Brief introduction about KIUMA institution

By Adimu Nihuka Jr- KIUMA Librarian

KIUMA (Kituo cha Ufundi na Maendeleo) is a voluntary church institution. It is situated in Matemanga Division, Tunduru District in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania. It was founded in 1998. Its inception was the brainchild of the pioneer Dr.M. K. Matomora, the present incumbent Director. The prime goal of the institution was to transform for the better the lives of the people of Tunduru District who are still lagging behind in the socio-economic development, in comparison with other Regions in the country.

KIUMA VETA Dominatories

To achieve this goal, KIUMA set out to establish educational and health facilities in the forms of a Vocational Training Centre, comprising courses in Carpentry, Masonry, Tailoring, Electrical engineering, Motor vehicle engineering and Metal work. Established also were a farmers training centre, a secondary school (starts form I to VI), Teachers’ Training Centre and  a Nursing Training centre which is due to take  off shortly and expected to open Clinical Officers Centre. There is also a fully operational hospital with a bedding capacity of 64 patients. All these services are highly subsidized, so that the targeted population can benefit from them.  

In addition, KIUMA institution is the Non- Governmental Organization (NGO) located in southern zone of Tanzania in Ruvuma region, Tunduru District. This institution is located at Matemanga ward Milonde village for the sake of developing Tunduru District and/or his dwellers and others surrounding districts and Dr. Matomora K. Matomora is acted as a Director.  

KIUMA institution is established under the aid of Word & Deed Mission of Germany which headed by the late Professor Deichmann. Word & Deed mission is the company dealing with provision of aids to problematic areas all over the world in spiritual ways. And, also KIUMA mission is the beneficiary of aids from this mission. In KIUMA institution firstly built a church known as church of love and Christ messiah which deals with helping spiritual people based on GOD wills through worship and gospels, and even build hospital, secondary school, vocational college, school of nursing, Teachers college and soon expecting to open clinical officers college at KIUMA.

Also, KIUMA libraries established under secondary school and Vocational Education and Training Authority and after built Nursing school they decided to open its own Nursing library which has a collections based on their courses of syllabi. After that the institution dominates community hospital, Teachers college, as well as nursery school for children and soon expected to open clinical officers’ college.