The First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete presents a paper on,"Investing in Education and Health for Economic empowerment and the Role of Communication" WAMA initiative, at the American University, school of Communication in Washington DC this evening
The American University School of Communication students speaks with the First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete shortly after she presented a paper at the campus this evening ICT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VITAL—MAMA KIKWETE
By Freddy Maro in Washington
9 April 2008.
The First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete has said that it would be vital for the Tanzanian community to keep pace with the advancement of communications technology in order to maximize its full potential for the benefit of the society in general.
The First Lady said this at the American University in Washington DC when she presented a paper on Investing in Education and Health Economic Empowerment and the Role of Communication: WAMA’s Communication strategy.
The event was organized by the US based Non-Governmental organization Network for the Improvement of World Health in collaboration with School of Communication,
American University AU.
Mama Kikwete who is also the chairperson of the Wanawake Na Maendeleo foundation WAMA said that communication was the enabling tool WAMA uses to achieve its goals and that communication is the process through which ideas are expressed and information is exchanged between individuals.
“ WAMA cares about the ideas we communicate as much as we do the means through which we transmit them,” the First Lady said adding that WAMA in line with the National HIV/AIDS communications strategy is engaged in a number of different activities to protect vulnerable groups in the society especially women and children and improve their health in general.
She said her foundation launched the campaign with a theme” Treat Every Child as Your Own” to mobilize communities in Tanzania to respond to the country’s challenges regarding youth HIV/AIDS prevention and support for orphans and vulnerable children.
WAMA chairperson further revealed that her foundation was currently working on a national mass media program entitled ” Save a Un born Child” a maternal and child health campaign that includes a focus on the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
“The campaign uses an integrated approach of billboards, radio, and Television spots as well as print material throughout the country to educate pregnant women about the importance of getting tested for HIV to prevent the transmission of HIV to their children if they are HIV positive,” she said.
Mama Kikwete said WAMA was seeking to share the experience of women and young people with a larger Tanzanian family a move that necessitates the need to move beyond standard mass media campaigns towards other approaches that utilize the newest forms of Communication technology namely, the internet.
9 April 2008.
The First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete has said that it would be vital for the Tanzanian community to keep pace with the advancement of communications technology in order to maximize its full potential for the benefit of the society in general.
The First Lady said this at the American University in Washington DC when she presented a paper on Investing in Education and Health Economic Empowerment and the Role of Communication: WAMA’s Communication strategy.
The event was organized by the US based Non-Governmental organization Network for the Improvement of World Health in collaboration with School of Communication,
American University AU.
Mama Kikwete who is also the chairperson of the Wanawake Na Maendeleo foundation WAMA said that communication was the enabling tool WAMA uses to achieve its goals and that communication is the process through which ideas are expressed and information is exchanged between individuals.
“ WAMA cares about the ideas we communicate as much as we do the means through which we transmit them,” the First Lady said adding that WAMA in line with the National HIV/AIDS communications strategy is engaged in a number of different activities to protect vulnerable groups in the society especially women and children and improve their health in general.
She said her foundation launched the campaign with a theme” Treat Every Child as Your Own” to mobilize communities in Tanzania to respond to the country’s challenges regarding youth HIV/AIDS prevention and support for orphans and vulnerable children.
WAMA chairperson further revealed that her foundation was currently working on a national mass media program entitled ” Save a Un born Child” a maternal and child health campaign that includes a focus on the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
“The campaign uses an integrated approach of billboards, radio, and Television spots as well as print material throughout the country to educate pregnant women about the importance of getting tested for HIV to prevent the transmission of HIV to their children if they are HIV positive,” she said.
Mama Kikwete said WAMA was seeking to share the experience of women and young people with a larger Tanzanian family a move that necessitates the need to move beyond standard mass media campaigns towards other approaches that utilize the newest forms of Communication technology namely, the internet.
