NYANG’HWALE: RESIDENTS of Nyang’hwale District in Geita Region, who have been benefiting from Barrick Bulyanhulu Gold mine funding for many years, continued to benefit from gold mining firms, this time it is Barrick-Twiga who brought them fortune in 401m/- funding of the educational infrastructure.
Through a project labeled Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program, the mining firm has funded the construction and renovation of building and infrastructure for Form V and V1 students at Nyang’hwale Public School in Nyang’hwale district, Geita Region.
The education project was officially launched today, May 15, 2026 when Barrick-Twiga’s Country Manager, Dr Melkiory Ngido laid a foundation stone for construction of two dormitories, five classrooms, and eight toilets at the school.
During the event also attended by government officials and residents of Nyang’hwale district, Dr Ngido said the funding of the educational project is part of the mining firm’s commitment to ensure their mine activities in the region also benefit the residents including students who are the Tanzanian future leaders
He said Barrick-Twiga will continue to cooperate with the Tanzanian government in implementing various development and educational projects.
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“As stakeholders of the environment we are committed to ensure our pupils and students study in good and safe environments,” he said.
Dr Ngido said before funding the educational infrastructure at Nyangh’wale Secondary School, Barrick-Twiga promised to donate 30m US dollars to upgrade and renovate educational infrastructure in schools through its Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Programme.
He said the programme targets to construct 1,090 classrooms, 270 dormitories and 1,640 toilets in 161 schools countrywide, projecting to serve 49,000 students after the implementation.
In the first phase of the programme which began in 2023, Barrick-Twiga donated 10m US dollars and the project was completed in 2024, benefiting 64 schools through the construction of 396 classrooms, 97 dormitories and 600 toilets.
The second phase which began in March 2025 and climaxed in April 2026, saw the implementation reach 83 percent of its intended goal, spending 19bn/- which is 79 percent of the budget already spent.
The budget was intended to benefit 65 schools by constructing 318 classrooms, 116 dormitories and 542 toilets.
“I would like to inform you that Barrick-Twiga has already donated 304,930,973/- which is 76 percent of the project budget,” he concluded.