VOA常速英语:Strengthening Media and Civil Society in Tanzania

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID,launched a civil society and media strengthening project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in mid-January.It is called BoreshaHabari, or “Better News”.
美国政府通过美国国际开发署（美援署）于1月中旬在坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆启动了一个民间组织和媒体支持项目。该项目被称为BoreshaHabari，即“更好的新闻”。
Implemented in coordination with non-profit organizations Internews and FHI 360,the BoreshaHabari project will collaborate with Tanzanian partners,including: the Media Council of Tanzania, Tanzania Bora Initiative, and Jamii Media;to improve professional capacity among journalists and support an open media environment.
该项目与非营利组织Internews和FHI 360合作展开工作，将与坦桑尼亚伙伴进行合作，包括坦桑尼亚媒体理事会、坦桑尼亚博拉倡议组织和Jamii媒体。旨在提高记者的专业能力，支持开放的媒体环境。
Over the next five years, the BoreshaHabari project aims to work with media houses and radio stations in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro, Arusha, Manyara, Dodoma, Tanga, Mtwara, Mwanza, and Kigoma to improve their professional capacities.
未来五年，BoreshaHabari项目的目标是与一些地方的媒体机构和广播电台合作，这些地方包括达累斯萨拉姆、桑给巴尔、伊林加、姆贝亚、莫罗戈罗、阿鲁沙、马尼亚拉、多多马、坦噶、姆特瓦拉、姆万扎和基戈马，以提高其专业能力。
Specifically, BoreshaHabari will provide media outlets with training and technical assistance,help them adopt new digital technologies, and strengthen their management and financial viability.The project will also train civil society organizations to effectively partner with the media.
具体来说，BoreshaHabari项目将为媒体机构提供培训和技术支持，帮助他们采用新的数字技术，并强化其管理和财务活力。项目还将培训民间社会组织，使之与媒体进行有效合作。
“The U.S. Government is committed to supporting the professionalization of the Tanzanian media and civil society –particularly empowering women and youth –to raise their voices and concerns effectively as both producers and consumers of information,”remarked USAID Mission Director Andy Karas during the launch event.The United States is proud to work with its partner Tanzania to help build a strong and vibrant civil society supported by a free and independent media.
“美国政府致力于支持坦桑尼亚媒体和民间组织的专业化——尤其是维护妇女儿童的权利——使他们的声音和关心的问题能被社会听到，使之既能作为信息的生产者也能成为信息的消费者，”美援署特派团主任安迪·卡拉斯在项目发布会上如是说。美国很骄傲能与坦桑尼亚合作，能够帮助该国建立一个由自由独立媒体支持的强大、活跃的民间组织。