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Wealthy people challenged to support vulnerable groups in rural areas
2007-09-04 09:35:01
By Gadiosa Lamtey
Well to do people and well wishers have been told to visit, support and provide counselling to poor families, people with disabilities, orphans and those living with HIV/Aids in rural areas.
The call was made over the weekend by the Managing Director of Youth hopes against disasters and protecting environment in Africa (HASPEA) Kizito Msangya during `Together Day` held at Chanika in Dar es Salaam.
Msangya said that people in the rural areas lacked facilities and funds to compliment their efforts to implement the strategies underlined in Mkukuta.
``Our goal is to involve different stakeholders especially in social issues to help the society affected by poverty in Tanzania.
Our other endeavour is to exchange ideas with people living with HIV/Aids, poor families and provide them with support such as food; counselling and techniques to fight against poverty.
We also encourage those with the disease to live a fearless life,`` said Msangya.
He further said that Haspea, in collaboration with the well to do people, had set new strategies to reach the poorest families and support those in need of special protection like orphans, street children and those living under harsh conditions.
For his part, the Deputy Director for self development project in the Ministry of Community Development Gender and Children, Gotfrid Sangana said the ministry would continue to support the rural areas, especially orphans in need of education and care from the community.
He said that the Ministry in collaboration with other stakeholders planned to launch Education for All Global Monitoring Report for 2007 to provide children with basic needs such as food and education as key to their life.
Meanwhile Barclays Bank managing director Bade Rished said: ``The company is not only here for business, but also to look after fellow Tanzanians living under harsh environment. We want to share with them whatever we can afford to.
I call upon other companies to support poor people not only with funds, but also visit them to exchange ideas. That is too a support worthwhile.``
Barclays bank sponsored the event in a day which saw participants visit five families of people living with HIV/Aids whom they provided with moral and material support.
Haspea is an NGO which supports people living with HIV/Aids, orphans and other vulnerable groups in the society.
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