Source: The Citizen Tanzania, By Majuto Omary
Dar es Salaam. Various activities spiced up the Aga Khan Mzizima secondary school’s 50 year anniversary celebrations held at the school premises on Friday.
Among the activities were reforestation, fundraising, debate, lucky draw and cooking competition all of which involved students and staff. The golden jubilee celebrations was attended by Aga Khan Education Service Regional Curriculum Manager East Africa Maryam Adoo as well as Country Manager Aga Khan Education Service Masood Ahmad.
Also attending was long serving teacher, Mr Richard Shoo who worked for more than 30 years as a teacher in the school.
Speaking during the celebrations, Aga Khan Mzizima Head Master, Mr Daniel Lazaro, said much progress has been made in terms of students’ performance since the school wasestablished in 1967. The school has 618 students, 45 Tanzanian teachers and 17 foreign teachers.
What a gratifying experience since I vividly remember and in fact was also involved in this project during its construction and the opening in 1967 in my capacity as Education Secretary with the Aga Khan Department of Education for Tanzania (now Aga Khan Education Services Tanzania).
A few years ago a reunion of Students from Mzizima was held in Toronto and I had the opportunity to attend and also provide the background to this project.
Thousands of students have gone through their secondary education in this fine school and they include my sister Nasim and my brother Mohamed.
Kamrudin A. Rashid
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