Dar es Salaam. Ili kufikia usawa wa kijinsia nchini kupitia Programu ya Jukwaa la Kizazi chenye Usawa (GEF), Tanzania imejizatiti kutekeleza uwiano sawa kati ya wanaume na wanawake.
Kamati ya Kitaifa ya Ushauri (GEF) ilianzishwa na Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan Desemba 2021 kwa ajili kufuatilia na kushauri kuhusu maendeleo ya utekelezaji wa jukwaa hilo.
Akizungumza leo Jumatano Septemba 18, 2024 jijini Dar es Salaam kwenye mkutano wa ulioandaliwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la uwezeshaji wanawake (UN Women), mshauri wa Rais na Mwenyekiti wa GEF, Angellah Kairuki amesema Tanzania inatekeleza mpango wa malezi na makuzi kwa kuhakikisha baba na mama wanafanya biashara ili kutokwamishwa suala la malezi.
“Ili kuhakikisha hayo yanatekeleza ndio maana tunahusisha sekta binafsi na asasi nyingine za kiraia. Tunataka tuone katika ngazi za uongozi kuwe na wanawake na wanaume akitolea mfano bodi za wakurugenzi,” amesema Kairuki.
Amesema waliandaa mpango kazi huo wa miaka sita na Serikali itahakikisha kila hatua inashirikisha sekta binafsi.
“Wanavyotoa fursa za ajira kwa wanawake, uongozi, umiliki wa wanawake kwenye hisa na tunaamini tutaendelea kupiga hatua zaidi kimataifa huku ikiwa ni faida kwa uchumi wa nchi,” amesema Kairuki.
“Tanzania imeahidi kuinua programu za kitaifa katika sekta mbalimbali za malezi ya watoto na kuanzisha vituo vya kulelea watoto katika ngazi ya kijiji, sehemu za kazi na sokoni,” amesema.
Katika programu hiyo, Tanzania imetekeleza ahadi nne kwa kuteua vituo vya GEF katika mikoa yote 26 ya Tanzania bara, mikoa mitano ya Zanzibar na ndani ya mamlaka za Serikali za mitaa nchi nzima.
Mwakilishi wa Mkurugenzi Mkazi wa UN Women, Dk Mitra Sadananda amesema ahadi ya Tanzania ya kuendeleza usawa wa kijinsia imewezesha wanawake kiuchumi.
“Lengo letu ni kukuza sekta ya binafsi inayowajibika kwa kuhakikisha upatikanaji sawa wa wanawake, ushiriki, sauti, wakala na usalama katika sera na desturi zote mahali pa kazi, sokoni na jamii,”amesema Dk Sadananda.
Aidha, Mtendaji Mkuu wa Chama cha Waajiri Tanzania (ATE) Suzanne Ndomba-Doran, amesema wanataka kutengeneza usawa wa kijinsia katika maeneo ya kazi.
“Chama chetu kina programu maalumu inayotoa mafunzo kwa wanawake waliopo sekta binafsi na hadi sasa wamehudhuria takribani 497.
“Tunafundisha uongozi, mawasiliano, kuingia katika vikao vya bodi lengo ili wapate nafasi mbalimbali za uongozi katika sehemu zao za kazi,” amesema Ndomba-Doran.
Mkurugenzi Mkuu Taasisi ya Sekta Binafsi (TPSF), Raphael Maganga amesema wanahakikisha usawa wa kijinsia ni suala linalopewa kipaumbele katika taasisi za sekta binafsi.
Source: mwananchi.co.tz
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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
