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JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 Newsletter NEWSLETTER OF THE JICA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA. Message from the JICA Chief Representative MESSAGE FROM THE JATA GENERAL SECRETARY Mr. Toshio Nagase Ms. Edina N. Ngerageza, General Secretary of Jata Dear JATA Members Dear our Esteemed Readers, Konnichiwa! On behalf of the Executive Committee and on my behalf, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all JATA After spending nearly a year now in JICA members for the good cooperation to us as oce bearers, Tanzania, I feel very much honored to be for the support and participating fully to all activities that writing this message in the thirteenth edition were conducted from March 2015 to March 2016. of JATA Newsletter. As many of you may already be aware, I I am glad to introduce to you the 13th issue of the JATA assumed working with JICA Tanzania last Newsletter and also invite you to participate fully in the March, succeeding my predecessor Mr. publication of subsequent issues by sending articles of interest in fostering our Yasunori Onishi. Since my arrival, I have seen the eorts that are being real friendship between Tanzania and Japan. e Newsletter is the forum to made by Tanzanians in overcoming poverty and underdevelopment. I am share with others the activities you carry out successfully. I argue you to utilize sure that Tanzania is on the right course of development and with the the forum by sending articles photos. prevailing peace and stability I believe that the country is poised for an even brighter future. I congratulate the Government and all Tanzanians As JICA Alumni Association in Tanzania we must keep in touch with each for maintaining peace and security for all these years. For without peace other, concurrently participating in dierent activities. According to JATA there cannot be any development. constitution a number of activities have been done this year. One of the JATA One of the missions of JICA is to provide support for human resources objectives is to create awareness to the general public on issues related to what development and capacity building. In this regard, JATA, as an alumni JATA members have been trained in Japan. is is done in a form of organizing association of ex-participants of JICA’s Knowledge Co-creation Programs annual general meetings, seminars, workshops and social gatherings. (KCCP), has an important role to play in Tanzania’s development eorts. For as you know, the main purpose of JICA’s KCCP program is not only to In this regard the rst event was the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was provide technology but also making participants get to know the held on 13th March 2015 at Makumbusho ya Taifa in Dar es Salaam and was Japanese people, their culture and their ethics. By having participated in graced by the JICA Senior Representative, Mr. Kuniaki Amatsu. JICA’s KCCP programs, I believe that you have been exposed to Japanese culture and working ethics and may utilize such exposure in your daily e second activity was a public relation (PR) meeting in Zanzibar that was activities for your benet and for the benet of the Japanese and held on August 29, 2015. ere was a workshop on Upscaling Nutrition Tanzanian peoples. rough Production of Fruits and Vegetables for Schools Consumption in Moreover by utilizing the knowledge you acquired in Japan or elsewhere, Zanzibar in which the JICA Chief Representative Mr. Toshio Nagase and the I expect that JATA members will be catalysts in the development of your Regional Administrative Secretary of Pemba South Region Mr. Ahmed country by fullling your respective responsibilities. is is in fact the Khalid attended. Two Japanese experts from Arusha Technical College also primary objective of JICA’s training program namely to help build the attended and gave presentation on Drip Water Irrigation. human capacity of people so that they can contribute in a better way in the development of the country concerned. As you know, JICA cannot e third activity conducted by JATA was a secondary school essay writing build this country, but you can. As the Father of the Tanzanian nation, competition with a theme on ”Patriotism And politics, the role of civic Mwalimu Julius Nyerere once said: “People cannot be developed, they can Education in Tanzania” A total of 33 essays were received and after thorough only develop themselves”. “Watu hawawezi kuendelezwa; wanaweza tu screening, 10 emerged as winners and were given their prizes on 11th March kujiendeleza wenyewe”. 