JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 Newsletter NEWSLETTER OF THE JICA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF .

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 e orts 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 di erent 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 e orts. 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 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 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 e orts 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. . 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 e ort 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 e ective 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 e ective 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. Hand washing with soap that contribute to stunting and mentally retarded impacts not just health and nutrition, but also children who will not be able to perform better in the education, economics, and equity. You can learn class. about the role hand washing plays in each of these areas.

JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 2 JATA ZONAL WORKSHOP IN MOROGORO, 26 SEPTEMBER 2015.

By: Milton Rwegasira

JATA organized a zonal workshop in Morogoro “irrigation schemes in Morogoro” that was held at Mt. Uluguru hotel in Morogoro town. The main objective of that zonal workshop were to bring together JATA members in Region basis and strengthening coordination networking among JATA members in . Also, rising awareness on integrated water resources management. The workshop was attended by 40 participants. The Representative of Site seeing – Mkindo Scheme – (Pumping Machine) JICA Tanzania Office, Mr. Kei Umetsu together with JATA members in Morogoro Region, Farmers from WAMI and Mkindo Irrigation Schemes, A JOCV volunteer Mr. Atsushi Shingo, a media person and others attended the workshop. On behalf of guest of honor Mr. Ntandu, JATA chairperson, Mr. Twaha graced the workshop.

Workshop participants pose for the photo ------Two presentation on “Stakeholders participation in After workshop we had a visit to integrated water resources management Wami and Mkindo schemes. We implementation – presented by Ms. Praxeda P. Kalugendo, from Basin Water Officer – Wami/Ruvu saw how farmers are cultivating Basin Water Board and Interventions on Improving paddy through the year by using Rice Productivity in Tanzania – Mechanization irrigation scheme in Mkindo. Again Component – presented by Mr. Augustine Kilemwa, we saw some of the farm Principal Mechanization Officer – Dept. of equipment are using for cultivation Agricultural Mechanization and Farm Structure” and havesting. (traditional and were made. Both papers were presented by modern machines). experienced JATA members from their respective offices. ------

JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 3 ZANZIBAR PR IN

By Hamad Mkubwa

Vegetable gardens in schools to improve student’s health JATA PR this year was held in Pemba Island. A workshop on “Up-scaling Nutrition Through Production of Fruits and Vegetables for Schools Consumption in Zanzibar” was held. More than 80 people attended the workshop including the Regional Administrative Secretary of South Pemba, Ahmed Khalid, Protocal Officer from the First Vice President’s Office, Pemba Office – Ms. Fatma Mohamed, JICA’s Chief Representative – Mr. Toshio Nagase, former JATA chairperson – Ms. Selina Lyimo, two Japanese experts from Arusha Technical College, Mr. Hideyuki Mori and his colleague, JATA members from Dar es Salaam and Unguja, Students and teachers from Fidel Castro Secondary school, Utaani Secondary school, Kengeja Vocational College, etc. The RAS, Mr. Ahmed Khalid urged different schools in Pemba Island to set up procedures on bringing back the Japanese expert Mr. Hiroyuki Morii gives presentation culture of planting vegetables in schools. He insisted that there is a relation between students using fruits and vegetables, and their performance in school especially in It was learnt that in most urban and rural citizens are affect- science studies including Mathematics, he also ed by lacking healthy food that is why we see a big number encouraged parents, guardians and teachers to create of malnutrition, vitamins deficiency, lack of nutrients and strong strategies and making sure that they give all training anemia, he reminded us that a human being should eat a opportunities to students regarding the benefits they get by meal that includes fruits and vegetables daily, Also, he having fruits and vegetables adequately, in order to commended Japan International Cooperation Agency improve their performance in studies. (JICA), for the constant support they give to Tanzania so as to make development improvement. JICA’S Chief Representative, JICA experts and students are looking to the demonstration The Chief Representative of JICA Tanzania, Toshio Nagase, explained on JICA’s activities on strengthening their brotherly and friendly relationship with Zanzibar revo- lutionary government through various agencies, the coop- eration which offers youth from Zanzibar a privilege to go study in Japan. He emphasized on training which is vital to bringing development to the society. JICA experts gives directives on how to fix the pipes while others including Chief Representative observe

The former Chairperson of JATA, Ms. Selina Lyimo argued the students of Pemba Island to consider the issue of nutrition education and fruits, as it has become something important in creating good health with good nutrition. Mr. Shaibu Itbar presented a paper on the nutrients found in vegetables, he urged students to focus more on growing leafy vegetables, because vegetables are essential to the human consumption.

Connection of pipes continues Irrigation takes place

JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 4 KILIMANJARO PROJECT VISIT KCMC AND KIBOSHO HOSPITALS

By Jacob A. Katanga - Executive Committee Member

On 27th November 2015, A group of 38 JATA members, journalists from Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Tanga regions (Northern Zone) in association with Executive Committee members visited KCMC and Kibosho hospitals at Moshi, Kilimanjaro region. The group had an opportunity to pay a courtesy call to Regional Administrative Secretary (RAS) Mr. Severine Bimbara Kahitwa who also happen to be a JATA member. With RAS members discussed on JATA matters and other issues of the region. Mr, Kei Umetsu from JICA Tanzania office was among the Members paying courtesy call to the Regional Administrative Secretary JATA members who visited there.

Ms Salome Saria (JATA member at KCMC) lead the group to Hospital Director Dr. Urassa to pay a courtesy call and intro- duction. Members were well received by the hospital director. From Hospital Direc- tor’s office, lectures and explanation on implementation and success of 5s, KAIZEN-TQM was done. Three KCMC staff lectured on 5s, KAIZEN –TQM before actual observation.

