NHIF IRINGA ZONE DONATES TO ORPHANAGE

By Correspondent

Friday Simbaya,

Kilolo

THE National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in Iringa Zone on Wednesday has donated 15 mattresses, 20 bed sheets and five buckets of Family detergent (each 20 kgs) to Amani Orphanage center in Kilolo District, Iringa Region.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, NHIF Iringa Zone Director Grace Lobulu said the donation is part of the health insurance week celebrations and also as part of the corporate social responsibility.

She said is was good to support to the vulnerable groups like orphan vulnerable children and those living in hardship conditions because they need help from the social around them including corporate companies.

“As part of the celebration of health insurance week in Iringa Zone, we have decided to visit Amani Center which house about 86 children both who are orphans and those living difficulties condition,” Lobulu said.

The orphanage centre which has six houses and each house housed at least 15 children, is managed by Roman Catholic Church of Iringa Diocese but was founded by Ms. Ursula Lettgen of Germany.

On his part, Amani Center of Kilolo- Deputy Manger, Wilfred Mwakalebela, who is also father TFF Secretary, Fredrick Mwakalebela, said he was happy that NHIF has given such items to the center.

He noted that it was a unique kind of donation the center has ever had because some only bring some food and other thing, but the NHIF brought mattresses, bed sheets and detergent power.

However, he has thanked the NHIF for their kindly generosity towards his center and urged other publics to the help the needy in the society.

Meanwhile, the national health insurance fund will also visit Morogoro Orphanage Center of Songea Rural District in Ruvuma Region, where they donate also 20 mattresses, 20 bed sheets, 20 blankets and 10 buckets of cooking oil of 20 liters each) to 120 children.

According to Grace Lobulu, the donation will cost at least 3.8m/- for both orphanages in Kilolo and Songea respectively.

MAKHIRIKHIRI

Wakiwa Mjini Iringa hivi karibuni

SIMBAYA'S FAMILY

With happy similes on their faces

MY SONS

Chris Simbaya (left) and Ken Simbaya(right)

ASKARI POLISI AJIUA KWA KUJIPGA RISASI

Na Friday Simbaya, Iringa
ASKARI polisi amefariki dunia baada ya kujipiga risasi mbili chini ya kidevu, kifo kinachosadikiwa kuwa kinahusiana na wivu wa kimapenzi baina yake na askari mwingine. Kamanda wa polisi mkoa wa Iringa, Evarist Mangalla alisema askari huyo alijipiga na kufa papo hapo Julai 8, mwaka huu saa 3:00 usiku katika eneo la makazi ya mkuu wa mkoa wa Iringa eneo la Gangilonga, manispaa ya Iringa. Alimataja askari huyo kuwa ni G13 Mashauri (24) ambaye kabla ya kujiua alikuwa kwenye lindo eneo la benki ya CRDB ambako aliingia lindoni saa 12:00 jioni Julai 8, mwaka huu na kutoka saa 1:30 usiku kuelekea nyumbani kwa askari wa kike. Akielezea tukio hilo Mangalla alisema inadaiwa kuwa zamani Mashauri na Zahara walikuwa na uhusiano wa kimapenzi ambao hata hivyo waliachana kutokana na kutokuwepo na maelewano mazuri baina yao. Alisema baada ya kuachana kila mmoja aliendelea na mambo yake na hadi siku ya tukio hilo ambapo Mashauri alikuwa akifuatilia nyendo za askari huyo aliyekuwa na mahusiana ya kimapenzi awali. Mangalla alisema askari huyo aliondoka kwenye lindo lake na kuelekea eneo la Mafifi, Kihesa nyumbani kwa askari wa kike (WP 7137) aitwae Zahara ambako alikwenda baada ya kufika alibisha hodi na kufunguliwa mlango. “Baada ya kufunguliwa alimkuta Zahara amekaa na kijana mmoja aitwae Sunday Tumaini mfanyakazi wa Bayport akawatishia, ndipo askari wa kike alipiga kelele kuomba msaada, askari mwingine aliyekuwa amepanga kwenye nyumba hiyo alitoka na kusaidia”alisema kamanda huyo. Alisema askari aliyekuja kumsaidia Zahara, alimnyang’anya silaha aliyekuwa nayo Mashauri na baada ya kunyang’anywa aliondoka eneo hilo na kwenda kwenye lindo jingine eneo la Gangilonga kwenye Rest House ya Polisi ambako aliwakuta askari wengine ambao alianza kuzungumza nao. Alisema baada ya kuzungumza nao ghafla alimnyang’anya silaha askari mwenzake na kuondoka nayo kwenda kwenye eneo alilojiulia kwa kujipiga risasi mbili chini ya kidevu. Hata hivyo Mangalla alisema kuwa taarifa za awali za kujiua kwa askari huyo zinaonyesha alijiua kutokana na wivu wa kimapenzi lakini polisi wanaendelea na uchunguzi zaidi wa tukio hilo.

