text: Submitted by Raven Snook on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 4:00pm Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival, Tribeca Family Festival Fair, Street Games, Children's Carnival, Howl! Festival, Ultimate Science Street Fair, Figment NYC, Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival, Museum Mile Festival, Adventures NYC, Make Music New York,I'm one of those parents who likes to plan. You know the type: I buy a big wall calendar every December and take strange pleasure in filling it all up with birthdays, class schedules and my family's favorite annual events. There are certain New York City celebrations we love so much, my daughter and I try to go every year, like the interactive art-filled Figment on Governors Island, the massive Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair and Street Games, the Parks Department's tribute to old-school pastimes. Since we've enjoyed such a great response to our NYC Go Lists, which highlight the absolute best things to do with kids every month, I know I'm not the only mom out there who likes to plan ahead. And with festival season kicking into high gear this month, we figured it was a great time to round up our top 25 annual festivals for families, so we could put them on your radar. Every single pick on our list is either an event my family or one of our bloggers has been to personally with kids, or an annual favorite endorsed by our friends and readers. In other words, they're really worth your time and money—in fact in most cases they don't cost a penny. You can find additional kid-friendly celebrations in our NYC Festivals Guide, including our list of the city's best annual parades. Spring Festivals Children's Carnival – Glen Oaks Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Parkway April. The 2015 dates are Saturday, April 11-Sunday, April 12 and Saturday, April 18-Sunday, April 19. $$ The 47-acre Queens County Farm Museum is a real historic working farm with crops in the fields and all sorts of animals that kids can feed. While the agricultural spot hosts lots of great events throughout the year, this two-weekend long Children's Carnival is the best time to visit. It's a huge, old-time affair with an authentic midway complete with kiddie rides, games and family entertainment. The best part? All rides are included with admission. Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival – Crown Heights Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue Usually in late April or early May. The 2015 dates are Saturday, April 25-Sunday, April 26. $$ This weekend-long celebration of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture is set in and around the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's beautiful blooming Cherry Esplanade. The lineup usually includes Taiko drumming performances, flower arranging workshops, martial art displays, Japanese pop bands, tea ceremonies, cooking demos and kids' workshops like manga drawing, origami, crafts and drumming. While the colorful flowers are certainly eye-catching, they're rivaled by the many revelers who come dressed in their best anime outfits. Tip: This fest seems to get more popular every year, so it's best to buy tickets in advance otherwise you'll end up waiting on a long line. Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair – Tribeca Late April. The 2015 date is Saturday, April 25. Greenwich Street between Chambers and Hubert Streets FREE The biggest family affair of the annual Tribeca Film Festival, this event is really two fests in one. The Family Street Fair features contests, bouncy houses, giveaways, performances by Broadway musicals, kids' bands, vendors, food and a slew of other attractions. Along the route, you'll also find one block set aside for ESPN Sports Day, with games, demos, and appearances by pro athletes and sports teams. My daughter and I have been many times, and while it's crowded, there's so much to do you could spend the entire day if you have the energy. Street Games – East Harlem Thomas Jefferson Park, 114th Street and First Avenue Late April. The 2015 date is Saturday, April 25. FREE My daughter and I love this event so much, I wrote an entire post about it. Leave your iPads and iPhones at home; this fest is dedicated to the kinds of analog amusements we grew up with back in the '60s and '70s. Encourage your kids to try out classics like pogo sticks, hula hoops, yo-yos, hippity hops and double Dutch (and see if you remember how to do them). Other fun includes cycling and skateboarding clinics, arts and crafts, a soap box derby race, a Radio Disney deejay and performances by local cultural institutions like the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Great Howl! Out Loud Kids' Carnival – East Village Tompkins Square Park, Avenue A at 10th Street Early June. Howl! Fest is supposedly happening in 2015 but we're still waiting for details.. FREE The annual Howl! Festival, an East Village arts fest named after Allen Ginsberg's famous poem, takes place throughout the neighborhood. While not all happenings are kid-friendly, there are always family performances and activities in Tompkins Square Park. The highlight is the annual Great Howl! Out Loud Kids' Carnival featuring games, mini golf, storytelling, mask making, face painting, sand art, wandering clowns, art projects and performances. It's a scrappy alternative affair that reminds me of what the area felt like back in the '80s. The family fun takes place on the North stage, not the main stage, which can get a little risque (that's how my kid inadvertently learned what burlesque was at age four), so go to the right place! The Ultimate Science Street Fair – Greenwich Village Washington Square Park Late May or early June. The 2015 date is Sunday, May 31. FREE Every year the World Science Festival, a massive multiday celebration of science, culminates in this amazing family festival featuring tons of hands-on activities and experiments. There are also live animal demos, a carnival-style Math Midway and shows by the traveling scientists from the Franklin Institute—they're awesome and keep kids on the edge of their seats as they play with fire and homemade cannons. Warning: It's always super-crowded so you may need to wait at popular booths. Figment NYC – Governors Island Second weekend in June every year. The 2015 dates are Saturday, June 6-Sunday, June 7. FREE This über-creative, two-day festival invites all island visitors to make, participate or collaborate in various art projects. The members of the Figment arts collective (who also design Governors Island's annual mini-golf course and interactive sculpture garden) say that they offer "art and activities in every medium available," and they're not exaggerating. In years past, projects have included cookie making, splashing around in big buckets of colored water, fashioning fairy wings, playing limbo, frolicking in a tent filled with rose petals, plus traditional creative activities like mural painting and sculpture making. Check out our slide show from the 2011 Figment festival for a taste of what you'll find. This one my daughter and I never miss! Celebrate Brooklyn! Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert – Prospect Park Bandshell June. The 2015 date is Saturday, June 6. FREE One of the city's premier summer performance fests, Celebrate Brooklyn! always has an eclectic lineup of live acts and films mostly aimed at grown-ups. But every year, the series hosts Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert, which usually includes a well known family band plus fun activities like face painting and crafts. Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival – Lower East Side Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street between Canal and Division Streets June. The 2015 date is Sunday, June 7. FREE Every June, the Lower East Side celebrates its multicultural roots at this old-school fest. Visitors can tour the historic synagogue-turned-museum, learn words in Yiddish and Chinese, catch live Chinese opera and klezmer performances, and enjoy arts and crafts, and mahjong. Of course the title noshes will also be available. The egg rolls are kosher and the egg creams are made with Fox's U-bet chocolate & flavored syrups. Museum Mile Festival – Upper East Side 82nd to 105th Streets on Fifth Avenue Second Tuesday in June every year. The 2015 date is Tuesday, June 9. FREE Museum Mile is closed to traffic and turned into a massive art party. Everywhere you look, people are making art, plus Fifth Avenue cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, the Guggenheim and El Museo del Barrio offer free admission. Get there early as the lines are always long. On the street, check out chalk drawings, live music, theater and dance performances, jugglers and art activities for kids. My daughter and I go every year, rain or shine. Adventures NYC – Central Park Late June. The 2015 date is Saturday, June 20. FREE Enjoy a day of athletic outdoor fun at this fest, which is co-presented by the NYC Parks Department and Backpacker Magazine. Families can give activities like rock climbing, kayaking, cycling and yoga a try. Plus there are usually bike helmet giveaways, live music and other entertainment. Summer Festivals Make Music New York – Citywide June 21 every year FREE Celebrate the first day of spring by hearing (or making) beautiful music. From morning to night, hundreds of no-cost concerts take place in public spaces like parks and plazas throughout the five boroughs. Every genre is represented, even kids' bands, and some events encourage you to join in. You can check the schedule of performances on the website, or just wander the city with your ears open. If you enjoy it, take note: The smaller Make Music Winter takes place every December 21. SummerStage Family Days – Citywide Various locations and dates in June, July and August. Check our calendar for more info. FREE While the City Parks Foundation's annual summer concert series is primarily aimed at adults, there are always four free Family Days in Central Park, Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park, and green spaces in Brooklyn and Queens. The main stage lineup usually includes a few big-name kindie bands, deejays, and circus or puppet performances, plus there are roaming entertainers, interactive activity stations, face painting and tons of giveaways. My daughter and I have been to the Central Park edition many times and while it's a blast it's always insanely hot. We always bring parasols. City of Water Day – Governors Island & Hoboken July. The 2015 date is Saturday, July 18. FREE The Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance sponsors this fantastic celebration of our local waterfront. The festivities take place on Governors Island, in Hoboken's Maxwell Place Park and on the water in between. Enjoy kayaking and canoeing, historic boat tours and live entertainment. Kids can also get up close and personal with reptiles and aquatic creatures, take fishing lessons, and enjoy landlubber favorites like arts and crafts, and bouncy castles. Plus, there's a free ferry between the two locations, so you can hit the fun on both banks. Note: Some of the best activities require advance registration! In 2012, my daughter and her pal got to hoist the sails and take a ride on a sloop, but we had to reserve our free tickets weeks in advance. Be sure to check the website in June so you can sign up for some of the special offerings. New Museum Block Party – Lower East Side Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Chrystie Street between Delancey and Broome Streets July. The New Museum's Block Party isn't happening in 2015, however it will return in 2016. FREE The cutting-edge Bowery institution hosts live performances and interactive art in the nearby park. After participating in all kinds of hands-on, avant-garde activities, you can visit the museum at no cost: All festival-goers snag free passes for the day. Lincoln Center Out of Doors Family Day – Upper West Side Lincoln Center July. The 2015 date is Saturday, July 25. FREE Another genre-spanning fest that's geared toward adults. But in addition to more than 100 music, dance and other live performances, there's always a Family Day when kids can enjoy a variety of funky arts activities and performances. Last year we saw Chinese acrobats, circus performers and walked through a massive art installation. Hong Kong Boat Festival – Corona Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park August. The 2015 dates are Saturday, August 8-Sunday, August 9. FREE Over two thrilling days, more than 100 Dragon Boat teams race across Meadow Lake. Other activities include a food court, Chinese music, folk arts and craft demos, and martial arts displays. My daughter and I went in 2011 and had a blast watching the boats, flying colorful kites and snacking on dumplings. Afterward, you can check out all the fun Flushing Meadows Corona Park has to offer, including a carousel, the New York Hall of Science and the Queens Zoo. Fall Festivals World Maker Faire New York – Corona New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street September. The 2015 dates are Saturday, September 26-Sunday, September 27. $$$ As you can probably tell from how often we write about it, Maker Faire is a true Mommy Poppins favorite. Founded in California, Maker Faire debuted in NYC in 2010, and my family and I have attended every year. The grounds of the New York Hall of Science explode with all kinds of inventions and creations, everything from knitting to robotics, circus to interactive sculptures, computers to crafts. The Young Makers area is particularly inspiring, with students from all over NYC showing off their cutting-edge projects. And of course everyone's awed by the life-size working replica of the Mouse Trap board game. Check out our highlight reel from the 2010 fest, and then be sure to buy tickets for this year's edition. Dumbo Arts Festival – DumboSadly, the Dumbo Arts Fest was discontinued in 2014 after 18 years. FREE This massive, multiday festival takes over the funky neighborhood with visual arts, live performances and interactive activities. There's always fun to be found in the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge Park and grown-up spots like local galleries usually open their doors to all ages. In 2012, the Children's Museum of Arts hosted a slew of hands-on projects for families so we hope they'll be back. We have a dedicated post about the fest that we usually update annually. Little Red Lighthouse Festival – Washington Heights Little Red Lighthouse in Fort Washington Park Late September or early October. The 2015 date is Saturday, September 26. FREE This annual shindig features food, fishing, hay rides, tours of the landmark and a reading of the famous children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. Warning: If you want to take the lighthouse tour, arrive early! The free tickets are given out on a first-come, first-served basis and they go fast. Atlantic Antic – Boerum Hill Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue Late September. The 2015 is Sunday, September 27. FREE The biggest street fair in Brooklyn boasts several stages of live music (R&B, jazz, rock, country, kids' bands, you name it) and literally hundreds of vendors. There's a whole block dedicated