Ms. Saria gives lecture on 5S KAIZEN

After lectures and explanation, members moved into different hospital departments and sections for actual observation on implementation of 5S activities. Members appreciated what they saw and heard, the arrangement of different equipments, drugs, files and working system was classic. After the visit most of members intend to practice at their working places as resource requirements are very minimal.

Pamphlet on 5S

JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 5 Arrangement of equipment by using 5S.

At noon the same day, members moved to Kibosho hospital. Hospital incharge explained how 5S, KAIZEN –TQM has improved working condition and quality services at reasonable costs and is prac- ticed in most departments and sections. Members were satisfied and appreciated arrangements, service discharge proce- dures and control.

Files placed according to 5S system

Regional Medical Officer and Assistant Regional Administrative Secretary came to participate in evaluation. They gave a very constructive contribution in enhancing sustainability of JATA and appreciated our choice of Kilimanjaro visit. Through this visit JATA members from Northern Zone felt revived and not forgotten in planned activities. The visit also opened an eye in improving working environment and delivering quality services. It was suggested to establish a zone group like of Zanzibar, for close networking ( JATA ZONES ) all over the country. These will bring members together to share ideas and JATA activities promotion. We hope creation of these zone groups will profoundly catalyse awareness among the people.

JATA Newsletter Issue No. 13 March 2016 6 Change Detection, Monitoring and Mapping the Conditions of Rufiji Delta Using Remote Sensed Data and Geographic Information System (GIS)

By

MSOGOYA, Gosbert Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperative Department of Research and Development Kilombero Training and Research Institute ...... 1. Introduction

The complexity nature of human disturbances coupled with aggressive climate change impacts in Rufiji Basin are necessitating for modern methods of monitoring and management of natural resources in Figure (1): Unsupervised Classification of LandSat Image the basin. In particular, the in situ methods used in 1997 showing the Rufiji Delta. Rufiji Basin for monitoring and management of natural resources in needs to be supplemented with modern methods remote sensed data and geographic Rufiji Basin. Remote sensed data and GIS provide information systems (GIS). In situ methods are time information even inaccessible areas which can’t be consuming, tedious, fatigues and expensive. The reached by in situ methods. Thus, the research study development of digital change detection era and attempted to detect and map change in Rufiji Basin regular acquisition of digital data of the Earth surface using remote sensed data and GIS. in multispectral bands allowed scientists to get 2.0 Material and Methods relatively consistent data over time and to The study used LandSat Images of 1997, 2000 and characterize changes over relatively large area for the 2007 which were processed using Earth Resources first time. Among many approach of change detection Data Analysis (ERDAS) and ArcGIS 10 computer vector analysis of spectral changes is based on the software. Unsupervised classification approach spatial representation of change in a spectral space specifically the Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis which has the advantage to process concurrently any (ISODATA) algorithm was utilized. The selected AIO number of spectral bands. Thus, when a pixel were subjected to Matrix Union Analysis which the undergoes a change between two dates, its position in techniques employed when attempting to reveal the n-dimensional spectral space is expected to change. change detection. This change is represented by a vector which is defined by two factors, the direction which provides information about the nature of change and the magnitude which provides information about the level of change. Change detection through remote sensed data offer quick and reliable means for determining and monitoring land-cover changes in large geographic extents and with high temporal coverage. However, application of remote sensed data and GIS for change detection and monitoring, management natural resources in Rufiji Delta is diminutively reported in

Figure (2): Unsupervised Classification of LandSat Image 2000 owing the Rufiji Delta.

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3.0 Results and Discussion

There was an average of 7% and 12% of forest histograms that changed into grassland histograms and of grassland histogram that changed into forest histogram, respectively between years of 1997 to 2007. There was average loss of 1.73% and 1.86%% of grassland histograms that changed into wetlands histograms and wetland histograms that changed into grasslands histogram, respectively between years of Figure (4): Map of Rufiji Delta Developed from 1997 to 2007. There was 0.8% and 7% average loss of Remote Sensed Data. histograms of wetlands which change into forests histograms and average loss of forests histograms In particular, the study has provided the preliminary into wetland histograms, respectively between years findings that are vital for future planning of land of 1997 to 2007. use/land cover programs in village close to the delta. However the information from unsupervised There was an average percentage loss of 0.12% and classification should be used as preliminary findings 0.26% of histograms of forests histograms that that need to be supplemented with supervised changed into water histograms and water histograms classification. that change into forests histograms, respectively between years of 1997 to 2007. The results shows Acknowledgements;- that there is declining trend in forests reservoir by This study was made possible through support from 6.2% which changes into wetlands such situation in Ardhi University (ARU), School of Geospatial Science future will encourage water lodging conditions, soil and Technology (SGST), Department of Geomatics erosion and secondary salinization during heavy (GM) and Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and rains. Cooperation (MAFSC). Special thanks to Dean of SGST-ARU Prof E. Liwa and head of department of GM Dr. J. Chaula and to Senior Lecturer Mr. Hemmed The map of Rufiji Delta shows that Kiomboi, Mchinga Msufini and Nyamisati village are very close to the Corresponding author. MSOGOYA, Gosbert delta and Indian Ocean hence susceptible to on flash E-mail address: [email protected] and sea level rise floods Figure (4). Therefore planning for site selection of dams and tracking canal to +255 768 488 385 manage the expected floods should well establish in these villages.

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