In his vote of thanks, The Dean of America University School of Communication Dr. Larry Kirkman thanked Mama Kikwete for her presentation and said the school will establish links with WAMA, in the near future, in order to enable the students do their research and other projects in Tanzania adding that the foundation was an ideal place for students to experience what they learn theoretically.
The First Lady is in the US at the invitation of Network for The Improvement of the World Health, a trip that aims at forging collaborative links with similar objectives with WAMA in order to implement the foundation’s five year strategic plan with programs geared towards Girl Child Education, maternal and Child Health, Care for orphans and vulnerable children and empowerment of Women.
The First Lady is in the US at the invitation of Network for The Improvement of the World Health, a trip that aims at forging collaborative links with similar objectives with WAMA in order to implement the foundation’s five year strategic plan with programs geared towards Girl Child Education, maternal and Child Health, Care for orphans and vulnerable children and empowerment of Women.
Wadau huko tafadhari tupeni feedback kuhusu tukio hili. Je ka present vizuri?
ReplyDeleteam impressed by the work she is doing, go mama
ReplyDeleteNa huyu baadae atadai kuwa anauzoefu wa mambo ya nje na uhusiano wa kimataifa. Kazi kweli kweli.
ReplyDeleteWawe mdau wa kwanza acha unafiki!! kuuliza kama kapresent vizuri maana nini? Mbona unakuwa mshamba kiasi hicho? Tupe vigezo vyako vya kupresent vizuri ili tuvijue.
ReplyDeleteKwa staili hii ya ufahamu wa mambo! sijui kama tutafika kwenye maendeleo
We anon wa kwanza acha ushamba, tena ushamba naona umekujaa mpaka masikioni, hiyo ndio presentation yake ya kwanza? Udaku tu na dharau ndio inakusumbua, halafu ngoja leo niwakate ngebe kabisa sio dharau kwa kuwa tu ni mwanamke anatoka kusini bali pia ni mwanamke wa kiislam ambaye anaonekana hana elimu na elimu kwa washamba kama nyie ni kujua kiingereza. Mtu waweza shindwa kupresent hata kwa kiswahili kwa kuwa sio mazoea yako. Sasa huyo ni mama alikuwa mwalimu miaka na miaka leo ashindwe kutoa mada, nenda kaoge ukalale namsubiri mwenzio wa kila siku anayemkandya kwa ajili ya huo mtandio begani na yeye leo ninamngojea kwa hamu nimnawe!
ReplyDeleteMichuzi wala usiibanie hawa watoto waliiona dunia leo wamezidi dharau kisa tu wanajua kuomba maji ya kunywa kwa kiingereza!
Kuna jamaa aliuliza First Lady kwa kiswahili anaitwaje na kama rais akiwa mwanamke mmewe anaitwaje, hee mi nimekutana na Mjomba ati nae kaniuliza, nimekaa kimya, jamani km jibu lipo nipeni nikatambe kwa anko. Najua si Mama wa Kwanza maana hata jamaa wa chuo nimemSMS hajajibu
ReplyDeleteunajua tatizo ni ile khali ya watu wanakuja humu kupoteza mda ,kuna wakati brother michuzi alishawahi kusema kuna watu kazi yao ni kupinga hata kama ni jambo nzuri ni wanafiki wa mawazo kwa hiyo,waache waongee upuuzi wao na watakulia hayohayo,huwezi kuongea maneno kama hayo mtu na akili zako eti tupe feedback kama ka present vizuri,kuwa huyu mama hana akili au lah?kweli ni utoto wa khali ya juu sana pole sana we dada usio kwa na akili kazi kudharau hata vya kwako makubwa MAMA WA KWANZA endelea na kazi iliyokupeleka huko wajinga siku zote tunao katika jamii yetu inayotuzunguka,ovyyyyyyo!