to kids' activities like pony rides, inflatables, face painting and balloon sculptures. Grown-ups will appreciate the eclectic selection of international eats, like grilled sardines, pulled pork, baklava and carnival favorites. Bonus: In conjunction with the fest, the nearby New York Transit Museum always holds its annual Bus Festival, where you can check out all kinds of retro rides. Medieval Festival – Washington Heights Fort Tryon Park Late September or early October. The 2014 date is Sunday, October 4. FREE Party like it's 1399 at this fest along the Hudson River. Watch knights joust and other pageantry of the era, enjoy live strolling musicians, dramatic minstrels and juggling jesters, and browse old-school wares. Make sure you dress up! Velvet and corsets should be mandatory (my daughter and I always put on our best period garb). If you can't make it to the annual New York Renaissance Faire in Sterling Forest, this is the next best thing. You'll see some of the same booths and performers, plus it's FREE. Blessing of the Animals – Morningside Heights Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street First Sunday in October. The 2015 date is Sunday, October 4. FREE The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is for animal lovers of all faiths. Families can bring their pets to be blessed. You need advance tickets for the 9am service, but in the afternoon, clergy bestows blessings on the grounds on a first-come, first-serve basis. My family and I bring our dogs every year and we always see all kinds of animals, cats, birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, even pet rocks. Don't have pets? You can still watch the procession of exotic creatures enter the Cathedral, including a hawk, a camel and bees, and hit the post-blessing fest for live performances, face painting and a petting zoo. Open House NY – Citywide Second weekend in October. The 2015 dates are Saturday, October 17-Sunday, October 18. $ or FREE Enjoy tours of iconic, historic and even some private buildings and institutions at this weekend-long fest. While there's always specific kids' programming like performances at Central Park's Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and Queens' King Manor Museum, a lot of the grown-up tours may be of interest to families, especially a peek at sculptor Tom Otterness' Brooklyn studio. Take note: Many tours sell out in advance so be sure to check the website in September so you can reserve spots online. There's usually a nominal reservation fee. Winter Festivals Winter Jam – Central Park Late January. The 2015 date is Saturday, January 24 FREE Whether or not Mother Nature cooperates, you can still have winter fun courtesy of the Parks Department. Enjoy fresh fake snow and try out cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding—there's even a separate snow zone for off-leash dogs. Non-seasonal fun includes Quidditch demos, animal tracking and live entertainment. Find even more family fun in our Event Calendar and Festivals Guide. This post was originally published in April 2013. Area/Neighborhood: NYCAge: KidsPreschoolersTweens & TeensCategory: Fairs & FestivalsFree Activities<< PreviousWho Needs Spinal Tap? Check Out ManhattanhengeNext >>AMNH Explorer App: A Whole New Way to See the Museum of Natural HistoryNYC Carousels: 13 City Merry-Go-Rounds To Spin You Around Tribeca Film Festival for NYC Kids: Family Street Fair and Other Free Fun Governors Island for Kids: Playgrounds, Water Play, Mini Golf World Maker Faire NYC: Win Free Tickets to This Awesome Festival of Ingenuity


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Tanzania pilots have raised concern over employment opportunities being availed to foreigners, calling on Transport minister Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe to intervene.
They said claims that they don't meet the employment criteria were unfounded.
So far there are 23 unemployed Tanzanian pilots who are members of the Professional Association of Tanzanian Pilots (PATP).
Speaking in an exclusive interview yesterday, PATP secretary general Khalil Iqbal told The Guardian that there are elements of corruption in the aviation industry, especially when it comes to employment.
He also blamed the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) for failure to implement some of the regulations passed by the authority under the Ministry of Transport.
"We don't understand why most of the decisions, even on matters pertaining to our country, particularly employment terms, are made by foreign investors instead of the Authority," he noted.
He said the association has 23 pilots who have been unemployed for over three years now over claims that they don't have the requisite qualifications. He also blamed the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Immigration department for granting employment permits to foreigners.
One of the local unemployed pilots, Captain Mohammed Rashid, said it is disappointing being unemployed for years, considering that their parents spent millions of shillings to cover their educational costs.
Elaborating, Rashid said it is very costly to undergo pilot studies because tuition fees are very high.
He said the cost of training a single pilot is between USD 40,000 and 70,000, depending on the country in which the training is undertaken.
"It cost me around USD 40,000 to complete my studies in South Africa," he said.
He said Tanzanian pilots, despite missing some minor qualifications, can be employed and undergo on-the-job training. He said they are ready to pay for the training cost, insisting that it can even be deducted from their monthly salaries.
The pilot said although the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been advertising jobs for locals, it has ended up issuing permits to foreigners.
However, TCAA director general Fadhili Manongi refuted the claims, saying the Authority is not responsible for recruitment. He said TCAA is responsible for issuing pilot licences only.
Manongi said recruitments are normally done by aviation companies, most of which are foreign. He said TCAA provides foreign companies with work permits, adding that it is upon the aviation companies to decide on who to employ.
According to him, one of the problems contributing to Tanzanian pilots failing to get jobs is that they don't have enough flying hours. He said most pilots in the country have 250 flying hours instead of the 300 required by most employers.
He said they are now making efforts to enable Tanzanian pilots increase their flying hours to 300 so they can be recruited by foreign aviation companies.
Last week TCAA said Tanzania has a 60 per cent shortage of pilots and aeronautical engineers following the government's decision to pull out from funding aviation studies.


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ECHO Reads! meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 PM.
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Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) declared a special cash dividend of $2.75 per share payable on December 18, 2012 to shareholders of record December 10, 2012.
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Deceased President Julius Kambarage Nyerere ("Mwalimu"), if, after 50 years of Tanganyika's Independence, was to rise from his grave at Butiama for a few days' sojourn this side of the grave, would summon the National Kiswahili Council to castigate it for mal-performance or substandard performance in the promotion of the language.
Mwalimu, long before he died, admitted that there were silly things that his regime did but he also stated that there were many good things which the regime achieved.