2016 at National Museum Hall in Dar es Salaam. JATA wishes to encourage the Having made these remarks, I would like to conclude my message by youth to take part in the forthcoming English speaking Regional debate reiterating that JICA’s role in Tanzania is not to replace but rather to competition. supplement the eorts of Tanzanians in shaping their own future. erefore I request all of you to utilize the knowledge, skills and experience that you obtained in Japan to further enhance the livelihoods On 27th November 2015, A group of 38 JATA members, journalists from of all Tanzanians. e future of Tanzania will be determined by Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Tanga regions (Northern Zone) in association with Tanzanians and not by anyone else. I am sure you have a great role to play Executive Committee members visited KCMC and Kibosho hospitals at Moshi, in that regard. Kilimanjaro region. e day started by visiting Kilimanjaro RAS oce, then proceeded to KCMC hospital where by Mr, Kei Umetsu from JICA Tanzania I wish all JATA members the best of everything. oce joined the group. Ms Salome Saria (JATA member at KCMC) lead the group to Hospital Director ASANTENI SANA Dr. Urassa to pay a courtesy call and introduction. JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 1 Brief introduction, welcome note and explanation took place. From washing, which was held on 29th January 2016 at Tanzania Institute Hospital Director’s oce, lectures and explanation on implementation of Education (TIE). is was graced by the representative from JICA and success of 5s, KAIZEN-TQM was done in a lecture hall before Tanzania Oce, Mr. Kei Ometsu. actual observation. Question and answer for elaboration to members on 5S, KAIZEN – TQM was conducted. e Executive Committee was able to organize and implement On behalf of the JATA members, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to successfully the above activities due to members’ subscriptions and KCMC and KIBOSHO hospitals for their eort to 5S, KAIZEN-Total the support from JICA. I take this opportunity to thank you for the Quality Management (QTM) and their acceptance to host number of participation in the events, assistance and cooperation. JATA member for learning. Lastly, I appeal to all JATA members to contribute articles of humour, e last event was a workshop on the “promotion and advocacy of educative as well as entertaining ones to enable the JATA newsletter is hand washing” where there were two presentations; namely published annually. implement more eective ways and practices for Health Care-Associated Infection control in health facilities and hand Domo Arigato Gozaimashita JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL - 2015 Man at Work People gathered ready for Many activities were done on that day having Pweza including Japanese Traditional dancing, and Mtori Soup. Tanzania’s traditional dancing and mini raffle. At the raffle, JATA members won the prizes. It was really amazing! Preparation underway JATA WORKSHOP ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HANDWASHING IN THE COMMUNITY. By: Dr.Assenga Severine (JATA Exco. Member) 1) Health Hand washing with soap improves health and saves is year JATA manage to conduct a workshop on lives by preventing infections such as Cholera, the promotion and advocacy of hand washing Diarrhea, Ebola, skin and eye infections; intestinal campaign in the community at Tanzania Institute worms, and healthcare-associated infections .Many of Education (TIE) at Kijitonyama Dar Es Salaam on infections start when hands are contaminated with Friday 29th January, 2016. e aim of the disease-causing bacteria and viruses. is can happen workshop was to foster and support a general after using the toilet, changing a child’s diaper, culture of hand washing with soap in all societies, coughing, sneezing, touching other people’s hands, excel a spotlight on the state of hand washing in and touching other contaminated surfaces. A single each community especially schools and nally to gram of human feces can contain 10 million viruses and one million bacteria, and infant feces are raise awareness about the benets of hand washing Washing hands with soap in diseases control. Hand washing and in particularly pathogenic. demostration particularly with soap is key to protecting public health and a mainstay in infection control. However, despite the many benets associated with this simple behavior, it is seldom properly practiced. is is why it was essential that we join Ms. Rose Temu together to promote hand washing with soap. presenting her Governments, non-governmental organizations, paper on hand the private sector, religious groups, healthcare washing facilities, and others can all play an inuential role in hand washing promotion, both through project implementation and advocacy. Hand washing with soap is one of the most important public health interventions in the world. Every year, 1.7 million children do not live to celebrate their fth birthday because of diarrhea and pneumonia. Hand washing 2) Education Hand washing with soap boosts attendance and is a Workshop with soap is among the most eective and participants inexpensive ways to prevent these diseases. is foundational component of healthy schools. Long demonstrate on simple behavior can save lives, cutting diarrhea by before children are of school age, inadequate hygiene hand washing almost one-half and acute respiratory infections by practices can lead to diarrhea and other infections nearly one-quarter.