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Arusha Times (Arusha)
19 July 2008
Posted to the web 21 July 2008
Arusha
Plans are underway for MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation to merge with Action Aid International.
Prudence Kaijage, the MS principal said last week that the two organisations would soon merge in order to have a strong voice at a global level.
He revealed during the graduation ceremony of the fourth batch of graduates for the newly-introduced Ordinary Bachelor of Arts degree course.
"One of the reasons for merging the two organisations is to have a stronger voice at a global level when advocating for the poor" he explained.
Another reason was to shift real power to the South as well as be a role model in issues pertaining to advocacy, Mr. Kaijage explained.
He said for the time being MS-TCDC will remain part of MS-Denmark "but will have a changed vision which is to become a regional centre of excellence in democracy and good governance".
He noted that the centre's current strategy and mission of the centre would be reviewed in September this year after the final decision of the merger with Action Aid has been made by the Annual General Assembly.
MS-TCDC, formerly known as Danish Training Centre, was established in the 1970s mainly to offer orientation courses, including Kiswahili language teaching, to development workers from abroad who come to work in eastern Africa.
However, in recent years courses offered at the centre have been diversified and included a degree course in Development Studies offered in partnership with Kimmage Development Studies Centre of Ireland.
MS -TCDC also intends to increase it capacity to accommodate more students and organise more short courses. Plans are afoot to build additional hostel and class rooms as well as a spacious meeting hall.
According to Mr. Kaijage, the centre has 120 acres of land to expand its facilities should the need arise.
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Mr. Kaijage was in November 2006 appointed the first Tanzanian principal of the Danish-supported centre which was established in the 1976 at Usa River east of Arusha.
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