Among the many good things, Mwalimu did a lot for Kiswahili. He used Kiswahili to unite more than 129 tribes of Tanganyika against the British colonial power and won Independence for Tanganyika on December 9, 1961. He addressed Tanganyika's parliament in Kiswahili on December 10, 1961. In 1967, under Mwalimu's leadership, the National Kiswahili Council Act, No. 27 of 1967, cap 52 of the Laws of Tanzania, Revised Edition (R.E), 2002 was passed.
It established the Council as a body corporate with perpetual succession, capable of suing and being sued. The Act created sources of the funds for the Council and vested the Council with capacity to hold, purchase and otherwise acquire and dispose of any property, movable or immovable, for carrying out the purposes of the Act.
The Act spelt out the functions of the Council as being to: promote the development and usage of the Kiswahili language throughout the United Republic; co-operate with other bodies in the United Republic which are concerned with the promotion of the Kiswahili language and to co-ordinate their activities; encourage the use of the Kiswahili language in the conduct of official business and public life generally; encourage the achievement of high standard in the use of the Kiswahili language and to discourage its misuse; co-operate with the authorities concerned in establishing Kiswahili translation of technical terms; and publish a Kiswahili newspaper or magazine concerned with the Kiswahili language and literature;
Further, to: provide services to the Government, public authorities and individual authors writing in Kiswahili with respect to the Kiswahili language; in co-operation with any organization or institute or such other like body of persons and individuals, follow up, advise and co-ordinate activities aimed at promoting Kiswahili; in co-operation with any organizations or institute and other various national organizations; co-ordinate research relating to Kiswahili within the United Republic; on specific request of any writer or translator, be responsible for the inspection of new books or manuscripts written or translated into Kiswahili and certifying that the language used is of a standard accepted by the Council; in co-operation with publishers, assist writers to write correct Kiswahili; initiate Kiswahili writing competitions; and, in co-operation with the Ministry of Education, approve Kiswahili textbooks written for educational institutions before they are published.
For carrying out its functions, the Council was empowered to do all acts as appear to it to be requisite, advantageous or convenient, and to carry on any such activities either alone or in association or in co-operation with any other person or body.
Section 3 (2) of the Act provides that the Council shall consist of members, all of them appointed by the Minister for the time being responsible for matters relating to the Council.
The membership is very impressive; from: Prime Minister and first Vice President (Local Government), 3; Ministry of Education and Culture, 3; Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1; Civil Service Commission, 1; The Institute of Kiswahili Research, 2; the office of the Attorney – General, 2; and the Ministry of Education and Culture (Zanzibar), 5;
Then, followed legislation in English which require that it be translated into Kiswahili, eg. Section 167 of the Law of marriage Act, 1971. Other legislations were simultaneously but separately passed in both English and Kiswahili, e.g. The Film and Plays Act, No. 4 of 1976.
To cap it all, Mwalimu caused to be fashioned entirely in Kiswahili the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977, ("The Union Constitution") which came into operation on April 26, 1977. Although the Union Constitution did not make it compulsory for Kiswahili to be the national language of Tanzania, Article 67 (1) (a) of the Union Constitution established the qualifications for being a member of Parliament ("MP"); among which are that an MP shall be one who can read and write in Kiswahili language or English language. Mwalimu made very memorable speeches in beautiful Kiswahili and wrote books in that language.
We keep saying that Tanzania's natural resources consist of minerals, agricultural land, topography, etc. However, we keep forgetting that 'the commander – in – chief' of Tanzania's natural resources is Kiswahili, not English. Otherwise, how is Tanzania to develop without Tanzanians communicating with and understanding one another about all national issues?
Our National Assembly ("Bunge") is thirsting for Tanzanian's legislation to be translated into Kiswahili. Article 63 (2) of the Union Constitution proclaims that the Bunge shall be the principal organ of the United Republic which shall have the authority on behalf of the people to oversee and advise the Government of the United Republic and all its organs in the discharge of their respective responsibilities. And Article 77(1) provides that MPs shall be elected by the people.
Hence, the thirst is very unfortunate since it is a pre-condition for such representation that there should be maximum communication between the MPs and the people.
The thirst is evident from a reading of the Proceedings of the Bunge (the Hansard) of the United Republic, 17th session, 4th November, 2009, pages 1 to 122. Pages 50, 51,59,68,99 and 105 of the Proceedings respectively record: "… Nimejitahidi kutafuta hili neno la Kiingereza nimeshindwa kulielewa." (I have tried to look for this English word and failed to find and understand it) - page 50; "…kuna triple 1 sijui maana yake.
Ninaomba Wanasheria wetu au Wizara yetu itusaidie." (…there is triple I, I don't know its meaning, I request the Lawyers or our the justice Ministry to help us) – page 51; "… Mheshimiwa Mwenyekiti, nashauri sheria hii itafsiriwe kwa lugha ya Kiswahili ifahamike na watoto nao waifahamu wazazi nao wafahamu, majukumu yao juu ya mtoto" (Hon.
Chairman, I request that this law be translated into the Kiswahili language so that it may be known to the children and so that the parents may know their responsibilities regarding the right of the child) – page 59;
Further, "maana sheria hii, siyo rahisi wote kuipata na kuielewa vilivyo na zaidi ya hilo ni tafsiri sahihi ya sheria yenyewe kwa lugha rahisi itatakiwa iandikwe." (… because this law is not simple for all to get it and understand it correctly and, what is more than that, it is the correct translation of the law itself into simple language that will require to be enacted) – page 68; "Mheshimiwa Mwenyekiti, nashauri sheria hii itafsiriwe kwa lugha ya Kiswahili kuwafikia walengwa na kwa wazazi iwe rahisi kuelewa, ikishapitishwa Muswada huu Kanuni nayo ifuate." (Hon.
Chairman, I advise that this law be translated into the Kiswahili language to reach those intended and so that for the parents it may be easy to understand, once the Bill has been passed, the Regulation should follow suit)
…. Page 99; and "Mheshimiwa Mwenyekiti … sheria hii itafsiriwe katika lugha ya Kiswahili na kuchapishwa katika gazeti la Serikali ndani ya miezi 24." (Hon. Chairman, this law should be translated into the Kishwahili language and be published in the Government Gazette within 24 months.) – page 105.
