Rotary
Club Morogoro
Central got its new President recently in a short but colorful ceremony that
took place in Morogoro Municipality. Various
people who attended the function spoke highly of the need to serve people and
societies and look beyond one-self as explained by the Rotary
International motto of
“Service Above Self.” Our
Correspondent attended the event and here he writes what transpired…
Browse through the world wide web about
what Rotary has achieved
around the world and you will be surprised.
The amazing thing is that all that have
been achieved have been accomplished by people who are ready to serve their
follow human beings on voluntary basis.
These are people with the zeal to see the
world a better place to live where individuals and societies love one another
and live to serve each other where necessary.
Rotary
is a worldwide network of inspired individuals who translate their passions
into relevant social causes to change lives in communities.
Made up
of over 34,000 Rotary clubs around the world, Rotary International forms a
global network of business, professional, and community leaders who volunteer
their time and talents to serve communities locally and around the world – and
form strong, lasting friendships in the process.
Their
motto, “Service Above Self” speaks volume.
It
exemplifies the humanitarian spirit of the 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide and their service efforts are
directed toward peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention
and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education
and literacy and economic and community development .
Look at
this fact.
After
25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating
polio. Although a strong push is still needed now to root it out once and
for all, it is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.
According
to the association’s website reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world
presents ongoing challenges, not the least of which is a US$535 million funding
gap through 2012. It says that Rotary alone cannot fill this gap, but continued
Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously.
It is in this line of thinking that a new
President of Rotary Club Morogoro Central, Prof. Faustin Kamuzora is urging
members of the club to strengthen the spirit of helping the needy and
contributing to various projects in their societies.
Prof. Faustin Kamuzora who is also the
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration) of Mzumbe University says
that helping the needy or working toward serving humanity should be the
ultimate goal for everyone.
“We should learn and love to serve and
dedicated to our societies and humanity at large,” he says.
“It is now six years since Rotary Club was
started here in Morogoro and we have done a lot in helping the needy in various
fields such as education, water and sanitation and fighting malaria…we are
proud of that,” he says. Some of these projects are implemented in partnership
with other clubs around the world and others are funded by club members
themselves through volunteering time and contributing money.
He says Rotary has branches all over the
world and almost in all regions in Tanzania and urged more people to join the
club for the benefit of the larger societies and humanity at large. Similarly,
because each Rotary member is required to shoulder at least one position of
leadership annually, joining Rotary provides an opportunity to sharpen one’s
leadership skills and experience.
Currently the club is using member contributions
to help in the fight of polio especially in Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He explains that the Club is planning to
work with some stakeholders such as Morogoro Municipality to facilitate in
creating a beautiful and modern garden at SabaSaba grounds in Morogoro
municipality that will serve as a recreation and reading area for and also
drawing zebra crossing on a number of roads around schools for the safety of
children.
“Tanzanians should join this club for the
purpose of helping each other,” he notes.
On his part, Mvomero District Commissioner
in Morogoro region, Mr. Anthony Mtaki urges youths in the country to join the
club and take part in helping their societies and country at large and learn
leadership skills.
He says the country depends on youths to
attain development and that they should use such avenues to show their talents
for the good of the nation.
“We have to cultivate the spirit of helping
the needy and each other,” he says.
The spirit of helping each other is well entrenched
in Tanzania’s society and this should be taken as an advantage to join such
clubs which focuses on some noble causes.
Such memberships as propagated by Prof.
Kamuzora will see creation of networks that will not only benefit individuals
but also the whole country as well.
A membership of
this grass-root organisation consisting of business professionals and community
leaders that volunteer time, talent and resources in order to remedy vital
community needs should really be everyone desire.
This may help
brush away ideas some of us have that the government should be responsible for
all our development.
Rotary in Tanzania and in other
countries has proved that huge projects and causes can be accomplished by
people who come together and volunteer themselves irrespective of colour,
tribe, sex or religion.
Ends.
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