Ecobank supports Dar School with clean water

•             Ecobank facilitates Safe and Clean Water, Hananasif Primary School

Ecobank Tanzania Ltd has today facilitated the restructuring of the water supply system at Hananasif Primary School In Kinondoni to enable pupils have access to clean and safe water by reinstating water supply to the toilets and providing an additional water tank so the school can also have sufficient water reserves as part of activities to mark the Ecobank Day which is observed annually throughout all 33 Ecobank affiliates in Africa.

The donation comes in the wake of this year’s Ecobank theme dubbed, ‘ Safe Water, Healthy Living.’

In addition to the donation, the  Ecobank Tanzania staff have also participated  in a number of cleanliness activities including unclogging the school’s drainage system and treating water in the school’s borehole to ensure the pupils get clean water.

On the academic side, the bank has also donated text books to the school and awarded the best performing pupils from standard one to six.

Ecobank Tanzania Ltd Managing Director Ms. Mwanahiba Mzee said Ecobank marks this day annually with the aim of giving back and supporting the community.

‘We were informed that Hananasif Primary School has a total of 728 pupils but their water pipes were blocked and only had one tap that served the whole school. Their toilets had no running water hence posing a great health risk to pupils, teachers and workers,” said Ms. Mzee.

According to the MD, the text books donation and awarding best pupils was aimed at encouraging the pupils to work even harder and aim higher.

“Ecobank realizes the need to improve education and infrastructure in schools as a way of supporting the Government’s initiative in improving education,” said the MD. 

On her part, the Hananasif Primary School Head teacher  Mrs Uisso commended the bank’s efforts in supporting the school to get clean water. “I take this opportunity to thank Ecobank Tanzania management for selecting our school.

She said their biggest challenge was water considering the number of pupils at the school. “With the poly tank donation we are now sure of clean and reliable water for our pupils and staff,”

She also thanked the bank for the text books donation and for motivating the best students. “We have been performing well in national examinations but what you have done today will play a major boost to our performance and it will encourage other pupils to also work hard.

Ecobank is now in its 8th.year in Tanzania and has branches in Dar Es Salaam,  Arusha and Mwanza.

Ecobank Tanzania Ltd Managing Director Mwanahiba Mzee – right hands over textbooks to Hananasifu Primary School Headteacher Idda Uisso in Dar es Salaam today. Ecobank Tanzania Ltd has facilitated the restructuring of the water supply system at the School to enable pupils have access to clean and safe as part of activities to mark the Ecobank Day which is observed annually throughout all 33 Ecobank affiliates in Africa. 

Ecobank Tanzania Ltd Managing Director Mwanahiba Mzee – right tries one of water taps at Hananasifu Primary School in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam.. Ecobank Tanzania Ltd has facilitated the restructuring of the water supply system at the School to enable pupils have access to clean and safe as part of activities to mark the Ecobank Day which is observed annually throughout all 33 Ecobank affiliates in Africa. 

Ecobank Tanzania Ltd Managing Director Mwanahiba Mzee – right, cuts a ribbon to officially launch the availability of clean water at Hananasifu Primary School in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam.. Ecobank Tanzania Ltd has facilitated the restructuring of the water supply system at the School to enable pupils have access to clean and safe as part of activities to mark the Ecobank Day which is observed annually throughout all 33 Ecobank affiliates in Africa.