The thirst was worsened by MPs who in those Proceeding used English words that: had not been translated into Kiswahili (67 words including: contradiction, human trafficking, mechanism, short listing and privacy.); had been wrongly translated into Kiswahili (6); had been mis-spelt and not translated (6 including "butcher" for butchery;) and that the Kiswahili words that were used are corruptions of English (43).
These last mentioned are :- afisa, baa, bajeti, benki, bodi, bomu, boti, familia, filamu, gridi, hekta, historia, hospitali, hosteli, kamati, kamisheni, kidikteta, kilomita, kisaikolojia, mashine, manejimenti, milioni, misheni, namba, ofisi, polisi, programu, radio, roli, sekondari, semina, sensa, sentensi, shilingi, shoo, televisheni, timu, teknolojia, transforma and wodi.
Now, just a moment, please, can it seriously be argued that a traditional Tanzanian has no concepts for substituting in Kiswahili such words as: familia, kamati, kidikteta, namba, shoo, timu? Whether the English words were correctly pronounced by the MPs is anybody's guess.
In short, the use of Kiswahili in Tanzania is unnecessarily riddled with English words or corruptions of such words. Just listen to the Kiswahili of private and public officers, radio, television, and the sensational newspapers. Further, the use by ordinary Tanzanians of such words as control, maze, tumor, home, spot, stamina, wapiti (respectively, for control, mother, tomorrow, home, support, stamina and weight) is frequent.
In all this confusion, the National Kiswahili Council should render a strict account of what it has done through nearly 45 years since the Act came into force on August 11, 1967. For example, how much of the multitude Tanzania's legislation in English has been translated into Kiswahili? Has the Council credibly discouraged the misuse of Kiswahili, established a newspaper or magazine in Kiswahili, translated technical terms, and promoted competitions in Kiswahili etc..?
May be the Council should start with advertising prizes for unadulterated use of Kiswahili by MPs, members of the media and public officials.
I have read in a local newspaper dated February 11, 2012, that more Kenyans than Tanzanians have rushed into Uganda to teach Kiswahili. If the Council finds that it is guilty of either mal-performance or substandard performance or both over nearly 45 years, the Council should always remember that time cannot be stored like any other commodity, that time not utilized is wasted for ever.
Furthermore, there are no prizes for average performance, and the test of the Council's leadership is the ability to recognize its problems before they become emergencies, such as Kenyans overtaking Tanzanians.
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Shoe weights.
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Dang, he's put on some muscle
I think that senior listing of 219 was in error.
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I think that senior listing of 219 was in error.
I think there's no steroid testing between the end of the season and the combine.
Wish he weighed that this past season
Isn't that the default listing for him? Have they actually been weighed and measured yet?
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Wish he weighed that this past season
Come on. He weighed way closer to 235 than 219. Get real.
it's possible he weighed 235 at the start of fall camp and dropped down to 219 by the end of the season. Then was able to get back up to 235 for the combine
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I think that senior listing of 219 was in error.
Likely not. Just about every article about him after the season talked about him wanting to put 10-15 pounds on before the combine.
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Why are you surprised by his height?
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So in exactly 1 month from now March 18, 2014 AH will be removed in-game. So the question is what will gonna happen when Both Gold and real money auction house got removed?
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I could care less about the auction , if only the release of the expansion came sooner ...
but even without the "legit" auction house real money trades still exist. There is playerauctions and ebay or other sites
Never let the fear of striking out, keeps you from playing the game.
So they illegitimize legal real money trading, and then they illegitimize in-game item trading, and now the only way to get good items is through black market. Gosh.
I'm not going to bother organizing my thoughts too much but...
Real Money Trading(RMT) can have a severe, negative impact on games. Games that are grind oriented, like Diablo 3 and World of Warcraft, are often effected the worst.
First and foremost it can trade longevity for quick sales. Players get what they want and have no reason to play.
It can cause in game economy to be unstable and easy to exploit.
Even players who do not wish to partake in RMT can be effected. It cheapens their experience. They just don't see the point in working HOURS to progress when the same thing can be achieved for a few dollars.
Unfortunately for Diablo 3, this is only ONE of the major problems the game has. Unless they give us INTERESTING and MEANINGFUL character progression that allows us to be invested in our character, the game will go the way of the first iteration of Diablo 3. Inferno was hard yes, but it wasn't because it was hard that people quit. People quit because the only meaningful way to progress was gear. Once you hit the wall in Inferno and realized you needed a LOT more gear to get through it, all you could do is farm. Paragon levels had benefits sure, but it was not interesting enough for people to care.
I hope the expansion proves me wrong because I would love a reason to hop back into Diablo 3. However, from what I have seen and played so far, it seems to be more of the same. The easier access to better gear will make it last a bit longer (maybe, I have doubts about this too), but the itemization on the new gear is so ridiculously boring. Again, I hope I am wrong.
Im guessing everyone but seya didnt play the RoS beta? all gear becomes account bound unless found in a game with other people then you can only trade to those people in your party at the time of the drop for a little bit of time 2hours iirc. I honestly think removing auction house will hurt more than having it in unless they remove the account bound but then we'll be back to people complaining about selling gear in a non competitive game until they add ladders which may be what account bound will be used for.


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Domestic Abuse
Topic Overview
Everyone gets angry from time to time. Anger and arguments are normal parts of healthy relationships. But anger that leads to threats, hitting, or hurting someone is not normal or healthy. This is a form of abuse. Physical, verbal, or sexual abuse is not okay in any relationship. When it occurs between spouses or partners or in a dating relationship, it is called domestic abuse.
Domestic abuse is also called intimate partner violence or domestic violence. It is not the same as an occasional argument. It is a pattern of abuse used by one person to control another.
In addition to violence between intimate partners:
- Teens may experience dating abuse.
- Older adults can be targets of both domestic abuse and elder abuse.
Each year, women experience about 4.8 million intimate-partner-related physical assaults and rapes. Men are the victims of about 2.9 million intimate-partner-related physical assaults. It can happen to anyone, at any age, no matter what race or religion people are, no matter what their level of education is or how much money they make.
Signs of abuse
Does your partner:
- Embarrass you with put-downs?
- Look at you or act in ways that scare you?
- Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?
- Stop you from seeing your friends or family members?
- Take your money or paychecks, make you ask for money, or refuse to give you money?
- Make all of the decisions?
- Tell you that you're a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?
- Prevent you from working or going to school?
- Act like the abuse is no big deal or is your fault, or even deny doing it?
- Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?
- Intimidate you with guns, knives, or other weapons?
- Shove you, slap you, choke you, or hit you?
- Threaten to commit suicide?
- Threaten to kill you?
- Prevent you from using birth control or from protecting yourself from sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV?
If any of these things are happening, you need to get help. It's important to know that you are not alone. The way your partner acts is not your fault. There is no excuse for domestic violence. Help is available.
Domestic abuse and your health
Living in an abusive relationship can cause long-term health problems. Some of these health problems include:
- Physical problems, such as migraine headaches; arthritis; or long-term neck, back, belly, or pelvic pain.
- Mental health problems, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol or drug abuse.
Women who are sexually abused by their partners have a greater chance of having sexually transmitted infections, unwanted pregnancies, and other problems.
Violence can get worse during pregnancy. Abused women are more likely to have problems such as low weight gain, anemia, infections, and bleeding during pregnancy. Abuse during this time may increase the baby's risk of low birth weight, premature birth, or death.
How to get help
Abusers often blame the victim for the abuse. They may say "you made me do it." This is not true. People are responsible for their own actions. They may say they are sorry and tell you it will never happen again, even though it already has.
After abuse starts, it usually gets worse if you don't take steps to stop it. If you are in an abusive relationship, ask for help. This may be hard, but know that you are not alone. Your family; friends; fellow church members; employer; doctor; or local YMCA, YWCA, police department, hospital, or clinic can help you. These national hotlines can help you find resources in your area. Call:
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline toll-free at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), or see the website at www.ndvh.org.
- The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline toll-free at 1-866-331-9474 or (1-866-331-8453 TTY).
- The Childhelp Line toll-free at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453), or see the website at www.childhelp.org.
Check your symptoms to decide if and when you should see a doctor or get other help.
Check Your Symptoms
If you have just been sexually abused or assaulted, try to preserve any evidence of the attack.
- Do not change your clothes.
- Do not bathe, shower, brush your teeth, or clean up in any way.
- Do not eat or drink anything.
- Do not smoke.
- Write down everything you can remember about the assault and about the person who assaulted you.
Sexual abuse is any type of sexual activity that is done against your will. It can be:
- Nonviolent sexual abuse, such as unwanted touching or being forced to watch or look at sexual pictures.
- Violent sexual assault, such as rape or forced oral sex.
Physical abuse may include:
- Acts of physical violence, like hitting, pushing, shaking, slapping, kicking, pinching, choking, strangling, and burning.
- Threats of physical violence against you, your family, or your pets.
Try Home Treatment
You have answered all the questions. Based on your answers, you may be able to take care of this problem at home.
- Try home treatment to relieve the symptoms.
- Call your doctor if symptoms get worse or you have any concerns (for example, if symptoms are not getting better as you would expect). You may need care sooner.
Call 911 Now
Based on your answers, you need emergency care.
Call 911 or other emergency services now.
Seek Care Now
Based on your answers, you may need help right away.
Call your local hospital, clinic, or police department, or call an abuse hotline.
You may also call 911 .
Domestic violence, also called intimate partner violence, is a pattern of abuse in which one person uses fear and intimidation to gain power and control over a partner or family member. It may involve physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, such as:
- Physically hurting or threatening to hurt you, your children, or your pets.
- Controlling behavior, such as limiting contact with your family or friends, or limiting your access to money.
- Spying or checking up on you, such as repeatedly calling or texting you for no good reason.
- Calling you names, insulting you, or putting you down in front of others.
- Forcing you to have sex.
Seek Care Today
Based on your answers, you may need help soon.
Call your local YMCA, YWCA, hospital, clinic, or police department, or call an abuse hotline.
You may also call 911 .
Neglect is a form of abuse. It happens when caregivers do not protect the health and well-being of the person they are supposed to take care of.
Two common types of neglect are:
- Child neglect. This happens when parents (or other caregivers) fail to provide a child with the food, shelter, schooling, clothing, medical care, or protection the child needs.
- Elder neglect. This includes failing to provide an older person with food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and other basics. Neglect can include failing to pay nursing home or medical costs for the person if you have a legal responsibility to do so.
Many things can affect how your body responds to a symptom and what kind of care you may need. These include:
- Your age. Babies and older adults tend to get sicker quicker.
- Your overall health. If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer attention to certain symptoms and seek care sooner.
- Medicines you take. Certain medicines, herbal remedies, and supplements can cause symptoms or make them worse.
- Recent health events, such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious.
- Your health habits and lifestyle, such as eating and exercise habits, smoking, alcohol or drug use, sexual history, and travel.
Home Treatment
After abuse starts, it usually gets worse if steps are not taken to stop it. If you are in an abusive relationship, ask for help. This may be hard, but know that you are not alone. Help is available. Call:
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline toll-free at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), or see the website at www.ndvh.org.
- The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline toll-free at 1-866-331-9474 or (1-866-331-8453 TTY).
- The Childhelp Line toll-free at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453), or see the website at www.childhelp.org.
If you feel threatened, it is very important to develop a plan for dealing with a threatening situation. If your partner has threatened to harm you or your child, seek help.
- Anytime you are in danger, call 911.
- If you do not have a safe place to stay, tell a friend, a religious counselor, or your doctor. Do not feel that you have to hide what is happening.
- Have a plan for how
to leave your house, where to go, and where to stay in case you need to get out
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- Try these tips for staying safe if you are in a violent relationship.
