27 ORPHANAGES TO GET GIFTS FROM PREZ. JK

President Jakaya Kikwete is today expected to dish out Idd el Fitr gifts to 27 orphanages and centres taking care of disabled and elderly people across the country.
According to a statement issued yesterday in Dar es Salaam, the president would issue the Idd presents to the earmarked centres at around 10am.
Centres which will benefit include four from Zanzibar - Istikamaa orphanage based in Chake Chake, Pemba; Limbani elders’ home at Wete; Sebleni elders’ home in Zanzibar, and Mabaoni orphanage in Chake Chake, Pemba.
Others are Dar es Salaam-based including Nunge centre at Kigamboni; Dar-Ram orphanage at Tandika; Vosa orphanage at Kongowe; Furaha orphanage at Mburahati; CHAKUWAMA at Sinza Mori; Tua Moyo hostel at Kigamboni; Vocational College for the Disabled at Yombo and Kurasini centre for needy children.
Others are Child in the Sun at Kimara; Dogodogo Centre on Mansfield Street in Dar es Salaam; Moyo Mmoja orphanage in Bagamoyo; Elders home at Msimbazi; Al-Hanifat-Islamic centre at Chang’ombe Toroli; New Life orphanage at Magomeni, UMRA orphanage at Magomeni and Umml-Muumnim orphanage at Vingunguti
Those in up-country regions include Shirati children's centre in Mara Region; Nkaseka centre in Mtwara Region; Funga Funga centre in Morogoro Region; Igongwe centre in Mbeya; Mbesa centre in Ruvuma; Laela children's centre in Rukwa, and Shinyanga orphanage in Shinyanga.