By a Correspondent, Dar es
Salaam
As part of its Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, Bank of Africa Tanzania has donated USD
10,000 to support the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania
(CCBRT) efforts in improving children’s healthcare in the country.
Talking during the
handover brief ceremony yesterday in Dar es Salaam, the bank’s head of Human
Resources and Administration, Ms Mercy Msuya said the bank is thankful to be
able to offer its continued support to CCBRT through the Invest in Your Future
campaign.
“Our bank has continually
focused on providing solutions to the development sector in Tanzania and our
coming together with CCBRT shows our commitment to that cause,” she said.
She explained that while
the future of the nation depends on many different things, the health of
citizens is one of the most important contributors to ensuring a vibrant
Tanzania.
She noted that ensuring
Tanzania’s children grow up to realize their full potential as productive
citizens requires that they have access to good educational resources and that of utmost importance is that they
are in good health.
“This is why our bank
supports efforts geared towards improving the health sector in Tanzania…it is
our belief that our contribution will enhance positive development in Tanzania
by enabling future economic growth through investment in the young generation,”
she said, urging other corporate organizations to come and support the campaign
so as to build a better Tanzania.
On her part, the CCBRT
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Haika Mawalla said the bank’s donation will
enable them to continue treating children under the age of 5 free of charge,
and that this will ensure that they increase the number of children who receive
access to education in Tanzania.
“We aim to improve access
to education for children with disabilities by working to prevent disabilities
through early identification treatment, raise awareness, empower families, and
by working with over 170 schools in Dar es Salaam to make them more inclusive,”
Ms. Mawalla said.
She noted that the earlier
a child with a disability receives medical care and treatment the more positive
the outcome is likely to be.
Bank of Africa Tanzania
has a longstanding relationship with CCBRT whereby it supports a number of
initiatives including monthly staff donations to the hospital under the Friends
of CCBRT program, assistance in creation of awareness of CCBRT’s services and
initiatives to the bank’s customers and financial support for the upcoming
Baobab Maternity hospital which is part of the institution-sponsorship of the
HIV/AIDS Unit.
Established in 1994, CCBRT
is responsible to the needs of people with disabilities in and around Dar es
Salaam. It is the largest indigenous
provider of disability and rehabilitation services in the country, providing
quality rehabilitative services to 120,000 people with disabilities and their
caregivers each year.
In 2011, over 11,000 life
changing operations improved the lives of children, women and men.
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