SALAMBA OF LIPULI FC SELECTED THE BEST PLAYER OF THE MONTH

Iringa Lipuli FC striker, Adam Salamba (20) has been selected as the best player in March of the VodaCom Premier League (VPL) in Tanzania mainland this season, thus earning Sh1 million together with AZAM Digital TV Set Top Box. 

The striker took the award after defeating his two colleagues, Salum Kimenya who played for Prisons FC and Azam FC goalkeeper Mwadini Ally in a vote by the Premier League Prize Committee. 

Salamba showed great potential and helped his team to win three goals in the 270 minutes he played in successive three games; hence team moved one position from eighth position to seventh position in the VLP standing table. 

Due to the prize victory will be awarded a prize, AZAM Digital TV Set Top box (STB) and one million (1m/-) cash from Vodacom sponsors. In the three games, he led his team to win two games and drew one game. 

On the other hand, Kimenya (Prisons FC) played 269 minutes and scored two goals, enabling Prisons to win two of the three games played drew one game. 

Mwadini (AZAM FC) played 270 minutes in which his team played in March, winning all three games played, remaining in his third position. 

Salamba who is nursing his injury on his left leg ankle after the game against Mwadui FC of Shinyanga told yesterday the Guardian on Sunday that he was happy for been selected the best player of the month (March) in this season. 

Lipuli FC will be playing Singida United FC on Sunday (15.04.2018) at Samora Memorial stadium in Iringa town, and Salamba (striker) is likely to miss the game against Singida due his injuries. 

“Am praying to God that I get well soon so that I can play this important game against Singida United FC…,” he said. 

On his part, Lipuli FC Assistance Coach Seleman Matola also echoed that his team was ready for the game against Singida United of Singida region. 

He said that they make sure the opponent does not penetrate Lipuli FC strong defence at all means and promised to win the games despite some few injuries. 

Lipuli FC Communications Officer Clement Sanga told the TUMBUSI BLOG yesterday at Samora CCM Stadium that his players were fit and ready for game against Singida United. 

He said that his team arrived safely in Iringa town on Friday after played two away games with Mbao FC of Mwanza and Mwadui FC of Shinyanga respectively. 

These are the winners of the Premier League this season 2017/18, which is Emmanuel Okwi of Simba (August), Singida United, Shafiq Batambuze (September) and Yanga striker Obrey Chirwa (October). 

Others are the singer of Singida United, Mudathir Yahya (November), Mwanza FC striker Habibu Kiyombo (December), Simba striker, John Bocco (January) and Yanga midfielder Papy Tshishimbi (February). 

BRAC PREVENTS TEENAGE PREGNANCY THROUGH GIRLS’ CLUBS

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ELA CLUB IN MBAGALA

By Friday Simbaya, recently in Dar e s Salaam 

• IN response to the problems prevent adolescent girls in Tanzania from completing their education and fulfilling their dreams, BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania has launched an Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescent (ELA) project in 2013 through NOVO Foundation. 

Teenage pregnancy is a major health concern because of its association with higher morbidity and mortality for both mother and child. 

According to the Project Manager-ELA Nancy Kataraihya, childbearing during the teenage years frequently has adverse social consequences particularly for educational attainment. 

BRAC’s ELA project is designed to socially and financially empower adolescent girls from poor households to overcome their vulnerabilities, and become agents of change in their family and community at large. 

She said that girls who become mothers in their teens were more likely to curtail their education; she said this during the BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania Two-day Media Workshop held in Dar es Salaam early April this year. 

The workshop brought a total of 35 journalists from Mbeya, Iringa, Dodoma, Tanga and Dar es Salaam regions organized by BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania. 

Kataraihya said the project comprises of six (6) components including; adolescent girls club (safe-space) for both in and out of schools-where the adolescent girls need to discuss different socio-economic issues that touches their lives with confidentiality. 

Life skills based education which builds self-confidence and practical skills for girls. 

In Financial literacy component- the club members have the opportunity to get training about financial knowledge in business plan, capital management, marketing, customer service, profit and loss calculation, saving and record keeping. 

Other components of the ELA project are livelihood training-where girls are trained in income generating activities (IGAs).

Community participation- includes all parent meetings and community leaders. 

The sixth component is microfinance support-BRAC through Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescent (ELA) project provide small loan to adolescent girls who own business under ELA microfinance. 

The ELA Project Manager said that one of the objectives of the project were to reduce early pregnancy, early marriage, to increase awareness on HIV/AIDS, STIs and other diseases. 

The other objectives of the project were to intensify awareness on reproductive health and family planning (FP). 

The ELA project has so far established 180 ELA clubs with total of 5,263 members, trained 180 mentors in four (4) regions and six (6) districts targeting adolescent girls aged 10+ to 24. 

Over the years, BRAC has looked deeper into understanding the contextual problems of those members of the clubs face and worked to ensure different innovations are injected into the program to ensure sustainability as well as relevance of clubs in the community. 

In Tanzania, if you are a schoolgirl and fall pregnant, it could mean the end of your education. This is drastic attempt to prevent pregnancies in the society where engaging in sex before marriage is seen as shameful, reckless and immoral.