Change of Guard at TMF

There is a change of guard at the Tanzania Media Fund whereby Marjan Besuijen, who painstakingly saw the Fund grow from 2008 to date, has left after having set the ground for the initiative's operations to improve the quality of journalism in Tanzania. Marjan returned to the Netherlands at the end of May, 2010 to assume more senior duties at the Hivos headquarters - the Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation. On that backdrop, Hivos, which manages TMF, has agreed with Serengeti Advisers - a Tanzanian consultancy firm to take up the responsibilities of heading TMF. Abdu Simba from Serengeti Advisers, therefore, becomes the Head of TMF while Ernest Sungura is the Executive Manager.