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Winner of Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival writing competition to be awarded scholarship

Miss. Salha Haji Omar, from Mpapa Secondary School, will be awarded a university scholarship for winning the Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival writing competition - Writers’ for Peace - on Monday 26th March 2012.

The Minister of Education, Mr. Ramadhan Abdalla Shaban, will award the scholarship to Miss. Omar, on behalf of a sponsor of the Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival. Mr. Shaban said “Awarding a university scholarship is a first here in Zanzibar, so we and the community are very excited about this and what it means for Salha - and future winners of the Writers’ for Peace competition. Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival is giving young people and a fantastic opportunity to aspire to become something great.”

The Writers’ for Peace schools competition is designed to inspire school children and encourage them to nurture cultures that value education and peace. Miss Omar told us that: “I can’t believe that I have won a university scholarship. I have always dreamed of becoming a writer, and now my dream can become a reality.”

The Ministry of Education recorded over 3000 competition entries – an all time high in the number of entries for writing competitions launched in Zanzibar. This is also the first time that a university scholarship has been awarded in Zanzibar.

We would like to invite you to attend the awards ceremony at Mpapa Secondary School at 10am on the 26 February 2012. Transport to and from the venue will be provided. The pickup point is outside the Old Fort. Transport departs at 8:30am. A press lunch will be provided along with a per-deim of 20,000Tsh.

For further information and to confirm your attendance please contact Fuad Kabae - Festival Liaison – 0776 089 692 or at fuad@jahazifestival.com

Schedule of Events:

(i) Guests arrive at 10am

(ii) To be welcomed by School body

(iii) Welcoming Speech by the school body and invites the Founders and then Minister. Award to be delivered by the Minister.

Time Breakdown :

(i) Seated and ready by 10.30am

(ii) Welcoming speech by the school body 10.35am (5 minutes)

(iii) Founders’ speech 10.40am (5 minutes)

(iv) Invite of the Minister by school body 10.45am (2 minutes)

(v) Ministers’ speech 10.47am (10 minutes)

ENDS

Notes to editors

1.     Jahazi Ltd is a registered and non-profit making organisation.
2.     Jahazi Ltd was formed in May 2011.
3.     Jahazi Ltd holds an annual literary and jazz festival every year in September.
4.     The first festival was held 2-4 September 2011.
5.     The key aim of the festival is to educate people through literature and music and to provide a setting in which a meaningful cultural, educational and intellectual dialogue can take place between writer, musicians and festival goers.
6.     Jahazi Ltd, through its sponsors, provides university scholarships to support the areas of literature and music.

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