United States Ambassador Mark B. Childress addressing members of different community-based organizations at a ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, where he awarded grants to 14 organizations working to improve the lives of Tanzanians. The grants awarded will directly benefit more than 5,000 people in 12 regions across the country and will improve services and opportunities in water and sanitation, health, education and economic development. (Photo: U.S. Embassy)
United States Ambassador Mark B. Childress (in front) in a group photo with members of different community-based organizations at a ceremony held at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, where he awarded grants to 14 organizations working to improve the lives of Tanzanians. The grants awarded will directly benefit more than 5,000 people in 12 regions across the country and will improve services and opportunities in water and sanitation, health, education and economic development. (Photo: U.S. Embassy).U.S. Ambassador Presents Grants to Community-based Organizations
---
On August 24, 2015 at a ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, United States Ambassador Mark B. Childress awarded community grants to 14 organizations working to improve the lives of Tanzanians. The grants awarded today will directly benefit more than 5,000 people in 12 regions across the country and will improve services and opportunities in water and sanitation, health, education and economic development.
On August 24, 2015 at a ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, United States Ambassador Mark B. Childress awarded community grants to 14 organizations working to improve the lives of Tanzanians. The grants awarded today will directly benefit more than 5,000 people in 12 regions across the country and will improve services and opportunities in water and sanitation, health, education and economic development.
These grants were awarded under the U. S. Embassy’s Community Grants Program, which provides direct assistance to small, community-based, improvement projects through the “Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund” and the “Ambassador's Fund for HIV/AIDS Relief.”
The Self-Help Fund provides direct assistance grants to Tanzanian community organizations for projects designed to benefit villages and urban communities, and the Fund for HIV/AIDS Relief provides assistance specifically for communities heavily impacted or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.
The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund was established during Mwalimu Julius Nyerere's first presidential term. For 50 years, these grants have helped community-based organizations in every region of Tanzania to improve the lives of local Tanzanians by building schools, providing access to clean water, utilizing solar energy and starting new commercial initiatives.
The Ambassador's Fund for HIV/AIDS Relief started in 2009 and has provided grants to 69 community-groups in Tanzania. Both programs continue the strong tradition of U.S.-Tanzania citizen partnership.
Toa Maoni Yako:
0 comments: