What are the roles of different groups and institution in promoting and preservation of our worthy cultural values

The roles of different groups and institution in promoting and preservation of our worthy cultural values


1. The National Kiswahili Council; was established in August 9.1967 with its major roles being to promote and develop Kiswahili as a national language .The council enable Kiswahili to be used in all area of national communication .To day, Kiswahili is spoken and understood by a lost all Tanzania .The first president of Tanzania Mwalim JK Nyerere used Kiswahili to unite the whole of Tanzania as nation.

2. The Nation Sports Council; was established in 1967. The role of this council is,

(a) To develop, promote and control all amateur sports in the country. The council does this in co-operation with voluntary amateur sports organization. Amateur sports are sports played for enjoyment not for money.

In order to carry out this the national sport council does the following,

· Provide training of staff member

· Make grants or gives aid to national sport association or organization

· Provide playing fields and other sports facilities

· Provides sports equipment and other sports items necessary for international sport competition and festivals

(b) To provide medals, diplomas, certificate, or any other rewards.

(c) To provide scholarships for the training of the coaches and sports administrators.

(d) To advise the responsible minister on all matter related to sports.

3. The national festival and state celebrations; the council facilitates celebration of important national occasion. The council ensures that the nation does not engage in meaningless and unending celebration. The council deals with national public holiday. These national occasion are celebrated with demonstration, speeches, songs, dance, feats sports and games. There are religious holiday as well, which are public holiday but are not under this council. The holiday includes Christmas for the Christians and Eid for Muslims. Prayers, sports and games dances and feast, mark these religious holidays.

4. Departments of museum, Antiquities and National Archives; These department preserve national heritage in the form of cultural treasure and writings. Hence they stimulate much cultural enthusiasm among the people.

i) Museums; there are national as well as regional museums in Tanzania. They provide a safe permanent place for preserving national tradition, customs and work of art. They serve as cultural and recreational centers for the people of the united Republic of Tanzania. They are also important as attractions.

ii) Antiquities; Are import objects that have existed for very long time. They include remains of ancient buildings such as tradition, church, places and tombs. Tanzania is very rich in antiquities for example the ruins of old building, found at Kaole (near Bagamoyo) Kilwa and Mtwara Mikindani.

iii) National film censorship board; This organ hand one main role , that was to censor films before they are shown .To censor a films means to examine it and decide whether it is suitable for the public. The board was supposed to censor all the films which were intended to promote national culture, education and development. But due to liberalization of trade the board has not succeeded to reach goal.

iv) The council of arts and crafts; Africa countries through their governments and communities encourage creativity in art and crafty as a way of identify their cultural needs .The main purpose was to make art and crafts a servant of the people. They are supposed to be tools to helps African understand and shape their societies according to their collective needs That is the meaning of creativity.

v) Education institutions; After independence, African government, church and communities improved the educating system inherited from colonial master to suit African national culture. There were various reason for the education system inherited at Independence to be improved. Those reason were as follow;

· The aims and content of the colonial education promoted values and interest of the colonizer.

· The colonial education system was intended only to train the African for the clerical and junior administrative posts

· The education system emphasized theoretical learning. It ignored practical learning and experiments. African students lacks skill and creativity.