AfricaPress-Tanzania: SEPTEMBER has been dedicated as the basic Education and Literacy month being celebrated by Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Sunset members, as an occasion to further get together with the pupils from Mbuyuni Primary School in Oysterbay for a fun.
In the course, the club spends time reading and playing learning games with the pupils, where they also donated 600 exercises books.
“Mbuyuni School is close to our club’s heart, it was in this school where our club launched our first educational project,” said, its President-elect Deborah Da Silva.
Ms Da Silva said that last year, the club did a lot in raising funds for the school pupils to have access to clean and safe drinking water and equally this year in January.
“Following club’s efforts and a generous donation from Rotary Club of Hereford in England, the school was gifted with a brand new water filtration pump. We also painted and donated books for its new library room that was much needed,” said Da Silva.
Meanwhile, the outgoing president Farhat Lane noted that the basic education is essential for the country’s economic growth.
“Literacy is a key factor for an individual’s success and collectively a community’s success. A child’s early years forms the foundation for his/her future development and a strong base for lifelong learning, cognitive and social development,” he pointed out.
Rotary has seven areas of focus that includes: Basic Education and Literacy, Peace and Conflict Prevention / Resolution, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Water and Sanitation, Maternal and Child Health, Economic and Community Development and the Environment.
“With this in mind, our club works hard to support our local communities in these areas of service with the club members, who are made up of professionals and friends specializing to make an impact in the community we live in,” he said.
