First lady of Tanzania visits ATSU-ASDOH
Posted: November 1, 2011
ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health welcomed Her Excellency Salma Kikwete, first lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, to campus in April.
She joined leadership from Project C.U.R.E. for lunch and a tour of the ATSU-ASDOH Clinic.
HE Kikwete was in town to serve as the guest of honor at the sixth annual Project C.U.R.E. First Ladies Luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore. Proceeds from the luncheon will be used to deliver medical supplies and equipment to Tanzanian hospitals. Project C.U.R.E. is a Colorado-based, non-profit organization dedicated to helping meet the need for medical supplies, equipment, and services around the world.
The first lady is also the founder of Tanzania’s Women in Development Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to an increased number of economically empowered women, progressive communities, and educated, healthy children. Because of the close alignment of the organizations’ missions, the lunch and tour provided an opportunity for ATSU-ASDOH leadership, Project C.U.R.E. leadership, and the first lady to discuss how the groups may be able to collaborate in the future.