Ambassador
of Japan H.E. Mr. Masaharu Yoshida posing with from left Chaiman of
Parent Committee of Michakaini Primary School, Mr. Nassor HArith
Mohammed, Hon. Ms. Mwanajuma Majjid Abdallah – South Pemba Regional
Commissioner, Headteacher Ms. Neema Mwalim Khamis, Secretary of the
Committee and Head Teacher, in front of the newly constructed classroom
block.
Ambassador
of Japan H.E. Mr. Masaharu Yoshida with Prof. Ibrahim Lipumba, CUF
Chairman, posing with Michakaini primary school pupils in front of the
newly constructed classroom block.
Ambassador
of Japan H.E. Mr. Masaharu Yoshida with Hon. Ms. Mwanajuma Majjid
Abdallah – South Pemba Regional Commissioner, during the Handing over
ceremony.
Ambassador of Japan H.E. Mr. Masaharu Yoshida with Prof. Ibrahim Lipumba, CUF Chairman, during the Handing over ceremony.
Ambassador
of Japan H.E. Mr. Masaharu Yoshida congratulates Eng. Mansour Kassim,
during the Handing over ceremony. Also in the phor Prof. Ibrahim
Lipumba.
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By Our Correspondent
The
Government of Japan which has been extending support to local
communities in various sectors including health, education and water
supply under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects
(GGHSP) scheme since 1991, over the weekend has handed over two-storey
Classroom Block at Michakaini ‘A’ Primary School in Chakechake town,
South Pemba Region
The
building which cost about US Dollars 159,037 is a response to a request
by the Parents Committee of Michakaini A Primary School to ease
congestion at the school.
The
building which was constructed under the GGHSP scheme was handed in the
presence of Hon. Prof. Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba – Chairman of the Civic
United Front (CUF) andHon. Ms. Mwanajuma Majjid Abdallah – Regional
Commissioner, South Pemba Region.
Speaking
during the handover ceremony at Michakaini ‘A’ Primary School
Ambassador of Japan, Masaharu Yoshida said Reconstruction of a
Two-storey Classroom Block at Michakaini A Primary School in Chakechake
Town, South Pemba Region; it is another contribution from Japan to the
people of Tanzania.
“This
project was recommended to us by Professor Ibrahim Lipumba, chairman of
the Civic United Front (CUF), and I’m happy that he is here today to
witness this handing over ceremony.” He lamented.
Narrating
a sad story of the school he said situation at Michakaini „A‟ primary
school, where pathetic with more than 1,300 pupils sharing only 12
classes, an average of 110 pupils in one class.
Due
to the shortage of classes, the school decided to divide the pupils into
two sessions, the morning session and the afternoon session.
However, even after two sessions, the average number of pupils per class was still very high at about 58 pupils per class.
“In
some classes, the number was more than 80 pupils per class. These pupils
could not get lectures of good quality and supervision. I’m glad that
after our intervention, whereby the Government of Japan extended a grant
assistance of US$ 159,037 (by then approximately equivalent to 250
million Tanzanian shillings), three classrooms, which were old and in a
very bad condition, were demolished and the two-storey classroom block
with a total of seven classrooms was constructed. “he said.
With these new classrooms, the average number of pupils per class is expected to be at 44 pupils per class.
Therefore,
this project will help to create better condition that almost reaches
the teacher-pupil ratio of 1:40 recommended by Primary Education
Development Plan (PEDP III).
The
ambassador believed that the new block will improve the quality of
education and supervision to all pupils and will help their dreams to
come true.
He also reiterated that the Government of Japan would like to provide continuing support for basic human needs in Tanzania.
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