ATE’s Female Future’s First Graduation

 Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (left), is being received by Association of Tanzania EmployersChairperson Hon. Almas Maige  (right) before she officiated at ATE Female Future program’s 1^st graduation ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Looking on is ATE Executive Director, Dr Aggrey Mlimuka. A program aims among others to attract more women into Management Positions, Decision Making processes and on Boards of Directors of Companies. Minister Ndalichako was representing the Vice President, Her Excellency Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan.

 Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (second left), presenting a certificate to one of participants of  Association of Tanzania Employers Female Future program, the National Housing Corporation Head of Corporate Affairs, Susan Omari  during a training program’s  1^st graduation ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Left is ATE Chairperson Hon. Almas Maige.   A program aims among others to attract more women into Management Positions, Decision Making processes and on Boards of Directors of Companies. Minister Ndalichako was representing the Vice President, Her Excellency Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan.

 Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (third left), presenting a certificate to Elizabeth Willilo from Barclays Bank Tanzania during the Female Future program 1^st graduation ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

 Association of Tanzania Employers Chairperson, Hon. Almas Maige (left), congratulates one  one of participants of  ATE  Female Future program, Joyce Nangai-Ibengwe who is also ATE NHO Projects Manager, during the 1^st graduation ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Second left is Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako.

 Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (centre), presenting a certificate to a participant of  Association of Tanzania Employers Female Future program, Noves Moses, the Tanzania Postal Bank Chief Manager, Corporate Affairs, during the ceremony. Looking on is ATE Chairperson, Hon Almas Maige.

 Tanga Cement PLC Human Resources Manager, Diana Malambugi, receiving a certificate from the Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (second left). Left is Association of Tanzania Employers Chairperson, Almas Maige.

 Barclays Bank Managing Director, Abdi Mohamed (second left) delivers a massage to graduates during the ceremony.

 ATE Executive Director, Dr. Aggrey Mlimuka (centre), ATE Chairperson Hon. Almas Maige (left), listens to associations Vice Chairperson, Ms. Jayne Nyimbo during the female future graduation ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

 ATE Secretariat with Minister Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (fourth left) posing for a souvenir picture after the ceremony.  

The CEO’s from different companies, ATE, other invited dignitaries and Minister Ndalichako, posing before photographers for a memento photograph after the first graduation ceremony of ATE’s Female Future training program on Thursday 25^th May 2017  in Dar es Salaam. 

Dar es Salaam, Thursday, 25^th May 2017 

The Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) in collaboration with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) has today held Female Future’s First Graduation ceremony to mark the completion of the first cohort for the newly launched Female Future Programme that aims among others to attract more women into Management Positions, Decision Making processes and on Boards of Directors of Companies.

The graduation ceremony was graced by Hon. Prof. Joyce Ndalichako (MP) Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training representing the Vice President Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Speaking during the graduation ceremony, ATE Executive Director, Dr Aggrey Mlimuka said that the through this programme the Association has successfully trained 33 women from 17 different companies.

“We have trained 33 ladies from 17 different companies in partnership with ESAMI, it was an assorted learning environment that developed and exposed leaders for business development,” he said.

Various organizations had participated in the programme including:

·         AAR Insurance

·        Akiba Commercial Bank

·        Barclays Bank Tanzania

·        Heritage Insurance Company Limited

·        IRIS Executive Development Centre

·        Kilimanjaro Airports Development Company (KADCO)

·        Medical Stores Department (MSD)

·        National Housing Corporation (NHC)

·        NMB Bank

·        Social Security Regulatory Authority (SSRA)

·        Tanga Cement Company Limited

·        TPB Bank

·        Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF)

·        TBL Group Limited

·        TIB Corporate Bank

·        TPC Limited

ATE Chairperson Hon. Almas Maige (MP) commended the participating companies for their efforts to address gender for attainment of sustainable development. “We recognize your efforts to address gender equality sustainable development goal in Tanzania. We applaud you to have developed non-gender biased leadership at the apex which increases effectiveness and risk management,” he said. He also thanked the trainers, Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute, ESAMI for their tireless efforts to make it a successful programme.

Hon. Prof. Ndalichako (MP) commended these efforts for supporting women with potentials for productivity which motivates them towards becoming senior leaders and board members.

 “To me Female Future is one of the noble programme that I would like to encourage as many women as possible to make good use of this opportunity because it reinforces contributions women make in every aspect of life: at home, on the job, in their communities, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners, workers, citizens and leaders,” Hon. Prof. Joyce Ndalichako said.

 Hon. Prof. Ndalichako presented certificates to the participants and officiate the Female Future Alumni, she promised to keep supporting the Alumni through sharing leadership wisdom for more prosperity in their careers.

The Association of Tanzania Employers recognizes all the participating companies since they form part of results for Female Future Tanzania in addressing gender equality sustainable development goal in Tanzania.  

Female Future Tanzania delivers executive training to women at workplaces on three modules; Leadership, Board Competence and Rhetoric for 9 months offered over 14 well distributed days with assignments in between. Methodology includes Lectures, case studies, role plays and assignments delivered by world class facilitators.

This programme connects people, performance, personal and organizational success as a means to increase productivity at workplaces and organizations get opportunity to grow talents they wish to motivate.

Female Future was made for the Woman in Africa to move and sustain her in the Board Room, Directorship, Business Apex, Cabinet, Parliament, Senate, County Assembly and Senior Management Role in all sectors of the economy. It is the only one of its kind in the Sub-Saharan Africa, developed to focus on the alleviation of gender inequality in economy, education, training and employment. It fairly pushes determined woman to the top.

A similar programme started in Norway about 10 years ago by our partners; Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO) and is successfully being offered to help women boost their careers in Norway, Uganda, Kenya and now in Tanzania.