Tanzania: Farmers urged to raise school funds

COTTON growers in Shinyanga Region have been urged by the government to donate funds for school activities as Shinyanga Region Cooperative union (SHIRECU), did in yesteryears.

The union, among other initiatives, built schools for educating children.

An administrator in the office of the Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Godfrey Kajia, made the call during a graduation ceremony at Buluba Secondary School, the only school owned by SHIRECU in Shinyanga Region.

Mr Kajia, who represented the Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS), in the 26th anniversary of Buluba Secondary School, said responsibility of developing the school rests in the shoulders of cotton growers — who are the owners of the school. He said that cotton growers should organize fund raising events that involve all stakeholders in the region.

«Organize fundraising events so that you raise money that will help meet the challenges and needs that afflict your school by calling academicians, farmers ,business people and members of the public in general.

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You will achieve your objectives,» said Mr Kajia. He advised the graduates to be eager to learn more after completing their Advanced Level so that they manage to fit in the society — even by becoming entrepreneurs, an undertaking that needs knowledgeable people.

The headmaster of Buluba Secondary School, Mr John Ndama, requested the government to offer financial support to their school since it is operated by farmers, most of whom cannot afford to pay school fees if they are raised. Mr Ndama said that his school still lacks a perimeter fence, a modern library, a dinning hall and more dormitories so as to accommodate more students from the region mostly those hailing from cotton growing families.

«More students in our School are children of cotton growers who are not able to afford to pay more money to cover the operations of the school. That is why we appeal to the government to extend financial support to our school,» said Mr Ndama.

A total of 39 students graduated at Buluba Secondary School in Science subjects, most of them in PCB,CBG and PCM also others took Art subjects like HGL,HKL,HGK and KLG.