Yanga SC and UNICEF have formed a defensive partnership to repel attacks of deadly Covid-19 and Ebola virus in Tanzania.
The NBC Premier League champions Yanga signed a six-month contract with UNICEF on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam.
The aim of the agreement is for Yanga to help increase public awareness on Covid-19 vaccine and the Ebola virus in the East African country.
Yanga CEO Andre Mtine told the team’s website that they felt honoured to sign such an agreement with the world organization.
“As a club, it is our responsibility to engage in activities which have a direct impact on the lives of people,” Daily News quoted Mtine as having added.
Yanga President Eng. Hersi Ally Said is also quoted saying it was a great honour entering into an agreement with UNICEF.
He said it was the first time for a football club in East Africa to venture into such a noble cause.
Hersi added that the cooperation with UNICEF augurs well with the team’s philosophy of helping members of the communities in Tanzania.
“We are known as a team of citizens. Our philosophy is to be part of the solution to the challenges facing the people,” Hersi told Yanga’s website.
UNICEF country representative Fatimata Baladi has since hailed Yanga for coming on board to defend Tanzania against the twin deadly strike force of Covid-19 and Ebola.
“This partnership will help 25 million fans in the country to get reliable information about Covid-19 and Ebola virus to protect themselves,” she was quoted as saying.
Ebola is threatening countries in East Africa, with the Ugandan government announcing on September 22 2022, the outbreak of the pandemic in the western region of the country.
Ebola was previously only common in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but it is now spreading beyond the borders.
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