Tanzania: Fighting HIV and Aids At Mara Mines

interview

Tarime — THE Lake Zone Health and Economic Development Initiative ( LAZHEDI) is a programme that fights poverty, HIV and AIDS in communities surrounding the North Mara Gold Mine in Tarime District.

The three-year programme is being implemented by Africare, under the sponsorship of African Barrick Gold in joint co-operation with the USAID through the Tanzania Chamber of Minerals and Energy (TCME). The Africare KAYA, Chief of Party, Ms Ranahnah Afriye, granted an exclusive interview with our writer MUGINI JACOB on the role of LAZHEDI in addressing these issues. The following are excerpts from the interview:-

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