as it possibly can. I also urge donors, corporates, different institutions and individuals to continue to support Hassan Maajar Trust and together make a difference in the lives of many deserving children,” she added.
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About Hassan Maajar Trust
Hassan Maajar Trust is a non-profit organization, dedicated towards improving the learning environment in schools by addressing and tackling the national school desk deficit across Tanzania through its “A Desk for Every Child” campaign. Its mission is to provide school desks and other furniture and learning equipment for schools in Tanzania. 


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