RC CONGRATULATES TAWLAE FOR THEIR ECONOMICAL SUPPORT

By Allan Ntana, Tabora.

 

The government in Tabora region, has congratulated Tanzania Association of Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (TAWLAE) members for their effort towads fostering youth and women socio economic well being and elimination of child labour in tobacco farms as a result to child endurance.   

 

These remarks were given by Tabora regional commissioner, Fatuma Mwassa, who was represented by Dr. Phillips Ntiba, during the official opening of TAWLAE annual general meeting which was held yesterday in the region.  

 

Speaking in the congregation, Mwassa extended her gratitude to TAWLAE management for the invitation and urged the organization to continue empowering women and youth at all levels academically, socially and economically so as to ensure that  gender responsive policies are in place for the betterments of the nation.

 

‘‘I appreciate for your ideal decision to conduct your annual general meeting in our region, this is an opportunity, it’ll surely benefit us alot, you are most welcome, may God be with you throughout your meeting,’’ said Mwassa.             

 

Mwassa extended her congratulations to TAWLAE management as they managed to sponsor some of their co-members to Masters and PHD levels and promoting youth and women economical development by offering modern agricultural skills, entrepreneurship and animal husbandary skills.    

 

Mwassa complemented that TAWLAE members are highly concerned to the well being of the community, for this extent, the issue of fighting against child labour is pattern and parcel  to their activities, reasearch shows that child involvement in hard labour  is geared by poverty as the root cause for most tobacco growing families, hence, highlighted the need of more efforts towards poverty reduction.

 

‘‘I encourage you to keep on addressing all important issues, especially those pertaining to eradication of poverty, agricultural development and environmental conservation plus linking  women farmers who are the main labour force and other key players in the country. I also argue you to continue supporting  school children, especially those who are from poor families in rural areas, ’’ she added. 

 

PROSPER project director, Mr. Bahati Nzunda, congratulated the good job done by these profesional women in collaboration with the project and added that their objectives  should be appreciated and supported so as to accelerate their efforts on poverty eradication in the community  as the route cause of child labour. .. ‘‘We are proud of having hard working partners’’, he added. 

 

When speaking in the congregation, TAWLAE chairman, Ms Sophia Mlote, clarified that the organization has targeted to promote livelihood of a child and youth plus empowering women professionals in various disciplines so as to promote women at all levels academically, economically and socially.  

 

Mlote added that apart from empowering professional women, TAWLAE, has  offered full educational scholarship to a total of  2,177 girls, at a secondary school level and 580 at a primary school level and more than 10,125 children were removed from child labour hence returned to school.   

 

Meanwhile, Mlote complemented that the organization has targeted to support and improve various agricultural crops such as cassava, sweet potatoes  and vegetables,  along with processing, packaging and storage of the products, so as to benefit different women entreprenuers, hence transform their economical means.  

 

TAWLAE also targets to offer vivid training for both youth and women on entrepreneurship skills, modern agriculture and  animal husbandry so as to empower them economically plus providing conselling  on sexual transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS in rural areas.