Welcome to the DICOTA Chronicle Issue of January 2017.
Dear
DICOTA Chronicle Readers!
At DICOTA,
exciting things are happening this year. To keep you and
all our readers in the loop, the DICOTA chronicle issue for January
2017 contains plenty of information. Please take time to read it in
its entirety. In this issue, "Building Our Future
Together" is our binding message. DICOTA is excited to engage you and your
community in the spirit of building stronger communities of the Tanzanian diaspora
in America.
At the President's
Corner, Mr. Charles Bishota’s message details an outlook for the organization
going forward. The entire message from the president is shown below for your perusal. In
addition to the President's message, the DICOTA chronicle goes
further to present some of our exciting programs including a snapshot to the newly minted DICOTA Strategic Plan, the Scholarship Fund, and many more. Again, if you want to stay in the know, click this link The DOCOTA Chronicle.
Building Our Future
Together!
The President's Corner:
Let me begin by
wishing you a prosperous 2017 marked with good health, humor, and
inspiration. I commit as your president to embrace the vital responsibility
of executing DICOTA’s mission. Each one of you is an integral part of our
community and I vow to be candid in all my discourse.
Writing the President’s message is hallowing in the fact that it is not as
simple as an Instagram or Facebook post. In social media, even when your
musings do not make sense, people will humor your comments with a “like”. I
pray you will humor my musings, as well.
Prior DICOTA presidents have immersed themselves in numerous beneficial
works for the diaspora community. I am honored to follow in their
footsteps. I am especially honored to follow in the footsteps of President
Ndaga Mwakabuta. The task is daunting, however, together we will be
stronger together.
DICOTA owes its structural health, as well as its gratitude, to the work of
Dr. Ndaga. He purposely approached every undertaking and left our
organization with a stronger foundation. There was neither an unfinished
task, nor an unreturned phone call during his tenure. Thank you, Dr. Ndaga,
for your outstanding leadership!
As you know, the DICOTA Executive Committee (“EC”) for 2017/18 consists of:
Secretary General, Nisa Kibona, Deputy Secretary, Dr. Fundi Shaaban,
Treasurer, Kwame Kinabo, Assistant Treasurer, Ana Matulile, EC at Large
Members, Ms. Fatma Al-Tamim, and Dr. Frank Minja. This team is full of
passion and deeply believes in DICOTA’s core mission.
In addition, Winston Churchill once said, “To improve is to change; to be
perfect is to change often.” In preparation for this year, the EC team
brings a new perspective as well as a creative commitment to all our
initiatives. This crew is dedicated to serve. Our EC team will bring
lasting change to our communities both here and at home. Please encourage
them by dropping a note at dicota@dicotausa.org.
Furthermore, soon we will share with you many of our exciting activities
(including our three-pronged strategic plan) in the next issue of The
DICOTA Chronicle. The Tanzanian diaspora in America is rapidly changing and
it’s becoming bigger. The tapestry of our society is as diverse as our
adopted home. It includes (among others) our children in Texas, graduate
students in Kansas, entrepreneurs in Maryland, professionals in California,
and artists in Atlanta. The core of this community, is, its love and
devotion for Tanzania.
Moreover, this year we have an opportunity to promote a spirit of unity.
Please join in the ongoing national discourse regarding the Tanzanian
diaspora and the national land policies. If you have not yet renewed your
membership or registered as a new member, please click the following link
to do so: register/renew your membership. While visiting the site, please
register into our Diaspora Database. Registration to the Diaspora Database
does not require active membership to DICOTA. Your registration benefits
all Tanzanians in America by creating a central repository for networking.
Lastly, our next convention will be in Seattle, WA during the summer of
2018. Our brothers and sisters in Seattle are already working hard to
prepare for your arrival. Stay tuned for more details.
Stronger Together,
Mr. Charles Bishota, Esq.
DICOTA President
|
No comments:
Post a Comment