STANBIC BANK DONATES 100 DESKS TO TUANGOMA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Stanbic Bank Tanzania Head of High Networth Clients, Omary Mtiga (right) handed over 100 desks to Temeke Regional Commissioner, Jokate Mwegelo (left) for Tuangoma Primary School in Kigamboni. This is part of the bank's ongoing Stabic Madawati Initiative that aims to donate 1,000 desks to schools nationwide. The ceremony was followed by tree planting, which is part of the campaign that seeks to restore the ecosystem by planting a tree for every desk donated.

• Stanbic Madawati Initiative continues its quest to improve learning environment

Dar es Salaam: Stanbic Bank Tanzania has donated 100 desks worth TZS 9 Million to Tuangoma Primary School in Temeke district, being part of the bank's ongoing campaign - Stanbic Madawati Initiative which aims to improve the learning environment and support the development of the education sector in the country.

The desks were handed over by the bank’s Head of High Net worth Clients, Omari Mtiga to Temeke District Commissioner, Jokate Mwegelo at an event held at the school premises recently.

Mtiga said the bank is committed to playing its role to improve the learning environment across different schools in Tanzania, through its signature initiative dubbed Stanbic Madawati Initiative, which aims to donate 1,000 desks across the country this year. “We believe that all dreams can be achieved if given the necessary support. This donation will provide a conducive environment for learning and accelerate the performance of Tuangoma students.“

He added that the company recently made a similar donation to Mbabala Secondary School in Dodoma and is keen to continue supporting the government’s efforts to provide sufficient desks to schools in other parts of the country.

On the other hand, Hon Jokate commended Stanbic Bank efforts in assisting the government to improve learning and urged other investors to emulate the move.

She further appealed to the school administration to ensure that the desks are put to proper use, so they can benefit as many students as possible, and also called on students to work extra hard to improve the performance of the school.

The Stanbic Madawati Initiative was launched in July this year largely to address the challenge of the shortage of desks in schools across the country. Through the initiative, the bank will donate 1000 desks to primary and secondary schools in the different regions of the country.

For every desk donated, Stanbic will plant a tree in order to converse the environment.