WANAHABARI WAPIGWA MSASA UCHAGUZI SHIRIKISHI KWA WENYE ULEMAVU

1.0 Introduction

Tanzania Federation of Disabled Peoples Organizations (SHIVYAWATA) with the support of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is implementing a project titled “Inclusive Elections.” 

The project aims at advocating for people with disabilities (PWDs) to fully and participates equally in leadership and political processes. Apart from targeting leaders of PWDs to raise their awareness on these processes, the project also supports SHIVYAWATA in engaging the mass media in advocating for fair, just and increased participation of PWDs in determining the country’s political direction. Tanzania is currently in the process of electing local leaders, legislatures and the President by October this year, and PWDs participation in this democratic process, both as voters and contestants, is crucial.

In the months leading to the presidential elections, the federation intends to embark on capacity building activities targeting journalists from both electronic, print, public and private media houses to enhance accuracy and fair representation of PWDs issues in the political processes; improve PWDs’ portrayal in the media - as citizens capable to take up leadership positions as opposed to being helpless individuals; and motivate public and leadership support to PWDs political needs and aspirations in Tanzania.

Media sensitization on PWDs issues is intended to contribute to, reducing stigma associated with disabilities, and strengthen a just and fair treatment of PWDs in Tanzania’s socio-economic and political processes.

Activities that would enhance knowledge of media practitioners on PWDs – their socio-economic and political status; their rights to political participation and in holding leadership accountable; as well expose media practioners to legal frameworks for PWDs and their role and potential in strengthening democracy and democratic institutions are imperative in transforming electoral processes Tanzania.

MO DEWJI ANYAKUA TUZO YA MWAKA YA MFANYABIASHARA ANAYESAIDIA ZAIDI JAMII

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CNBC Africa, Roberta Naicker akimkabidhi tuzo ya '2015 Philanthropist of the year-East Africa' Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Makampuni ya MeTL Group, Mohammed Dewji katika sherehe zilizofanyika hoteli ya DusitD2 jijini Nairobi.(Picha zote na Zainul Mzige wa Modewjiblog).

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Makampuni ya MeTL Group, Mohammed Dewji akizungumza kwenye hafla ya tuzo za All Africa Business Leaders Awards 2015 (AABLA). Kulia ni Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CNBC Africa, Roberta Naicker.

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Makampuni ya MeTL Group, Mohammed Dewji akipozi katika picha ya kumbukumbu na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CNBC Africa, Roberta Naicker.

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Makampuni ya MeTL Group, Mohammed Dewji akiwa ameshikilia tuzo yake.

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Makampuni ya MeTL Group, Mohammed Dewji akibadilishana mawazo na baadhi ya wafanyabiashara wakubwa jijini Nairobi ambapo pia walimpongeza.

Afisa Mtendaji Mkuu wa Makampuni ya MeTL Group, Mohammed Dewji katika picha ya kumbukumbu na mmoja wa wageni waalikwa kwenye hafla ya tuzo za All Africa Business Leaders Awards 2015 zilizofanyika kwenye hoteli ya Dusit D2 jijini Nairobi.

Mohammed Dewji, CEO of MeTL Group....2015 Philanthropist of the Year-East Africa.

Na Mwandishi Wetu

BILIONEA anayemiliki kampuni kubwa ya Mohammed Enterprises nchini (MeTL), Mohammed Dewji `Mo’ ameshinda Tuzo ya Mfanyabiashara wa Mwaka anayejitoa zaidi kuisaidia jamii kunufaika kutokana na biashara zake, akiwa mshindi wa Afrika, Kanda ya nchi za Afrika Mashariki katika tuzo zilizofanyika juzi jijini Nairobi, Kenya.

Katika tuzo hiyo ya heshima kwa wafanyabiashara Afrika inayoratibiwa na Kituo cha Biashara cha Televisheni ya CNBC Afrika, Dewji alishindanishwa na mabilionea raia wa Kenya, Ashok Shah wa kampuni ya Apollo Investment Limited na Damaris Too-Kimondo anayemilikia kampuni ya Shrand Promotions.

Katika sherehe hizo zilizofana, Dewji alikabidhiwa tuzo yake na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CNBC Africa, Roberta Naicker.

Ushindi wake umechangiwa kwa kiasi kikubwa na kitendo cha Dewji ambaye pia ni mwanasiasa aliyekuwa mbunge wa Singida Mjini kwa miaka kumi, kujihusisha na misaada yenye lengo la kupambana na umasikini kupitia sekta mbalimbali kama elimu, maji, watu wenye ulemavu na pia uwezeshaji kiuchumi, matukio ambayo yamelenga na kubadili hali ya watu maskini zaidi katika jamii.

Washindi hao wa Kanda ya Afrika Mashariki watashindanishwa na washindi wengine kutoka Kanda ya Kusini mwa Afrika na Afrika Magharibi Novemba 13, mwaka huu huko Sandton, Johannesburg nchini Afrika Kusini ili kupata mshindi wa jumla wa bara la Afrika.

Akizungumza mara baada ya kutunukiwa tuzo yake hiyo yenye heshima kubwa, aliwashukuru waandaaji, jarida la Forbes na majaji kwa kumuona anastahili kwa tuzo hiyo ya kipekee.

Alisema, kwake ni faraja kubwa kupata heshima huyo na amekuwa na ndoto za kusaidia watu wa Tanzania kukabiliana na changamoto wa kasi ya maendeleo barani Afrika na kwamba ili kuendana na kasi hiyo, miongoni mwa juhudi zinazotakiwa ni kuwawezesha kupata elimu bora, hasa wa maeneo ya vijijini.

“Ninaamini tukiunganisha nguvu, nchi za Afrika zina nafasi kubwa ya kuwa na wataalamu wake watakaosaidia kusukuma gurudumu la kiuchumi Afrika na hivyo kuboresha hali za maisha za watu wa bara hili,” alisema bilionea huyo kijana aliyeanzishwa taasisi yake ya Mo Dewji Foundation kwa lengo la kuisaidia jamii.

Alisema kwamba hilo ni tukio kubwa sana kwake na kumnukuu Maya Angelou, akisema: “Ukisoma, fundisha. Ukipata, toa.” Aliongeza kuwa, kwa kuwa amebarikiwa na Mungu kupata vyote, anakusudia kuendelea kuuelimisha umma juu ya kufanya mapinduzi ya kielimu, afya, na maeneo mengine ya ustawi wa jamii, huku akiahidi kusaidia kwa kila atakachojaliwa.

Dewji mwenye umri wa 40 ambaye kwa sasa ndiye bilionea kijana zaidi Afrika kwa vijana wasiozidi umri huo, akiwa pia miongoni mwa mabilionea 55 wanaoongoza kwa utajiri Afrika, anaongoza kampuni yenye makampuni yaliyojikita katika sekta za kilimo, fedha, uzalishaji, usambazaji wa bidhaa na kadhalika, huku akitajwa kuajiri zaidi ya watu 20,000.