{"id":35280,"date":"2021-08-20T14:06:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=35280"},"modified":"2021-08-20T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:21:39","slug":"crdb-throws-weight-behind-kizimkazi-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/crdb-throws-weight-behind-kizimkazi-festival","title":{"rendered":"CRDB throws weight \u00a0behind Kizimkazi festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CRDB Bank yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to transform Kizimkazi festival into a huge and sustainable forum for the promotion of Zanzibar\u2019s tourism attractions and environmental conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The bank\u2019s Director of Corporate Affairs and Public Relations, Ms Tully Mwambapa, speaking to reporters here, described Kizimkazi as a highly endowed suburb with massive riches in tourism attractions like beaches, dolphins, luxurious hotels, culture and history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur purpose is always to transform lives and deliver the best; we deemed it our responsibility to advance Kizimkazi Day and make it more productive to all Zanzibaris,\u201d Ms Mwambapa said.<\/p>\n<p>She said during the one-week festivities, which commence between next Monday and Saturday, the bank will among others offer entrepreneurial education to small entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe training, particularly financial literacy that will be provided to entrepreneurs, we firmly believe, will marshal more potential entrepreneurs and accelerate economic activities at Kizimkazi,\u201d said the director, adding: \u201cIncreased financial literacy will encourage more Tanzanians to join the formal financial system and boost financial inclusion in the country.\u201d She said the festival, which started in 2016 as Samia Day, is scheduled to become unique and historical this year, thanks to the huge investment that the bank has injected in, hinting that the event preparations will consume 500m\/-.<\/p>\n<p>President Samia Suluhu Hassan is scheduled to grace the festival\u2019s climax on next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCRDB Bank is committed to contribute to the social and economic development of all Tanzanians and the entire nation,\u201d Ms Mwambapa said, elaborating that the bank has always been honouring its policy of giving back to the community one per cent of the profit, with education, health, environment and economic empowerment being the priority areas.<\/p>\n<p>Unguja South Regional Commissioner (RC) Rashid Hadid Rashid said environmental cleanness, training and exhibitions by 300 entrepreneurs as well as competition in various games are some of the planned activities for the six-day event.<\/p>\n<p>The RC expressed optimism that through the festival, wananchi in Kibuteni, Kizimkazi Dimbani, Mkunguni and other neighbouring shehias will have the educational, water infrastructure, road and youth unemployment challenges deliberated on and addressed.<\/p>\n<p>The event organizers have as well arranged for wananchi to receive vaccination against COVID-19 on August 27 and August 28, 2021 at Kizimkazi Dimbani, the festival hosting grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Kizimkazi festival started as a farewell ceremony for President Samia in August 2015 after completing her tenure as Makunduchi Member of Parliament and getting appointment as CCM presidential running mate under the late John Magufuli.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities were in 2016 transformed into Samia Day under a special Samia Day committee, which was coordinating the celebrations at Kizimkazi Mkunguni up to 2018, when the name was changed to Kizimkazi Day and incorporated residents from Kizimkazi Dimbani.<\/p>\n<p>Since then the festival has been growing, incorporating more Shehias\u2014 Mtende, Kibuteni and Muyuni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. 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