TANZANIA
Alliance One Tobacco Tanzania Limited (AOTTL) has donated construction materials worth TZS23.9m (US$10,400) to support the construction of girls’ dormitories and toilets in Tabora and Uyui districts.
Speaking during the handing over ceremony, AOTTL director of production David Mayunga said that the support involved 270 iron sheets, 320 iron bars, and 300 bags of cement. He said that female students in the two districts will soon forget all hurdles, especially walking a long distance to school. According to Mayunga, “the materials will be used to construct dormitories in Itojanda and Ndevelwa secondary schools in Tabora Municipality.”
Uyui district has received 250 iron sheets, 100 bags of cement, and 80 steel bars to support dormitories construction in Idete and Nsimbo secondary schools.
Gift Msuya, Uyui district commissioner said “the support has come at the right time when the government is campaigning to ensure that female students have enough dormitories to keep them in school…we have already commenced the construction of dormitories so the donated materials will complement the ongoing work.”.