COUNCILS URGED TO UTILIZE COMMUNITY BANK TO SUSTAIN

By Correspondent

Friday Simbaya,

Iringa

THE Managing Director for Dar es Salaam Community Bank (DCB), Edmund Mkwawa has urged municipal and district councils to use community banks available in their areas so that they can give life to community banks.

The community bank of Iringa will be jointly formed by Iringa Municipal Council and Iringa District Council residents, who under one District Commissioner, Captain (rtd) Aseri Msangi.

The managing director made the statement on Thursday during the municipal stakeholders meeting on the establishment of Community Bank held in Iringa Region.

Mkwawa said that if the community bank is started and it never used by directors of both the municipal and district, it will die a natural death since it will have small capital.

He noted municipal and district councils have a lot people who happen to be workers and if all workers can use the community banks they will be in the position sustaining a long life.

“According to the financial sector deepening study shows that only nine percent of close to 40 million population of Tanzania are putting their money in the banks, which is very small percentage compared to number of people,” he pointed out.

He said gap is bigger between the savings and borrowing in the country because people have n culture putting money into banks but only want to borrow when they deposite less than the borrow.

However, he urged people to utilize the community banks because community bank were the only savior in terms of micro financing schemes hence poverty reduction.

The number of people using banks for saving purpose is small as compared to number of people possessing mobile phones of between 12-14 million users, this way banks were now working together mobile phone operators so that encourage customers to use their mobiles for banking purpose hence increase number of people using banks in the country.

DCB managing director said that close to 40 banks in the country, there only seven community banks operating so far out of the total of 126 districts in Tanzania.

The community banks are merely started by the community themselves and help people who have little income to access loans so that they start small enterprises, because they cannot afford to get loans from commercial banks due higher interest rates and the demanding of collaterals.

Furthermore, he urged politicians not to interfere with the running of community banks because they are not experts but their duty to mobilize people to establish community banks in the area hence sustainability of community banks.

He said that another factor that leads to corrupts of community banks is the inside borrowing, whereby board of directors and staff borrow from within the banks and fail to repay their loans by taking advantage of their positions.

One stakeholder, Victor Mushi who doubles as the Chairman of Contractors Association of Tanzania (CATA) Iringa Zone, hauls the establishment of the community bank in the area because it help the residents of Iringa to excel in life since they will be to access microfinance hence income poverty reduction and improving living standards of people in Iringa.

The meeting attracted people from al walks of life both from Iringa Municipal and Iringa District councils including the incumbent Member of Parliament for Iringa Municipal Constituency Monica Mbega as a pioneer.

MFUKO WA BIMA YA AFYA WATOA MSAADA KWA WATOTO YATIMA

Na Friday Simbaya,

Kilolo

MFUKO wa Taifa wa Bima ya Afya (NHIF) Kanda ya Iringa wametoa msaada wa magodoro 15, mashuka 20 na sabuni ya kufulia kwa Kituo cha Watoto ya Yatima cha Amani wilayani Kilolo Mkoa wa Iringa.

Mkurugenzi wa Mfuko Kanda ya Iringa Bi. Grace Lobulu amesema jana kuwa mfuko uliamua kuitumia siku hii sambamba na Wiki ya Bima ya Afya kufanya shuguli za kijamii ikiwemo kutembelea wenye maitaji na kuwafariji.

Amesema kuwa kwa kanda ya Iringa mwaka huu inasheherekea Wiki ya Bima ya Afya kwa kutembelea watoto yatima katika kituo Amani Center (wilayani Kilolo) kinachoendeshwa na Kanisa Katoliki Dayosisi ya Iringa ambacho kina watoto 86.

Mwaka huu wiki ya bima ya afya na ujumbe usemao, “Mtaji wa Mtanzania ni Afya Bora, Jiunge na NHIF/CHF Leo”

Akipokea msaada huo kwa niaba ya Kituo cha Amani kaimu Meneja Bw. Wilfred Mwakalebela, aliushukuru mfuko huo kwa kuwapatia msaada wa pekee watoto huo na kuongeza kuwa ni mara ya kwanza kwa kituo hicho kupata msaada wa magodoro na mashuka tangu kuanshwa kwa kituo hicho.

Lakini pia mfuko utatembelea watoto waliopo katika Kituo cha watoto yatima cha Morogoro Orphanage center wilayani Songea vijijini mkoani Ruvuma amabacho kina watoto 120.

Katika kituo hicho cha Morogoro Orphanage Center, watoto yatima watapelekewa magodoro 20, mashuka 20, mabalanketi 20 na mafuta ya kupikia ndoo 10 (za lita 20).

Hata hivyo kuanzia mwaka 2007 Bodi ya Mfuko iliammua kuwa na wiki ya bima ya afya katika kipindi hicho cha maonyesho ya sabasaba na ambapo siku ya tarehe 30/06/2010 iliteuliwa siku maalum ya bima ya afya katika wiki hiyo.

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