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Na Mwandishi Wetu, Serengeti

WAZAZI na walezi wametakiwa kuwalea watoto katika mazingira salama, yenye upendo, heshima na mawasiliano mazuri, pamoja na kuwafundisha kutambua vitendo vya ukatili na unyanyasaji.

Wito huo umetolewa Oktoba 19, 2026, na Mkaguzi Msaidizi wa Polisi Emmanuel Kisiri, ambaye ni Polisi wa Kata ya Ikoma, Wilaya ya Serengeti mkoani Mara, alipotembelea familia ya Thomas Thomas katika Kijiji cha Parknyigoti.

Kisiri amesema ulinzi wa mtoto dhidi ya vitendo vya ukatili na unyanyasaji huanzia nyumbani kupitia malezi bora yanayotolewa na wazazi na walezi.

Amesema ni muhimu watoto kupewa nafasi ya kueleza changamoto zinazowakabili bila hofu, hatua itakayowasaidia wazazi na walezi kubaini mapema viashiria vya ukatili na kuchukua hatua zinazofaa.

Aidha, ameitaka jamii kutambua kuwa malezi bora na ulinzi wa watoto si jukumu la wazazi pekee, bali ni wajibu wa kila mwanajamii kuhakikisha watoto wanakua katika mazingira yenye usalama, haki na upendo.

Amesisitiza kuwa ushirikiano wa wazazi, walezi na jamii kwa ujumla ni muhimu katika kuzuia ukatili na unyanyasaji dhidi ya watoto na kuhakikisha wanapata fursa ya kukua na kuendelezwa katika mazingira salama.







Mamlaka ya Majisafi na Usafi wa Mazingira Tanga (Tanga UWASA) imeibuka mshindi wa kwanza na kutunukiwa Tuzo katika kipengele cha Shirika la Umma la Kibiashara lililofanya vizuri zaidi katika Menejimenti ya Rasilimali-Fedha, kupunguza matumizi na kuongeza ufanisi katika urejeshaji wa Mtaji.


Tuzo hiyo imetolewa leo wakati wa Kikao Kazi cha Wenyeviti wa Bodi na Watendaji Wakuu wa Taasisi na Mashirika ya Umma (C-CEOs Forum 2026), kilichofanyika katika Ukumbi wa Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC), Arusha.

Makamu wa Rais, Mhe. Deo Ndejembi, ametoa pongezi kwa Tanga UWASA kwa kutambuliwa kwa utendaji wake, akisisitiza umuhimu wa Taasisi na Mashirika ya Umma kuendelea kuimarisha usimamizi wa rasilimali, kuongeza ufanisi na kuhakikisha yanatoa mchango mkubwa katika maendeleo ya Taifa.

Mafanikio hayo yanaendelea kuonesha umuhimu wa usimamizi bora wa rasilimali katika Taasisi na Mashirika ya Umma, hususan katika kuimarisha ufanisi na utoaji wa huduma bora kwa wananchi





Na; Mwandishi wetu – Babati


Wakulima wa vijiji vya Endakiso na Orng'adida vilivyopo katika Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Babati Mkoani Manyara wameeleza kunufaika na Programu ya kuendeleza Kilimo na Uvuvi (AFDP) inayofadhiliwa na Shirika la Kimataifa la Maendeleo ya Kilimo (IFAD) kwa kushirikina na Serikali na kuratibiwa na Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu Sera, Bunge, Uratibu, na wenye Ulemavu.

Kwa nyakati Tofauti wakulima kutoka vijiji hivyo wameyasema hayo tarehe 4 Septemba wakati wa ziara ya timu kutoka IFAD inayotathimini maendeleo ya utekelezaji  Programu ya  muda wa kati  (MTR).

Wakulima hao waliweka bayana kuwa, Programu hiyo imeweza kuwaletea teknolojia ya kisasa ya Kilimo Mseto kwa kutumia Mbegu himilivu zinazoweza kuhimili athari zitokanazo na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi.


