How a social scheme changed lives of Kigoma coffee farmers

>Andre Mayi, 58, is a farmer from Seloto village in Babati District. He is also the village chairman. He has 10 acres of land on which he grows maize, pigeon peas, beans, bananas, vegetables and fruits. He also keeps cows, goats, milk, local chicken and pigs. In all his farming years Mayi admits he has never used industrial fertilizer until now  believing it ruins the soils and so did nearly everyone else in his village. However, through a research programme known as Africa Rising, this...

Municipal Social Security  scheme touted in Kigoma  

The Kigoma Ujiji Municipal Council (KUMC) has passed an unprecedented motion raised by the constituency MP, Hon Kabwe Zuberi Ruyagwa Zitto, to establish the Kigoma/Ujiji Municipality Social Security Scheme (KUMSSS). This happened on the full council meeting held on 30th January 2016. This motion is the first ever of this kind in Tanzania.

The main purpose is to seeking to extend universal health coverage to the entire population of the...

With salams and jambo from Bukoba Please note, the read and blue marking on the head, these are the four points where cancerous boils were removed and he was getting dressing. IZAAS bears witness that since ZIDO and these ladies group joined hands with IZAAS they have changed  lives of many children. Kindly read see attachment below. Mubaarak Abdullah.

Coffee is neglected, farmers say. They said although they put a lot of efforts on developing the crop, they were not benefiting by it.

The ACT-Wazalendo party has pledged to make social security mandaroty for all farmers so that they would enjoy the various benefits provided under the schemes including access to education support and health care.

Kigoma District Council in acute shortage of social welfare workers
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KIGOMA District Council is in dire shortage of social welfare workers, hindering its smooth delivery of social services. Ms Penina Mbete, who is Kigoma District Council Social Officer, told a team of journalists who were in Kigoma attending a three- day training ...

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling… It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground...

Na Editha Karlo-Michuzi TV,Kigoma.
WAZIRI Mkuu Kassim Majaliwa anatarajia kufanya ziara ya siku moja
mkoani Kigoma leo kwa ajili ya kugawa miche ya michikichi kwa makundi
mbalimbali ya wakulima ikiwa ishara ya kuanza rasmi utekelezaji wa
mkakati wa serikali kuelekea kujitegemea kwa mafuta ya kula
yatakayokuwa yakizalishwa kupitia zao la michikichi.

Mkuu wa mkoa Kigoma,Emanuel Maganga akizungumza na waandishi wa habari mjini Kigoma leo alisema kuwa mpango wa ugawaji wa miche hiyo
utafanyika katika...

Na Editha Karlo wa Globu ya Jamii, Kigoma  MKUU Wa Wilaya ya Kigoma Mhe  Ramadhani Maneno amewataka wananchi wa Wilaya ya Kigoma kuacha kuwashutumu viongozi wa wilaya na Halmashauri kuwa wamekula pesa za TASAF shilingi milioni 183,539 zilizotolewa na serekali kwaajili ya kusaidia kaya maskini Wilayani humo. Mhe  Maneno amewaambia wanahabari ofisini kwake leo kuwa pesa iliyotolewa na TASAF kwa ajili ya kusaidia kaya maskini na zinazoishi katika mazingira magumu katika Wilaya ya Kigoma ...