- Use this safety plan if you are preparing to leave a violent relationship.
- Use this checklist of items to take when you leave.
- Take these steps to stay safe after you leave an abusive situation.
- For more help in developing your plan, call:
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline toll-free at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), or see the website at www.ndvh.org.
- Your local YMCA, YWCA, police department, hospital, or clinic for the local crisis line or for names of shelters and safe homes near you.
Here are some other things you can do:
- If you are seeing a counselor, be sure to go to all appointments.
- Teach your children how to call for help in an emergency.
- Be alert to warning signs, such as threats or drinking. This can help you avoid danger.
- If you can, make sure that there are no guns or other weapons in your home.
- If you are working, contact your human resources department or employee assistance program to find out what help is available to you.
If you are no longer living with a violent partner, contact the police to get a restraining order if your abuser continues to pursue you, threaten you, or act violently toward you.
If you have been a victim of abuse and continue to have problems related to the abuse, you may have depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For more information, see the topics Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
If you know someone who may be abused
Here are some things you can do to help a friend or family member.
- Let your friend know that you are willing to listen whenever she or he wants to talk. Don't confront your friend if she or he is not ready to talk. Encourage your friend to talk with her or his health professional, human resources manager, and supervisor to see what resources might be available.
- Tell your friend that the abuse is not her or his fault and that no one deserves to be abused. Remind your friend that domestic violence is against the law and that help is available. Be understanding if she or he is unable to leave. Your friend knows the situation best and when it is safest to leave.
- If your friend has children, gently point out that you are concerned that the violence is affecting them. Many people do not understand that their children are being harmed until someone else talks about this concern.
- Encourage and help your friend develop a plan for staying safe while in an abusive relationship. Help if she or he is preparing to leave a violent relationship. Learn about how the person can stay safe after leaving.
- The most dangerous time for your friend may be when she or he is leaving the abusive relationship, so any advice about leaving must be informed and practical.
The most important step is to help your friend contact local domestic violence groups. There are programs across the country that provide options for safety, support, needed information and services, and legal support. To find the nearest program, call:
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline toll-free at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), or see the website at www.ndvh.org.
- The National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline toll-free at 1-866-331-9474 or (1-866-331-8453 TTY).
Symptoms to watch for during home treatment
If problems from domestic abuse become more frequent or severe, call your doctor to determine if and when you need to see your doctor or get other help.
To prevent injury from domestic violence
- Be alert to warning signs, such as threats or drunkenness. Being alert may help you avoid a dangerous situation. If you cannot predict when violence may occur, know how to stay safe during an emergency.
- Think about what you need to do to get ready to leave a violent situation.
- Take steps to stay safe after you have left an abusive relationship. Contact the police to get a restraining order if your abuser continues to pursue you, threaten you, or act violently toward you.
It's also important to watch for signs of teen relationship abuse in your teen so you can help him or her with any problems.
Preparing For Your Appointment
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
If you have made an appointment with your doctor, you may be able to get the most from your visit by being prepared to answer the following questions:
Domestic violence
- Have you ever been emotionally or physically abused by your partner or someone important to you? When was the last time this happened?
- Have you been hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by someone? What kind of injuries do you have? Did you seek medical treatment for the injuries? When and where?
- How long has someone else's violent behavior made you feel afraid or threatened?
- Has anyone forced you to have sexual activities?
- Does your partner control most or all of your activities every day?
- Has your partner threatened violence against your children? Is he or she violent toward your children?
- Has your partner hurt a pet or destroyed things that belong to you?
- Does your partner use alcohol or legal or illegal drugs? Does the abuse happen when the abuser is drunk or "high"?
- Does your partner have access to guns or other violent weapons?
- Has your partner ever been diagnosed with depression or a mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or personality disorder?
- Do you have any risk factors?
Other Places To Get Help
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The National Center for Victims of Crime is a resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. The Center provides direct services and resources, advocates for laws and policies to secure the rights of crime victims, delivers training and support to victim service organizations, counselors, attorneys, criminal justice agencies, and other professionals to help victims regain control of their lives.
|National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
|1 Broadway
|Suite B210
|Denver, CO 80203
|(303) 839-1852
|(303) 831-9251
|(303) 839-1681
|Web Address:
NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, nonviolent alternatives (such as safe home and shelter programs) for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV's caucuses developed to represent the concerns of organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate social conditions that contribute to violence against women and children.
|National Domestic Violence Hotline
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The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers crisis intervention, information about domestic violence, and referrals to local service providers for victims of domestic violence (men, women, and teens) and those calling on their behalf. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in English, Spanish, and other languages. The hotline connects callers to more than 4,000 shelters and service providers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Tanzania is set to make indigenous poultry keeping an important economic venture that could play a key role in poverty reduction in the country.
Already, the government has vowed to help small-scale chicken keepers to improve their livelihood following the successful MUVEK Development Solutions launch of Research Into Use (RIU) Programme knowledge outputs last week…
At the launch of the programme, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda commended RIU knowledge innovations in making indigenous poultry keeping an important economic activity that could help small-scale indigenous poultry keepers play a key role in the country's poverty eradication strategy.
"Indeed Muvek through RIU have been an eye opener. By enabling small scale farmers to keep 100 to 400 chickens MUVEK and RIU have proved that indigenous chicken farming can be used for poverty eradication," Pinda told his audience.
"I have taken note of this development....the high potential indigenous poultry keeping has for economic development at the grassroots. With all these stakeholders working together, as I have learnt during the exhibitions, there is no doubt that the sector can grow and our people can earn decent incomes up to three times a year," he said adding, " I promise the government's taking up the lessons very seriously when planning. "
"I have also noted some challenges facing the sector which we will have to work on them as a government, for example, in lowering feed."
Regarding complaints that farmers pay high taxes, Pinda said farmers are not supposed to pay tax but the buyers of their produce.
MUVEK board chair, Sokoine University of Agriculture Prof. Lusato Kurwijila was categorical that a sub-sector like indigenous chicken farming, if promoted adequately, it would enormously improve the lives of ordinary Tanzanians, as it is a conducive business in vast parts of the country.
