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German State Secretary Mr Jochen Flasbarth smiles as he inaugurates three classrooms, a teachers office and several toilets for female students built with the support of the German government through German Development Bank (KfW) at Sukenya primary school in Ngorongoro district over the weekend.

By Mara Online News Writer  

Four significant community projects that seek to transform the lives of villagers living near wildlife conservation areas in Serengeti and Ngorongoro districts ,were inaugurated over the weekend by a high profile delegation from the government of Germany who were accompanied by Tanzanian officials.

The delegation was led by the German State Secretary Mr Jochen Flasbarth who was accompanied by the German Ambassador to Tanzania Mr Thomas Terstgen, several officials from Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and the German Development Bank (KfW) among others .

The projects that were inaugurated are Park Nyigoti –Nyichoka, a 1.2 km road that has been constructed to gravel level at a cost of 2.3 billion shillings in Serengeti and Bukore dispensary, built at a cost of 450 million shillings in Tanzania’s wildlife rich district.

Two other projects inaugurated in Ngorongoro district are a school infrastructure which include three modern classrooms, a teachers’ office and several toilets for female students at Sukenya public primary school , worth shillings 200m/- and Soitsambu- Kritalo’s 12.5 km road at a cost of 400,000 Euros.

The projects had been implemented by TANAPA in collaboration with FZS, with the support of the German government through KfW.

The German Secretary of State, Mr Flasbarth expressed his satisfaction on how the projects have successfully been implemented in the communities living near wildlife conservation areas.

“These are wonderful projects “, said the head of the delegation after receiving a report on the performance of Community Conservation Banks (COCOBA), that were established to change the living condition of the rural villagers who, in the past, relied on poaching as their major some of income.

TANAPA says the projects are meant to make the beneficiary villagers reap the fruits of conservation, thanking the German government for its support through KfW.

Speaking during the inauguration of the projects, the Serengeti District Commissioner, Ms Kemilembe Lwota also thanked the German government for the support and urged the beneficiary villagers to ensure the projects are well taken care of, saying it was time they abandoned poaching.

“Please make sure these projects are well protected and continue conserving wildlife because all these developments are a result of wildlife conservation,” the Serengeti DC said.