Tanzania Network of Journalists Living with HIV/AIDS (TNJ+) was one of the 40 Non-Governmental Organizations that participated in the Envaya training seminar yesterday (May 31st 2010) which was held at Golden Park Hotel, Sinza in Dar es Salaam. Participants in the seminar practised placing information and photos in their website and exchanged experiences of networking. We were happy to hear that Envaya would in the near future create a page of funders with whom the small NGOs would contact for support. We were also excited to hear from Envaya Executive Director Joshua Stern and Programme Manager Radhina Kipozi that Envaya is contacting Vodacom so as to make it possible for NGOs linked to Envaya to send information in the form of text messages to their websites through their handsets. This would be of great help and importance to NGOs upcountry which do not have access to computer services.
Representatives of NGOs present at the seminar were very much delighted by this information about plans for text messaging to their websites and the establishment of a funders page.

Mtandao wa Waandishi wa Habari Tanzania wanaoishi na VVU / UKIMWI (TNJ +) alikuwa mmoja wa 40 zisizo za kiserikali kwamba walishiriki katika semina ya mafunzo ya Envaya jana (Mei 31, 2010) ambayo yalifanyika Golden Park Hotel, Sinza jijini Dar es Salaam. Washiriki katika semina ya mazoezi kuweka habari na picha katika tovuti zao na kubadilishana uzoefu wa mtandao. Sisi tulikuwa na furaha kusikia kwamba Envaya gani katika siku za hivi karibuni kuunda ukurasa wa wafadhili ambao kwa NGOs ndogo ingekuwa mawasiliano kwa msaada. Sisi pia msisimko kusikia kutoka Envaya Mkurugenzi Mtendaji Joshua Stern na Meneja wa Mpango wa Radhina Kipozi kwamba Envaya ni kuwasiliana na Vodacom ili kufanya hivyo kwa ajili ya uwezekano wa NGOs wanaohusishwa na Envaya kutuma habari kwa namna ya ujumbe wa maandishi kwa tovuti yao kwa njia ya mobiltelefoner yao. Hii itakuwa ya msaada mkubwa na muhimu kwa mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali upcountry ambao hawana huduma za kompyuta.
Wawakilishi wa mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali waliokuwepo katika semina ya walikuwa wakafurahi sana na hii habari kuhusu mipango ya Nakala ujumbe wa tovuti yao na kuanzisha ukurasa wafadhili.