Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE Grumeti Fund has donated new houses for teachers, classrooms and dispensary at Makundusi Village in supporting government’s efforts to improve social services. The donated included three houses, two classrooms and dispensary.
Mara Regional Commissioner (RC) Ally Hapi commended the Fund for funding education and health development projects in rural villages of the Serengeti District.
“On behalf of the government, we thank you (Grumeti) for giving back to the communities surrounding you.” Hapi stated shortly after inspecting the buildings, yesterday.
RC Hapi was happy with the quality of work done on the construction of the projects citing the dispensary building which has been jointly built by Grumeti Fund and the citizens at the cost of 116m/-; whereby the Fund donated 100m/- and the remaining amount came from the village.
“We have inspected the whole building, inside and outside and it is in fact a job well done. The Grumeti Fund has shown an example and I’m sure other villages are admiring this dispensary here at Makundusi village,” RC Hapi told the Makundusi villagers.
RC Hapi directed that the new dispensary should start operations soon so that citizens can start accessing medical services that have been brought closer to them. RC Hapi urged the Makundusi villagers and Serengeti district to continue embracing and supporting the good relationship with the Grumeti group of companies.
Head of Community Development for the Grumeti Fund, Frida Mollel briefed RC Hapi on the reason over why the Grumeti Fund took interest in supporting construction of the dispensary.
“We support efforts made by the government to improve health services. We want to see a reduction in maternal and infant mortality. Opening this dispensary is going to help all the villagers, especially pregnant women who have been walking long distance to seek health services.” Mollel further told RC Hapi that besides the dispensary, Grumeti Fund also built two classrooms at Makundusi Secondary School and three teachers’ houses at Nyakitono, Makundusi and Kewambogo primary schools.
