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Celtel pledges continued sponsorship of best students
2008-03-27 09:07:15
By Njonanje Samwel
Mobile phone service provider Celtel has pledged to continue sponsoring best performing Form Six students to pursue higher education in the country.
Celtel corporate and social responsibilities manager Tunu Kavishe made the pledge at a luncheon held in Dar es Salaam recently.
The luncheon aimed at exchanging views with students sponsored by the company who are currently studying in different Universities in the country.
The company is currently sponsoring 23 students in various institutions of higher learning in the country.
``Celtel is aware that investing in education is an important contribution to the society because in the process competent manpower is created which is vital in the development of the national economy. It is on this basis that Celtel will continue sponsoring best performers in various academic disciplines education is a key to development,`` said Kavishe.
She advised students sponsored by the company and the government to work hard and ensure they pass their exams and come out of the institutions with requisite expertise and competencies that would contribute to the country`s development.
Kavishe said student sponsorship was a component of the company`s `Build our Nation` programme established in 2004 for the purpose of promoting education in the society.
Under the programme, about 400 schools in the country have already received donations while others were given computers. Celtel has spent nearly 500m/- on community-based activities under the programme.
In order to promote talents, she said Celtel was currently sponsoring an inter-university quiz competition under its Celtel Africa Challenge project. The programme is aired by ITV in Tanzania every Sunday.
Higher education institutions in the country which participate in the competition include the University of Dar es Salaam, Mzumbe University, Hubert Kairuki Memorial University and St. Augustive University of Tanzania (SAUT).
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