Akizungumza wakati wa Ziara hiyo Bw. Ramadhani Iddi Mfumbilo mkulima kutoka katika kijiji cha Mkombozi Kata ya Endasiko alisema, kupitia Programu hii wakulima wameweza kupata mbegu za mahindi aina ya situka na mbegu za lishe ambazo zimepandwa mashambani pamoja na mazao mengine kama vile labulabu ambayo yanaweza kurutubisha ardhi na kuzuia Mmomonyoko wa udongo.



“Majani hayo pia siyo rafiki kwa mifugo kama vile ng’ombe hivyo mifugo itakapovamia shamba la Mkulima si rahisi kuweza kula au kuharibu mazao, na yanakimbiza wadudu waharibifu wa mazao.” Aliendekea kufafanua.

Alibainisha kuwa, Mbegu hizi za Lishe zina uwezo mkubwa wa Kurutubisha Afya ya Familia hasa kwa watoto, kinamama wajazito, wazazi na wazee na pia zimesaidia kupunguza magonjwa ya Utapiamlo kwa watoto.

Aidha, Akiongelea mbegu za Jamii ya Mikunde yaani Maharage aina ya Jesca, alisema, Mbegu hizo zina virutubisho muhimu na vya kipekee hasa kwa watoto.



Kwa upande wake Bi Naseriani Joseph kutoka katika Kijiji cha Orng'adida Kata ya Qash mkulima wa mazao ya Lishe yanayolimwa katika bustani nyumbani maarufu kama '_Kitchen gardens_', alisema kuwa, kupitia Programu ya AFDP wakulima hao waliweza kupata Elimu na Mbegu bora za mazao ya lishe ambayo wanalima Nyumbani na wamepata manufaa mengi kama vile kuwepo kwa mboga nyumbani pamoja na kuwasaidia watoto shule na familia kwa ujumla pamoja na kuimarisha Afya ya familia na kuongeza kipato

“Wanawake tunapata mahitaji yetu muhimu kupitia kilimo hiki kwa upande wa mboga mboga na mazao ya mikunde, tumepata elimu ya maharage lishe tumepata mbegu na tumeyatumia, Maharage yale yameboreshwa yana viini lishe na madini chuma, hivyo afya za familia zinaimarika, natoa tuu wito kwa serikali kuongeza mbegu hizi maana ni adimu na zinazalishwa kwa uchache katika kata yetu. Alisema”


Wataalam hao wanaendelea na ziara hiyo kwa kutembela maeneo tofauti yanayotekeleza programu nchini katika sekta za Kilimo na Uvuvi.

 

Na Mwandishi Wetu.

Dar es Salaam, Septemba 3, 2026: Kazi 294 zimefuzu kuingia hatua ya kupigiwa kura na wananchi katika msimu wa pili wa Tuzo za Samia Kalamu Awards (SKA 2026).

Kazi hizo zimechujwa kutoka katika kazi 3,003 zilizowasilishwa na waombaji 985 na kufanyiwa tathmini na jopo la majaji kwa kuzingatia ubora, ubunifu, utafiti, maadili ya taaluma, athari kwa jamii na mchango katika maendeleo ya nchi.

Akitoa taarifa kwa vyombo vya habari leo, Septemba 3, 2026, Mwenyekiti wa Maandalizi ya tuzo ambaye pia ni Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Mamlaka ya Mawasiliano Tanzania (TCRA), Mha. Peter Mwasalyanda, amewakaribisha wananchi kupiga kura kuchagua washindi kupitia tovuti https://www.samiaawards.tz/ au kutuma ujumbe mfupi wenye neno “SKA”, likifuatiwa na namba ya mshiriki kwenda namba 15200.

Zoezi la upigaji kura limeanza leo, Septemba 3, 2026, na litafungwa Septemba 30, 2026.

