Vodacom Foundation Launches Ramadhan Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign

Former President of Tanzania, Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi, hands over washing soap and books to one of the 700 orphans from different madrasa at Kisarawe, Pwani Region yesterday, when staff from Vodacom Tanzania joined residents of the area for iftar. On the right is Vodacom Foundation Chairman, Hassan Saleh. Vodacom Foundation, through the Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign, has set aside Tsh50 million during the Ramadhan period to donate learning materials, food stuffs, iftar, and clothing to orphans across the country.

 Former President of Tanzania, Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi, hands over books to one of the 700 orphans from different madrasa at Kisarawe, Pwani Region yesterday, when staff from Vodacom Tanzania joined residents of the area for iftar. With him in the middle is Hassan Saleh, Vodacom Foundation Chairman. The Foundation, through the Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign, has set aside Tsh50 million during the Ramadhan period to donate learning materials, food stuffs, iftar, and clothing to orphans across the country

 Former President of Tanzania, Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi, hands over a goat to one of the 700 orphans from different madrasa at Kisarawe, Pwani Region yesterday, when staff from Vodacom Tanzania joined residents of the area for iftar. Vodacom Foundation, through the Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign, has set aside Tsh50 million during the Ramadhan period to donate learning materials, food stuffs, iftar, and clothing to orphans across the country.

 Vodacom Foundation Chairman, Hassan Saleh, explains something to former President of Tanzania, Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi, at Kisarawe, Pwani Region, when Vodacom Tanzania staff visited orphans and residents for iftar yesterday. The staff also donated learning materials and washing soap during the visit, which was organized by Vodacom Foundation through the Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign. The Foundation has set aside Tsh50 million during the Ramadhan period to donate learning materials, food stuffs, iftar, and clothing to orphans across the country.

Vodacom Tanzania staff serves iftar to orphans and residents of Kisarawe, Pwani Region yesterday, when they visited them through the Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign, at an event that was officiated by former President of Tanzania, Alhaj Hassan Mwinyi. The campaign, organized by Vodacom Foundation, aims at donating learning materials, food stuffs, iftar, and clothing to orphans across the country. This year, the Foundation has set aside Tsh50 million for the Campaign. 

Dar es Salaam, 11^th July, 2013 … Vodacom Tanzania, through the Vodacom Foundation, has launched the Pamoja na Vodacom Campaign, an initiative that aims to reach children living in orphanages in the country throughout the Holy Month of Ramadhan. 

This is the sixth year the campaign is happening, and will target Kisaware, Kibaha, Pemba and Mwanza, in a move that will see the Foundation give donations to the children.

Speaking when launching the campaign in Kisarawe, Pwani Region, Vodacom Foundation Chairman, Hassan Saleh said that some of the items to be donated include learning materials, food items, clothing, and iftar worth TZS 50,000,000.

“This is an important time to Muslims, not simply because it helps develop closer relationship with Allah, but also because Ramadhan is a time to think on how to help the less fortunate,” said Salleh adding that, “We are therefore glad to run this campaign during this period. We are ready to provide what we can."   

Former President of Tanzania, Alhaj Ali Hassan Mwinyi, was the chief guest during the event, and thanked Vodacom Tanzania, through the Foundation, for its selfless efforts to serve the community. 

“We are glad for what Vodacom Foundation has done to the people of this place. Be assured that the people shall forever be grateful for your services and we all wish you well in your day-to-day activities,” said the former President.