Kuwait plays leading role in Tanzania’s dev: Samia
‘Deep-rooted bilateral ties’
KUWAIT CITY, May 25, (KUNA): Tanzania’s Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lauded Kuwaiti’s support to development in her country.
During a meeting with the Kuwaiti ambassador to Tanzania Jasem Al Najem, Hassan highlighted the deep-rooted bilateral ties, and stressed the leading role of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) in backing development in the East African state, the Kuwaiti embassy in the capital Dar es Salaam added in a statement on Thursday.
The first project KFAED financed in Tanzania dates back to 1975, she said, pointing out Kuwait’s elevated status among the world countries in philanthropic activities.
Hassan noted that the Tanzanian side is seeking to enhance partnership with the Kuwaiti charity organizations, including the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), for launching more development projects in the country.
She said that the KRCS has financed a project on woman health, being supervised by the embassy.
On his part, the Kuwaiti ambassador stressed the significance of the Vice President’s adoption of this last project as well as attending the launching ceremony.
This is likely to encourage the KRCS to carry on with supporting similar programs nationwide, Al Najem added.
He underscored Kuwait’s keenness on providing further assistance to the Tanzanian government, especially in health and education.
According to the embassy statement, Hassan and Al Najem have also discussed the investment opportunities available for the Kuwaiti investors in Tanzania, particularly in agriculture and mining.
A Kuwaiti charity recently inaugurated a philanthropic project where sprawling farms in Africa will be purchased for humanitarian purposes.
Speaking to KUNA, head of Al-Rahma charity’s African department Saad AlOtaibi said that the endeavor is one of many philanthropic projects that the charity has undertaken.
On the project, he pointed out that it also entails teaching novice farmers how to tend to plantations in countries including Tanzania, Ghana, Sudan and other impoverished African nations.
Al-Otaibi also noted that a comprehensive study of the agricultural sector in Africa was conducted prior to the launch of the project.
Moreover, he cited Somalia’s plan for the year 2035, where much emphasis will be placed on the agricultural sector, which in turn, will help ensure food security.