Naye Mwenyekiti Mwenza wa Mashindano hayo na Mkurugenzi wa TAMWA, Dkt. Rose Reuben, amesema mashindano hayo yamewaleta pamoja waandishi wa habari kutoka maeneo ya vijijini na mijini, akisisitiza kuwa washiriki watashindana kwa kuzingatia ubora wa kazi zao na si umaarufu wao.
Kwa mujibu wa mmoja wa majaji wa mashindano hayo, Bi. Beatrice Bandawe, amesema kuwa miongoni mwa maeneo yaliyopatiwa kipaumbele katika kazi zilizowasilishwa ni pamoja na afya, jinsia na makundi maalum, mazingira pamoja na elimu.

Samia Kalamu Awards ni tuzo za kitaifa zinazoratibiwa kwa ushirikiano wa TCRA, Chama cha Waandishi wa Habari Wanawake Tanzania (TAMWA) na Bodi ya Ithibati ya Waandishi wa Habari (JAB).

Aidha TCRA, TAMWA, na JAB zinaendelea kuwaomba wadau kujitokeza kudhamini tuzo za SKA 2026 kwa dhumuni la kutambua, kuenzi na kuhamasisha uandishi wa habari wenye ubora, weledi na ubunifu katika kuchochea maendeleo ya nchi.


 






By Our Correspondent, Arusha

ARUSHA: Empowering teachers with digital skills is critical to transforming Tanzania’s education system and preparing learners for a technology-driven future, Head of the Education Sector at the UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office, Dr Faith Shayo, has said.

Dr Shayo made the remarks in Arusha while officially opening a four-day ICT training programme for government secondary school teachers from Arusha City and Arusha District.

The training, taking place at Gold Crest Hotel from September 1 to 4, 2026, is being implemented by UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) and the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) under the ICT Transforming Education in Africa – Phase III Project, supported through the Korean Funds-in-Trust (KFIT).


The programme is designed to strengthen teachers’ ability to integrate ICT effectively into teaching, learning and assessment, while equipping them with practical skills in digital content development and the use of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The training is aligned with Tanzania’s ICT Competency Standards for Teachers in Tanzania 2025 (ICT-CSTT), which provide a national framework for strengthening teachers’ knowledge, skills and competencies in the effective integration of ICT into teaching and learning.

Dr Shayo said teachers were at the heart of education transformation because they were responsible for translating innovations and technological developments into meaningful classroom experiences for learners.

She urged the participating teachers to make full use of the training and share the knowledge and skills acquired with their fellow teachers after returning to their respective schools.

“We expect you to share what you learn here with your fellow teachers so that they can also keep pace with these transformations in education,” she said.

Dr Shayo emphasised that digital transformation in education should go beyond providing access to technology, stressing the importance of ensuring that teachers have the confidence, competence and capacity to use digital tools effectively to improve learning.

She said technology should be used to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, expand access to knowledge and equip learners with relevant skills for the 21st century.

She also highlighted the importance of the cascade training approach, whereby teachers who receive specialised training share their knowledge and skills with colleagues in their respective schools.

According to Dr Shayo, the approach is important in expanding the number of digitally competent educators and ensuring that the benefits of investment in teacher training reach more schools and learners.

The training covers key areas of the ICT Competency Standards for Teachers in Tanzania, including ICT integration in teaching and assessment, digital learning platforms, Open Educational Resources (OER), online information-search skills, digital content development, curriculum implementation and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education.

Participants are also being introduced to interactive teaching approaches, management of school records and information, and the production of audio-visual educational content.

The programme reflects UNESCO’s broader commitment to strengthening teachers’ digital competencies as a foundation for effective technology integration in education. It also complements Tanzania’s national efforts to build a digitally capable teaching workforce.

The initiative supports the Sixth Phase Government’s efforts to strengthen the use of ICT in education and develop a skilled, knowledgeable and technologically capable workforce.

It further contributes to the aspirations of the Tanzania Development Vision 2050, which places human capital development, science, technology, innovation and digital capabilities at the centre of Tanzania’s long-term transformation.

By strengthening teachers’ digital competencies, the programme is contributing to national efforts to improve the quality of education, advance digital transformation and prepare teachers and learners for an increasingly technology-driven society and economy.

