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Dar es Salaam. Huawei Technologies
Co. Ltd, a leading global ICT solutions provider over the weekend
donatedTsh10 million to the Tanzania Scouts Association (TSA) to honor
100 years of Scouting in Tanzania as well as to mark the African Scouts
Day 2017.
The donation was part of Huawei’s
Cooperate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies to support the
government efforts in improving children and youth development as well
as education sector in the country.
As a responsible citizen, Huawei
has been in Tanzania for 17 years with a mission to grow together with
Tanzania by empowering local Tanzanians especially in Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT), and the company has invested a lot in
supporting children, women and other vulnerable people in Tanzania.
Speaking at the fundraising
dinner, the Prime Minister of Tanzania Mr Kassim Majaliwa said the
donation was one of the efforts made by various institutions to support
the Tanzania Scouts Association (TSA) which will celebrate its 100th
birthday 2017, July in Dodoma region.
“This will be in recognition of
the memorable contributions that Scouts have made in this country. The
Association is the real kiln for producing responsible leaders and
executives. It will be during the celebrations that will look back to
harness the past to improve the future,” he said
He said that the Tanzania Scouts
Association (TSA) is the national Scouting organization of Tanzania.
Scouting in Tanzania was founded in 1917, and became a member of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1963. The
coeducational association has 91,057 members as of 2010.
Minister of Education, Science,
Technologies and Vocational Training Prof Joyce Ndalichako who is also
TSA President said that scouting is a global, educational Youth
movement. It is organized through Scout Associations at National levels
including the Tanzania Scouts Association (TSA).
She said that scouting has a clear
purpose which includes helping young people to achieve their full
physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potential as
individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of the local,
national and international community.
“Even though the Scouts cannot
solve all the problems of the world, Scouts can help to make it a better
place. Scouting makes very positive contribution to society by helping
young people to develop as active members of the community who are self
reliant, caring, responsible and committed” she said.
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