ReplyDeletekwa kweli namkubali huyu mama ni very presentable, ni mzuri akivaa anapendeza mama vitenge vinakutoa mno, na kilemba napenda sana unavyovaa na kupendeza
ReplyDeletehongera kwa dizaina wake wa nguo za vitenge, usivae masuti ,
haya mavazi yanakutofautisha na wengine big up
mada pia anaweza kupresent si alishakua mwalimu?, kusimama mbele za watu haimsumbui pia
Sasa wewe mambo ya kuwa mwanamke, kusini na muislamu yanatoka wapi? we inaonekana una hasira zako na mambo hayo. achana na mambo ya dini! tena usije rudia taja mambo hayo katika sehemu kama hizi. hapa sio mahala pake sawa. we ongea pumba zako ukalale. watu kuuliza kama kapresent vizuri ni jambo la muhimu, ni vema kujua kama, mke wa kiongozi wetu anauwezo wa kuwawakilisha mama na dada zetu au ndo anaenda kuwatia aibu. we hujui akichemka mijitu ya huko inafikiria kuwa wanawake wote bongo ndo wako hivyo. Najua we huna akili ndo maana maana ukafikiri kwa kuwa mwalimu basi unaweza kutoa maada viziru. Huko bongo kuna walimu wa kila aina we si unaona elimu yetu ilivyo "bora"
ReplyDeleteMAMA MAMA MAMA MAMA HUYOOO !!!TUACHE UTANI WAJAMENI , MAMA HUYU AMETULIA, ANALIPA, PRESENTABLE,MAMA YETU HUYU KWELI KATULIA, SIYO KAMA WA YULE MR.CLEAN, MMM WALIKUWA WAKIULIZA HUYU NDIYO FIRST LADY WENU UNASHINDWA UJIBU NINI
ReplyDeleteSasa wabeba Boxi mliochonga ooh mama haujui kuvaa mbona jamani hapo hamjamsifika kama kapenda;
ReplyDeleteMaza katoka mchicha kwa kweli!
Kwenye lile koti pale chini {COMING TO AMERICA STARRING EDDIE MUPHY} STYLE fikiria utoke bongo nyuz joto karibia 30 then uje DC nyuz joto 8 na sa nyingine inapungua huoni kama ilikuwa halali yake kuvaa ki-Alaska??
Wabongo Mnaoishi nje acheni kuchonga hamna lolote;
Wengine mmeuza nationality zenu kujifanya wakimbizi kwa wenyewe ili muishi na bado mnachafua hali ya hewa kwenye Blogu ya Mkuu wa wilaya ya Tegeta; Tutawashtaki sisi kwa wenyewe!!
Acheni Mama Atese DC! Kwanza Speech yake hapo IKO JUU sana tu!
Anayebisha atayarishe nyingine atupostie;
Mbona haendi Chekoslovakia? Hii ni trip ya shopping tu.. ha ha ha
ReplyDeleteanony wasalam,April 09, 2008 8:29 PM.Mi upande wangu naona issue sio mwanamke wa kiislam ,issue ni mwanamke wa kusini.Mara nyingi watu wamepinga ukiwaambia unatokea kusini halafu unasoma ,mrembo haswaa.Utasikia oh haiwezekani.Mijitu inapenda sana kudharau wenzao.Wanapenda siku zote wakisikia kusini (Lindi especially*) hakuna maendeleo basi raha kwaoo.Sasa hivi first lady kutoka kusini tena Lindi hawajafurahii ndo maana unaona madongo yasiyo maana.Mbona Anna Mkapa mlikuwa hamtaki kujua kama anapresent vipi au sababu anatoka north.For your info kusini twaja juu wsichana tumeamka tunasoma kwa nguvu zetu zote na inshallah Mungu atatujalia tu.YES WE CAN.Chingawoman no 1.
ReplyDeleteHaya na mliosema "oooh mama kavaa koti zito",MD now is spring.Mbona hao wanaomhoji wako na makoti makubwa!!!wabongo kwa kujishehua tumo.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up mama,they talk too much yesterday about ur coat.
CHA CHANDU- UK
TATIZO HUMU WAJUVI NI WENGI.