The teachers are expected to return to their respective schools as digital learning champions, sharing the knowledge and skills acquired with their colleagues and supporting the effective use of technology in classroom practice.

Through this approach, UNESCO and its partners are supporting the development of a stronger community of digitally competent educators capable of using technology, developing relevant learning resources and helping prepare the next generation of Tanzanians for a rapidly changing world.

The four-day training concludes on September 4, 2026.

#UNESCO #DrFaithShayo #Education #ICT #DigitalTransformation #DigitalEducation #ICTCSTT #Teachers #Arusha #Tanzania #AIinEducation #KFIT #Vision2050

ARUSHA: UNESCO, in collaboration with the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) and the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), is strengthening the digital skills of 64 government secondary school teachers from Arusha City and Arusha District through a four-day ICT training programme.


The training, taking place at Gold Crest Hotel in Arusha from September 1–4, 2026, is being implemented under the ICT Transforming Education in Africa – Phase III Project, supported through the Korean Funds-in-Trust (KFIT).


The programme is equipping teachers with practical skills to effectively integrate ICT into teaching, learning and assessment, as well as to develop digital learning content and use emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The training also covers Open Educational Resources (OER), digital learning platforms, online information-search skills, digital content development and the use of technology in curriculum implementation.

Speaking during the opening of the training, Head of the Education Sector at the UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office, Dr Faith Shayo, urged participants to share the knowledge and skills acquired with their fellow teachers after returning to their schools.

“We expect you to share what you learn here with your fellow teachers so that they can also keep pace with these transformations in education,” she said.

The initiative adopts a cascade training approach, through which trained teachers are expected to support and build the digital capacity of other teachers in their respective schools.


The programme forms part of broader efforts to strengthen teachers’ digital competencies and ensure that educators are better prepared to respond to the changing demands of 21st-century education.



#UNESCO #Education #ICT #DigitalEducation #DigitalSkills #Teachers #Arusha #Tanzania #AIinEducation #KFIT

 




Na: Julitha Mlay
Tanga, 20 Agosti 2026

Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Elimu, Sayansi na Teknolojia, Prof. Carolyne Nombo, leo Agosti 20, 2026 ametembelea Banda la Tume ya Taifa ya UNESCO ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania katika maadhimisho ya Wiki ya Elimu, Ujuzi na Ubunifu Kitaifa yanayoendelea jijini Tanga.

Katika ziara hiyo, Prof. Nombo amepata fursa ya kujionea shughuli na maudhui mbalimbali yanayotolewa na Tume katika kuelimisha umma kuhusu UNESCO, majukumu ya Tume na programu zake katika maeneo ya elimu, sayansi, utamaduni, mawasiliano na taarifa.

Prof. Nombo alikuwa ameambatana na Dkt. Fredrick Salukele, Mkurugenzi wa Elimu ya Ufundi, ambapo walipata fursa ya kufahamu zaidi namna Tume inavyotumia majukwaa ya kitaifa kuwafikia wananchi, wanafunzi, walimu, vijana na wadau wengine kwa taarifa kuhusu UNESCO na fursa zinazopatikana kupitia programu zake.

Ushiriki wa Tume katika Wiki ya Elimu, Ujuzi na Ubunifu Kitaifa ni sehemu ya juhudi za kuimarisha elimu na uelewa wa umma kuhusu UNESCO, pamoja na kuonesha mchango wa elimu, sayansi, utamaduni, mawasiliano na taarifa katika kukuza maarifa, ubunifu na maendeleo endelevu nchini.

Kupitia jukwaa hilo, Tume inaendelea kuwasogezea wananchi taarifa kuhusu kazi za UNESCO na maeneo mbalimbali yanayohusiana na utekelezaji wa programu zake nchini Tanzania, huku ikihamasisha ushiriki wa jamii katika kutumia maarifa na fursa zilizopo kwa maendeleo ya mtu mmoja mmoja na Taifa kwa ujumla.

