First Club of Tanzania

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Brief histories of the first clubs of each geographic regions or countries

Rotary Club of DAR ES SALAAM, the First Club of Tanzania

Also the First Club of Tanganyika prior to its joining with Zanzibar to create the Nation of Tanzania.

Rotary International District 9200

Part of our section on Africa

INTRODUCTION

Tanzania was created when the former British colonies of Tanganyika and the islands of Zanzibar joined in 1964 to become the "United Republic of Tanzania".

CLUB HISTORY

The Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam was chartered on 25th January 1949 as the first Rotary Club in Tanzania, East Africa.

The inaugural President was Mr J Chenye.

As the first Club, it has chartered a number of new clubs. There are currently 14 Clubs in Tanzania and the Club is the parent, grandparent or great grandparent to all of them.

The most recent Clubs to be sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam are Morogoro and Stone Town Zanzibar Clubs.

Within the charter membership of the Club were many of Tanzania's leading business and professional men in Tanzania's pre-independence years. For many years, the club was proud to retain most of its founding members as (very) active members.

Originally only men could become Rotarians. In 1989 a change to the Rotary International Constitution was made allowing women to become Members. In February 2005, the first woman to be nominated for membership of the Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam, Sauda Kilumanga, was inducted. Mama Anna Mkapa, the then First Lady of the United Republic of Tanzania attended the induction. Since then the number of women members has steadily increased.

One member of distinction is Sir Andy Chande, Past District Governor and Rotary Foundation Trustee.

The Club currently has over 50 members. We are very proud that our membership consists of people from a myriad of races, creeds and religions.

acknowledgements to the Club committee, its Members and Webmaster
posted by RGHF Webmaster Greg Barlow. August 2008

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