UNESCO has launched the Alwaleed Philanthropies project aimed at empowering communities and enhancing culture and arts while strengthening technical and vocational skills for sustainable development in Tanzania.
Led by HRH Princess Lamia bint Majed Al Saud, Alwaleed Philanthropies works globally to combat poverty, empower women and youth and foster intercultural understanding.
Titled “Crafting Change: Fostering Community-Based Development through Culture-Related Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Employment,” the project seeks to create economic opportunities for youth and women while preserving Tanzania’s rich cultural heritage.
This initiative is part of a three-year partnership between UNESCO and Alwaleed Philanthropies, aligned with the recently adopted global Framework for Culture and Arts Education, which emphasises local cultures, teacher training and recognition of artistic skills.
During the kick-off hybrid meeting in Dar es Salaam, Michel Toto, Head of Office and Representative to Tanzania, shared that the project aims to create lasting community impacts through financial and technical support for five selected projects.
UNESCO Programme Coordinator Ke Leng noted that the focus on community-based development will enhance the capacities of local cultural institutions as knowledge hubs and skill incubators.
Boniface Kadili, Director of Culture in Tanzania, described the project as a milestone in harnessing the role of culture and arts through TVET and community-based development approaches. He emphasised that this education will help preserve Tanzania’s unique cultural heritage and promote cultural entrepreneurs as agents of economic transformation.
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In June 2024, UNESCO called for project proposals, receiving 38 applications from local civil society organisations. After a thorough evaluation, five outstanding projects were selected to receive funding: Mwanyanya Green Society, Tanzania Media for Community Development (TAMCODE), Youth Alliance for Progress Organisation (YAPO), Readership for Learning and Development (SOMA) and the Centre for African Development through Economics and the Arts (ADEA).
The joint UNESCO-Alwaleed Philanthropies project aims to strengthen the role of culture and arts through TVET, promoting the economic and social importance of cultural heritage in Tanzania.
The kick-off meeting included officials from various ministries, UNESCO staff from Dar es Salaam and Paris, grantees and social media influencers.
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Tanzania: Samia Hands Over NBC’s 354m/ – Crop Insurance Compensation to Farmers Affected By Hailstorms
President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has handed over a cheque of 354m/- from the National Bank of Commerce (NBC) as compensation to tobacco farmers, who were affected by hailstorms during the previous farming season in various regions across the country.
Handing over the cheque in Dodoma, the compensation is part of the crop insurance service provided by NBC in collaboration with the National Insurance Corporation (NIC).
Furthermore, President Samia has also handed over health insurance coverage to members of the Lindi Mwambao Cooperative Union based in Lindi Region, through the Farmers’ Health Insurance service provided by the bank in partnership with Assurance Insurance Company.
While visiting the bank’s pavilion at the Nanenane Agricultural Exhibition and being received and briefed by the bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Theobald Sabi, she said: “This crop insurance is one of the crucial solutions in ensuring farmers have a reliable income, without fear of challenges such as natural disasters, including hailstorms.
“I call upon all farmers in the country to make the best use of this important opportunity by accessing these kinds of insurance services. I also highly commend NBC and all the stakeholders participating in this programme.”
Elaborating further on the crop insurance service, the Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, stated that it will help to recover the loss farmers incurred, especially in various calamities beyond their control.
Citing them as floods, fires, and hailstorms, which have significantly affected the well-being of farmers and caused some to be reluctant to invest in the crucial sector, Mr Bashe added: “However, our President, this step by NBC is just the beginning, as this is the second year since they started offering this service, and the results are already visible.
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“As the government, we promise to continue supporting the wider implementation of this service, with the goal of ensuring that this crop insurance service reaches more farmers.”
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On his part, Mr Sabi said that the farmers who benefited from the compensations are from 23 primary cooperative unions in the regions of Shinyanga, Geita, Tabora, Mbeya, Katavi, and Kigoma.
He added: “In addition to these insurance services, as a bank, through this exhibition, we have continued with our programme of providing financial education and various banking opportunities to farmers, alongside offering them various loans, including loans for agricultural equipment, particularly tractors, to eligible farmers.:
At the NBC booth, President Samia also had the opportunity to be briefed on the various services offered by the bank to the farmers namely crop insurance and health insurance services.
There, the President had the chance to speak with some of the beneficiaries of the services, including the Vice-Chairman of the Lindi Mwambao Primary Cooperative Union, Mr. Hassan Mnumbe, whose union has been provided with a health insurance card from the bank.
Source: allafrica.com
