St John Association of Tanzania

Who we are

St John started in Tanzania in the mid 1950’s. From early days its activities were centred within the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) with its headquarters in Dar es Salaam and divisions in Tanga, Morogoro, Tabora, Dodoma and Mwanza.  All railway employees were required to be trained in first aid and St John first aid trainers were all employees of the TRC.  Later, St John activities spread to other parastatals including the Tanzania Harbours Authority, Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority and Tanzania Breweries.

More recently, the privatisation of the TRC has had an important impact on St John in Tanzania.  The Association is currently in the process of revitalising its activities aiming to provide services to the wider public.

Tanzania at a glance

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili), lies on the east coast of Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean. The name Tanzania derives from Tanganyika, the mainland and the Zanzibar islands off the east coast. The country has been a member of the Commonwealth since gaining independence in 1961. In 1964, Tanganyika united with Zanzibar. In 1996, Tanzania's capital was officially moved from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, although many government offices still remain in the old capital.

Tanzania’s economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for almost half of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs 80% of the work force.

What we do

St John in Tanzania is in the process of rebuilding its activities.  A revised Council has been formed.

The Association has recently revalidated its trainers and is embarking on developing commercial first aid training with hotels and businesses.

Full information on all these activities can be found at the St John Tanzania website www.stjohntanzania.org.

Links

St John in Tanzania is seeking linkages within the Order of St John in order to strengthen its training skills and activities.