ARUSHA: DEPUTY Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, Ms Mwanaidi Khamis, has challenged scholars to enhance efforts in addressing gender issues and climate change in community.
Speaking during the 14th Graduation Ceremony of the Tengeru Institute of Community Development (TICD) over the weekend, Ms Khamis said the country is facing major challenges including gender violence, climate change and cruelty against minors and that the graduates have the obligation to address them.
She pointed out that Tanzanians were expecting more from the scholars who have undergone community development training as their profession entails them to directly serve the people at grassroots.
During the event, it was informed that the TICD, a state-owned higher institute of education located, has started constructing five new lecture halls.
The move is in response to envisaged growing number of students.
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The five large lecture halls capable of hosting more than 545 students are going to be part of the new complex wing being built at the TICD at the cost of 5.6bn/- which at the moment is at 45 per cent of implementation.
The college Principal, Dr Bakari George, announced that the new four-storey structure will include an administration block with 44 offices and five spacious, modern lecture halls.
“The government is expected to soon disburse additional 4.1bn/- to the college for the completion of the new and modern administration block together with the five lecture halls,” explained the Principal.
Dr George said a total of 1652 students, among them 1118 female and 534 males graduated with various honours including masters, bachelors, diplomas and certificates.
The rector explained further that the government has so far expended funds amounting 6.3bn/- for the advancement of infrastructural projects at the institute.
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“We appreciate President Samia Suluhu Hassan for granting the institution the funds amounting to more than 10.3bn/- in the period of three years. The funds have been invested for mostly infrastructural development projects for the college,” added the principal.
The annual budget for the TICD has also increased by over 81 per cent from 6bn/- in the year 2021 to over 11bn/- as of 2024.
The institute is also advancing technologically in the provision of virtual training sessions online in addition to the provision of evening classes so as to supplement the mainstream full-time lectures at the base.