ReplyDeleteWE MWEHU WA KWANZA NA MWENZIO ANAYESEMA ETI HUYU NAYE ANASEMA ANA UZOEFU WA KIMATAIFA... SASA HUO NI NINI KAMA AMESAFIRI HUKO NA HUKO SI MZOEFU HUYO? WE UMEKWENDA NJE MARA MOJA NA UMENASA HUKO HUWEZI HATA RUDI KUMZIKA MAMA YAKO, MUWE MNAKUBALI KUNA VIZURI HATA KWENYE VIBAYA.
I really admire our first lady, she is not just laying back because she is a first lady, she is putting her proffessionalism to work at its best.
ReplyDeleteBIG UP!!!!!
Wewe mtu wa kwanza inaelekea una matatizo na inaonyesha kama ulifika chuo kikuu basi ulipata matatizo wakati wa kupresent paper yako au inawezekana hujafika huko na neno presentation ni msamiati kwako. Angalia content ya alichokisema then jadili kama kinaweza kusogeza maendeleo yetu mbele na siyo namna ya kupresent. Inaonyesha wewe ni kati ya wale watu wanajua kuwa msomi ni lazima ujue.....Acha ushamba ndugu na usiwe mtu wa kuviangalia vitu juu tu
ReplyDeleteAnajitahidi kutafuta hea si unajua kashaletewa bi mdogo? hii inchi bwana, inatia hofu kweli kweli!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMh! naona uluma kun-nyima ntu kitu nnacho tena n-geni!!! heheheheeee we anon wa Apr 9. 11:54 naona leo umepata pa kupumulia maana kama nakuona unavyohema ukiwakilisha ujumbe wako hapo pole d^ad^ako, mbona sisi wandenge poa tuuu. Nngefurahi sana kama mngedumisha mila kwa kuchanja uso mzima na kuweka ndonya tungejua kweli mmevinjari, na nyie tungewatangaza dunia nzima kwa kifua mbele kama wamasai hahahahaha uuuuwiiiiii!!!
ReplyDeleteNaona michuzi mnamlinda Mama huyu, nimepost comments zangu mara mbili mnaziblock, you dot want to hear the truth about what really happened kweye presentation ya Mama JK.COmments mnazozipitisha ni za kuvaaa na kumpaka mafuta kwa mgongo wa chupa, i thought you are not biased musupu you really dissapointed me, any ways i understand u need to protect kitumbua chako. This is the message i sent
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Mama JK, amepresent vizuri tu, ila hao watu aliofuatana nao yaani hawajui kujibu maswali ,wako rough na kiingereza hawajui. wameulizwa maswali very basic kuhusu Tanzania.Majibu yao yalikuwa very shallow , jamaa mmoja tu alijibu swali kuhusu mambo ya technologia ndio alijibu as a proffesion, wengine ni mafyamba mtupu. Mjuano huu sijui utatufikisha wapi? Wameacha watu wamaana bongo ambao waneweza kuturepresent vizuri ,akachukua washikaji....
Wote mliomponda mama wa watu ni SENENE kama alivyotufundisha msamiati Michuzi. Tena ni Senene walio ndani ya kikapu. Yaani viumbe hamchukuliki jema kwenu huwa baya, kweli nyie ndio wale viumbe wazito. Tajeni kosa moja tu huyu mama alilowakosea katika maisha yenu. Kama si usenene unawasumbuwa.
ReplyDeleteHapa mama katoka safi sana hata mimi naapprove kabisa lakini lile koti la chui chui kwa Laura Bush inabidi mtu afukuzwe kazi kwa kumwachia alivae...
ReplyDeleteMdau - Boston, US
terehe 1010,2008
ReplyDeletehei nyie washwahili mnafikiri hata huku out ni uswahili tu. umeulizwa swali jibu swali na sio kuanza kuongea mambo ya udini na ukusini. i think this is important for the Tanzanian to know how she presented. ndio maana hatuendeleo kwa kuangalia mambo ya udini na upande hei. we lets change, i think we will be in a good shape. kukosolewa pia could help her to change in some ways. wenzetu hata kiongozi aliyeshikwa ugoni unawekwa hadhalani, hii yote ni utafuat maendeleo. ujumbe, usitafute washikaji kukusindikiza, think about people who could suport u in any means na sio wachemkaji........