He said it was a fallacy to think that exotic chickens or the so-called improved breeds are better in commercialization than indigenous ones.
"What we need is just to promote innovations in the sector and do the indigenous poultry keeping professionally. With proper management they take about three months to mature, and are better suited than the exotic breeds," Prof. Kurwijila said.
A poultry farmer from Rufiji, Maimuna Mkongea, told Preme Minister Pinda that before Muvek and RIU reached Rufiji, she could not afford life since she could only keep up to 20 chickens in her kitchen. She could not pay for her children's education either.
"After MUVEK assistance I started increasing my chicken and recently I sold 300 chickens and opened a bank account for the first time in my life at age 61," said the poultry farmer.
"This has changed my personal financial life for the better. I urge all development actors to empower the rural poor…. Come and help us learn the improved ways and then facilitate us to uuse the skills because we can, we are not lazy, we just lack technical and financial capacity," Maimuna said.
According to the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Tanzania has a total of 50 million chickens of which 35 million are of indigenous breeds while the remaining 15 million are exotic.
"My ministry at least has come up with a vaccine that is manufactured in the country and has proved to be effective," said Deputy Minister Benedict ole-Nangoro,
He said before the vaccine 90 percent of indigenous chickens would die but now it is only four percent that is dying.
"Indeed, the ministry is proud of RIU's achievements and lessons, and we see a lot of potential in the sector as it is easier to manage and with relatively less administrative hassles and conflicts as we see in other industries. So the ministry will take the lessons and upscale to cover more rural people," ole Nangoro told Prime Minister Pinda and stakeholders in the indigenous poultry industry.
Vera Mugittu, Muvek managing director said the majority of Tanzanians labour in uncompetitive informal sectors, which translates into the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing but poverty at the grassroots remaining a growing challenge.
"If we won't concentrate in upgrading capacities in the informal sectors and businesses where most Tanzanians and the poor are, the GDP will keep on growing but we will really not be able to do away with poverty," she said.
"What I mean is, the 80 percent of Tanzanians who currently live in the rural areas must be enabled to contribute 80 percent of the GDP growth, else we shall not eradicate poverty in the country," she added.
"However, working with the informal sector requires a daring support from the government to offset risks associated with subsistence production and rural poverty, and meet the social cost of establishing the minimum institutional arrangements and incentives that make a sector viable and attractive for private sector investment.
She said "using public funds from the British international financial agency (DFID), Muvek managed to take local chicken keeping to a stage where it is recognized as an important economic venture, and now we see private sector investment in the industry increasing. However, so many challenges remain that need to be addressed at policy level, before the sector is fully competitive and self-sustaining."
Three policy briefs on how to improve the subsector were presented at the two-day seminar and at its end, the stakeholders agreed on the following:
Taking the poultry industry to scale should be adopted as a government vision at policy level. This includes government actively embracing the promotion of commercialization of the indigenous poultry keeping in its strategies for poverty reduction, as well as ensuring that all stakeholders embrace the strategy of putting to scale all interventions in the indigenous poultry sector that seek to exploit the potential benefits of the multi-pronged technological approach (for instance housing, vaccination, feeding, protection from predators, extension services provision), and done in a coordinated and harmonised manner.
The government should deliberately strategize to boost investment in the industry. That includes the government setting up a special fund under the economic empowerment program, specifically for empowerment of indigenous poultry stakeholders as it is already done in other sectors like horticulture, malaria and HIV/AIDS. The government should also provide indirect financing through subsidizing vaccinations against major and emerging poultry diseases as it has been the case in other subsectors like accaricides and fertilisers.
The government is advised to ensure that poultry is mainstreamed in the on-going and future agricultural sector programmes such as the Marketing Infrastructure Value Chain Addition and Rural Finance (MIVARF), Agricultural Sector Development Programme 11, Tanzania Social Action Fund and others.
Access to quality poultry extension should be achieved by ensuring that Local Government Authroties (LGAs) recruit all trained extension staff to ensure that every village has an extension worker. Then, LGAs should retrain and re-tool all extension workers to build competences in poultry.
It was also recommended that the government reviews the current curriculum to suit the needs of a commercialised poultry sector. This includes skills in management of commercial hatcheries and poultry breeding farms.
The current curriculum is not business oriented. Specifically, the government should mainstream training of poultry keepers in LGAs, under the capacity building grants of ASDP wherever indigenous poultry programs are introduced.
To achieve this, the government should reinforce the animal feed Act including establishment of a regulatory authority to oversee the livestock feed industry and strengthening of livestock feeds quality assurance and control system.
The government should also promote commercial production of non-conventional feed resources like soybean, millet and sorghum, with a special attention to developing efficient seed systems as well mapping existing idle grain storage capacity and make them accessible for use by the private sector for storage and distribution of feed resources.It was also found important that the government develops specific feed formulations for indigenous chickens.
To start with the government is asked to bring all players in the sector together as soon as possible to discuss and initiate a process of forming an apex organisation.
The meeting was attended by senior government officials from different ministries, LGA staff, researchers, members of academia, private sector and development partners.
After the meeting a communiqué with policy recommendations was drafted and which will be submitted to the Prime Minister for government action.
RIU is a DFID-supported action research and development programme designed to put agricultural research into use for developmental purposes and to conduct research on how to do this.
The programme works towards improved programme communication and harmonisation for effective sharing and influencing local, national and international policy agenda.
It ensures that activities at country level are aligned with ongoing agricultural and natural resources development initiatives as well as relevant national and sectoral strategies in the country.
The main objective of the programme in Tanzania was to explore and facilitate ways of improving local innovation capacity for increased use of research, new knowledge and technologies in developing profitable agribusiness enterprises. In Tanzania, the programme is implemented by MUVEK Development Solutions Ltd.
MUVEK Development Solutions, is a Tanzanian development consultancy firm that aspires to efficiently and creatively provide quality advisory and support services to public and non-public development actors towards planning, executing and monitoring programmes focusing at developing a more locally-owned and people centered-profit oriented economy.