DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 27 -- THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women, and Special Groups, Dr John Jingu, has called upon officers providing alternative child care services in the society to consider the job as a calling for a better service rather than just a job.

According to the PS, taking care of children with needs, especially emotional needs, demands a lot of care and tenderness; therefore, taking it as a job would not provide the necessary services to the children.

The Permanent Secretary made the statement during a graduation ceremony of 120 officers who had completed their six-month course in alternative care of children provided by SOS Childrens Villages in Tanzania, sponsored by FairStart F...