ICT donation
Game reserve organization donates ICT equipment to District authority
BY TIMOTHY KITUNDU
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Singita Grumeti Reserves
(SGR) and its sister organization, Grumeti Fund (GF) donated modern Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to the Serengeti District Court in
Mara Region (over 900km from Dar es Salaam) last week.
The donation which includes HP computer desk top, HP
printer LaserJet, Sollatek UPSs, toner as well as rims of printing paper is
expected to see the district court issuing judgment copies within one week of
ruling. This will be a great improvement as this process previously took up to three
months.
SGR and GF Relationship Manager Mr. Ami Seki said
the donation was in response to a request made by district court October last
year and is part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
“On behalf of Singita Grumeti Reserves and Grumeti
Fund, I would like to hand over the ICT equipment which we believe will
simplify the cores of Serengeti District Court) work.” He said at a brief event held at the
Serengeti District Court offices.
The Serengeti District Court Resident Magistrate
Ismael Ngaile received the donation and promised that they will use the
equipment to improve the court’s services.
“We are grateful for the assistance as it will
increase efficiency and copies of verdicts will now be provided promptly,” the magistrate
stated.
Speaking at the same occasion, Serengeti District
Administrative Secretary (DAS) Mr. Cosmas Qamara hailed the Grumeti Fund and
Singita Grumeti Reserves’ continued support towards the development of
Serengeti district.
“I believe citizens will now start getting judgment
copies within a week instead of three months. This is a milestone on justice
delivery. This is not the first time we are getting assistance from
Grumeti. The Fund has made sizeable
contributions in the region particularly in the education, health and water
sectors,” Qamara said.
The event was also witnessed by Serengeti District
Council Executive Director (DED) Ms Naomi Nnko and the District Council
Chairman Mr. Juma Porini.
The top council officials also thanked the representatives
of Grumeti Fund, and hailed their continuous efforts in supporting the
community.
“Singita Grumeti Reserves is our valued partner, we
appreciate their continued support and we call upon other investors to emulate,”
the council Chairman said.
In 2013, SGR and GF spent more than Tsh.155 million ($
70,455) to finance construction of a modern police station at Natta ward in
Serengeti district.
In addition to spending millions of shillings in the
provision of social services in about 22 villages of Serengeti and Bunda
districts, Grumeti is also sponsoring 45 students by paying their tuition fees
and other learning needs from the same villages each year.
SGR is a tourism company that operates several
luxurious safari lodges in Western Serengeti. The lodges belong to Paul Tudor
Jones, an American investor who has invested heavily in tourism and
conservation sectors in Tanzania after falling in love with the great Serengeti
eco-system.
The Grumeti Fund is a non- profit conservation and
development organization which deals in conserving 350,000 acres of
wildlife-rich concession area and community development support in Serengeti
and Bunda districts.
The concession area being conserved by Grumeti Fund
is an integral part of the Serengeti - Mara Ecosystem, the home of the great
migration comprising more than 1.5 million wildebeests.
The presence of the American investor has greatly
helped to reduce poaching incidents in western Serengeti, according to wildlife
experts and local leaders.
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