Rotary Club of Bahari to host 16th annual charity golf tournament in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam. The Rotary Club of Bahari Dar es Salaam will host its 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the Gymkhana Club, bringing together golfers, corporate leaders, Rotarians and partners to raise support for community development initiatives.

Held under Rotary’s theme, “Each One, Engage for Impact,” the annual tournament has become a key platform for combining sport, fellowship and service, while mobilising resources for projects in health, education, environmental conservation, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Rotary Club of Bahari President Irene Bizere said reaching the 16th edition was an important milestone, noting that the tournament had evolved beyond a sporting event into a platform for corporate partnerships and community service.

“Over the years, this tournament has grown beyond golf to become a platform where friendship, corporate partnership and a shared commitment to service come together,” Ms Bizere said.

She thanked sponsors, golfers and partners for their continued support, saying their contributions had enabled the club to make a tangible difference in communities.

The club’s recent projects include a Microforest Project implemented in partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation during the 2025/26 Rotary year. The initiative engaged 80 youth volunteers and directly benefited more than 300 students and staff.

The club also planted 1,000 trees around the University of Dar es Salaam campus, provided free cervical cancer screening to at least 150 women and delivered an incinerator to Toangoma Primary School to improve sanitation and waste management.

Several projects are also currently underway, including a Neonatal Global Grant Project in partnership with SolidarMed to support neonatal wards with equipment and training.

Other initiatives include renovating primary school toilets, installing an incinerator at Mtakuja Secondary School to support WASH and girls’ hygiene, and providing 450 desks to improve learning conditions for about 3,030 pupils, including 34 blind pupils at Toangoma Primary School.

Healthcare remains another major area of focus for the club.

In July, the Rotary Club of Bahari, working with Rotaract Tanzania and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), conducted a blood donation drive in Masaki, Dar es Salaam.

The campaign registered 77 donors and mobilised 41 volunteers, resulting in the collection of 44 units of blood, which could potentially save more than 130 lives.

Service Project Director Gladyness Mkumbo said the results demonstrated the impact that could be achieved through collective action and partnerships.

“Forty-four units is a strong start, but our ambition is to go further,” Ms Mkumbo said, adding that partnerships built around initiatives such as the golf tournament could help mobilise more people and resources for community projects.

The tournament has attracted support from a range of corporate partners, including Toyota, Ecobank, TotalEnergies, ASAS, GSM, Minet Insurance, SBC (T) Ltd, Allmol Freight Services, Neelkanth Group, Lodhia Group, Tanfoam, Abbas Autos, V One Ahead Insurance, Blueberry Travel and NCBA.

The Rotary Club of Bahari has invited golfers, companies, organisations and friends of Rotary to participate in the tournament and support its efforts to create lasting positive change in communities.