Maadhimisho ya Wiki ya Elimu, Ujuzi na Ubunifu Kitaifa yanaendelea jijini Tanga yakishirikisha taasisi na wadau mbalimbali wa sekta ya elimu, ujuzi na ubunifu kwa lengo la kuelimisha jamii kuhusu fursa, huduma na jitihada zinazochangia maendeleo ya rasilimali watu nchini.

Kwa habari zaidi kuhusu shughuli, programu, matukio na fursa mbalimbali za Tume ya Taifa ya UNESCO ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, endelea kutufuatilia kupitia kurasa zetu rasmi za mitandao ya kijamii:

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Tume ya Taifa ya UNESCO — Kuelimisha, Kuhamasisha na Kushirikisha Jamii.







Katika kuhamasisha matumizi ya nishati safi ya kupikia, Wakala wa Vipimo (WMA) imetoa misaada ya vifaa vya ujenzi wa jiko la kisasa katika Kituo cha kulelea watoto wenye mahitaji maalumu Cha RAHMAN ORPHANAGE CENTER kilichopo Chang'ombe jijini Dodoma.

Akizungumza baada ya kutoa misaada hiyo Meneja wa WMA Mkoa wa Dodoma Said Ibrahimu amesema suala la mazingira safi ya kupikia ni haki ya kila mmoja ndio maana wameamua kama Wakala kutoa misaada hiyo itakayowezesha upishi wa kisasa katika mazingira safi na salama ikiwemo usalama wa chakula kwani kituo hicho wamekuwa wakipika kwa kutumia kuni na mazingira ya Nje ambayo sio salama kwa afya ya watoto hao.

"tunamuunga mkono Rais wetu Dkt. Samia Suluhu Hassan ya kuhakikisha nishati safi ya kupikia inakuwa katika mazingira safi na salama ndio maana leo kwa niaba ya wafanyakazi wa WMA tumekabidhi Sementi, Marumaru na vifaa vingine vitakavyosaidia ujenzi wa jiko hilo, "amesema Meneja Said

Kadhalika, Mkurugenzi wa kituo hicho Bi. Rukia Abdallah ameishukuru WMA kwa misaada hiyo itakayokwenda kuboresha mazingira ya mapishi katika Kituo hicho chenye idadi ya watoto 120 huku akiomba wadau wengine kujitokeza kuchangia kituo hicho ikiwemo suala la usafiri ili watoto hao waweze kutembelea maeneo mbalimbali kwa ajili ya kujifunza zaidi.

Mmoja wa watoto wanaolelewa katika Kituo hicho Hazra Ramadhan ameipongeza Wakala wa Vipimo kwa kuona umuhimu wa kuwasaidia na kuwaomba kuendelea kuwakumbuka kila mara ili waweze kutimiza malengo yao.







Waziri wa Maji Mhe. Jumaa Aweso (Mb) ameipatia tuzo Mamlaka ya Udhibiti wa Huduma za Nishati na Maji (EWURA) kwa kutambua mchango wake na unaotolewa na Mamlaka hiyo katika usimamizi wa Mamlaka za Majisafi na Usafi wa Mazingira nchini.

Tuzo hiyo iliyotolewa wakati wa Usiku wa Tuzo za Umahiri katika Sekta ya Maji, tarehe 23 Februari jijini Arusha, ilipokelewa na Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa EWURA, Dkt. James Andilile.

Akizungumza baada ya kukabidhi tuzo hiyo, Mhe. Aweso alieleza kuwa, lengo ni kutambua utendaji bora wa mamlaka za maji, wasimamizi na watendaji katika maeneo waliofanya vizuri kwa kipindi cha miaka mitatu (2021/22, 2022/23 na 2023/24).

Akizungumza baada ya kupokea tuzo, Dkt. Andilile, alisema kuwa EWURA itaendelea kushirikiana na Wizara ya Maji pamoja na kuzisimamia kwa uthabiti ili ziendelee kufanya vizuri katika utoaji wa huduma.