A successful MVIWATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) with New Board of Directors

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The workshop was preceded with the MVIWATA’s 16th Annual General Meeting whereby members of the AGM received and considered reports, audited report, plans and budgets. Apart from normal agenda of AGM, this meeting has have the special agenda of election of nine members of the Board of Directors of MVIWATA.
At the meeting Mr. Habibu Simbamkuti from Sanje Group in Msolwa Ujamaa Village, Kidatu Division, Kilombero District, Morogoro region, was elected as a chairperson of MVIWATA to replace Mr Yazid Ame Makame. Mr. Makame is a livestock keeper and a farmer from Dunga Bweni, central district, Unguja South, Zanzibar. He is a founder member of Mpapa farmers’ network, Unguja.

Mr. Simbamkuti has been serving as a board member in the outgoing board for three years.

The full list of new Members of Board of Directors of MVIWATA for the next three years, 2011-2014 is the following; Mr. Habibu Simbamkuti (Chairperson), Mrs. Veronica Sophu (Vice Chairperson), Mrs. Esther Mally (Treasurer), and the members are Mrs. Amina Kazibure from Mtwara, Mr. Paul Joseph from Manyara, Mr. Haji Ussi Haji from Zanzibar, Mr. Projestus Ishekanyoro from Kagera, Mrs. Prisca John from Tabora and Mr. Joseph Kilowoko from Ruvuma.

Mr. Stephen A. Ruvuga, Executive Director sits in the Board as Secretary to the Board.

In his acceptance speech the Chairperson thanked all the members for electing the new board and promised to work hard with the leaders and all members in advancing the progress of MVIWATA.

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