Nakubaliana na anonymous wa april 10, 2008 7:07 PM, na miye ni Mtanzania nilibahatika kuwa kwenye presentation. Kwanza kasoro moja niliona haya kuona chumba kimejaa maforeigner! I expected kuwaona watanzania wengi ambao najua wanaishi hapa mjini washington, MD na Virginia. Kusema kweli lawama ninaipeleka kwa ubalozi wetu na uongozi wa washington metro. Maana suala kama hili zito ni la kwetu wote lakini kama kawaida hapakuwa na mawasiliano kati ya wahusika na watanzania ambao najua wengi wangependa kushiriki. Presentation ilikuwa nzuri na ilitolewa kwa kiswahili fasaha, ila kwa sababu audience majority walikuwa maforeigners thay had to deal kumsikiliza mama na kusoma Enterpretation, suggestion yangu kwenye mambo ya speech mkalimani ni bora kuliko kusoma translation kwenye ubao. Kusema kweli team ya mama yetu kuja nchi kama Mareakani ingebidi ibadilishwe, kwani kipindi cha maswali kilikuwa kigumu kwani maswali mengi hayakujibiwa kwa ufasaha na kuacha audience ikiondoka bila majibu ya kufurahisha. At least kungekuwa na Daktari mmoja ambaye angeweza kuelezea kwa undani hali ya HIV/AIDS in Tanzania na kuwa na picha za watu halisi walioathirika. Maana wazungu wanasema "seeing is believeing". Tunamshuruku balozi wetu for stepping in kujibu na kuelezea mambo mengi yalioulizwa. Overall, hotuba ya mama imetuhamasisha na ilikuwa nzuri.
ReplyDeletewe ndugu nepushie shari mie,lipi la kuja kupumulia hapa.piga ua salma fisrt lady Tanzania.Afu ushaona watu wa lindi wakichanja usoni maana wamekuwa wamakonde nao.afu we mndenge wewe.ohoooooo.shauri yako.point ni kwamba watu waheshimiane hapa hamna kabila lenye haki peke yao ya kuwa na wasomi wanawake na kutoa mafirst lady.umeshanisoma.Who is perfect in this world.no one kama unabisha sema.
ReplyDeletemama yuko poa, lakini kama mwenzangu hapo juu alivyosema....YAANI HATA NA MIMI LILE COAT LA CHUI CHUI BADO LIMENIKAA KWA KICHWA. I wish hiyo siku ningeweza hata kuifuta!
ReplyDeleteAsante kwa waliochangia kuhusu presentation that was basic, we need to know how the presentation went na sio kusifia mtu alivaaje! Kupendeza au kutopenddeza sio kilichomleta DC, hayo ya mama kapendeza, ni mzuri etc ni blah blah tu za wabongo, we need the content and how it was presented, Period! Tushasikia kafanya kazi nzuri, hongera mama ila next time njoo na timu nzuri ili upate ulichofuata na sio kuchukua mabomu wanakupotezea opportunities. Gharama za mkalimani sio kubwa sana na ungeweza kumpata hata huku, well, hope U'll learn from mistakes. I like her efforts so far,as a woman I support her 100%.
ReplyDeleteKeep it Up Mama.
Mimi ningemsifia huyu mama Kikwete kama angepitisha muda zaidi kusaidia kina mama wenye hali duni waendeleze maisha yao na watoto wao.Kuna kina mama wengi wenye watoto kadhaa na waume wasiokuwa na msaada wowote kwao zaidi ya kuongeza watoto!Kina mama hawahawa yabidi wakasake pesa kwa shida wakatafute maji nayo ni shida,fuatilia watoto,walishe kwa shida,kuvisha shida,shule nazo tabu tu.Kuna misaada mingi sana inayohitajika na hawa kina mama!!
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