Punjani Charitable Trust has established a state-of-the-art education center, called the Advanced Digital Literacy Center (ADLC) at Raha Towers in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania imparting programs in cutting edge technologies by offering Postgraduate and advance courses in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Science and Cybersecurity. In 2024, another center of Cybersecurity and Cisco network Academy opened in AFED Tower building opposite Police Kisutu. The ADLC provides full scholarships to teachers in government educational institutions, job seekers, students and the elderly, with a particular focus on women empowerment, so that cost is not a barrier for those who cannot afford quality education. In order to maximize impact, post graduate programs have been provided to the faculties of public institutions such as Dar-es-Salaam institute of Technology and College of Business Education to upskill their abilities to deliver those courses effectively to their students.
In order to ensure the quality and effectiveness of these programs, the ADLC has partnered with the JR Institute of Information Technology, which is accredited by the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education in Tanzania, together with international partners, Cisco Networking Academy, Exeed ECX, Palo Alto Networks, CompTIA and EC-Council.
Partners: To efficiently run such cutting-edge technologies, experienced individuals, companies, and educators involved with research and developments are necessary to keep update with the field and evolve continuously. The program has identified three partners such as:
1. CompTIA Authorized partner, the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the estimated 75 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world’s economy.
2. Palo Alto Cybersecurity Academy in the field Cybersecurity. Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy exists to equip students with the next-generation cybersecurity knowledge and skills they’ll need to succeed
3. Westford Education Group – UK – Airtics Education offering top IT certification programs in collaboration with international Universities such as UCAM (Spain), Acacia (USA) etc..
The soft launch of our center on 19th June 2023, graced by the presence of guest of honor Director General of ICT commissioner, Dr. Nkude Moses Mwasanga, following the momentous launch, a new era unfolded as we embarked on a journey of excellence, with the commencement of our highly anticipated post.
We are proud to announce the launch of our Second Training Center at AFED Tower, Mezzanine floor, Dar-es-Salaam, on 25th June 2024 where are specializing in Cybersecurity training. The event was graced by distinguished guests Hon. Joshua Mwangasa (Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cybersecurity) ,Mr. Gulam Punjani (Trustee, PCT-TZ),Mr. Rustam Merani (Prominent Businessman) andMr. Mir Pirbhai (Board Member, PCT-TZ & Director, JR Institute of IT)
Our center had the privilege of welcoming Deputy speaker of the parliament of Tanzania and MP of Ilala Hon . Mussa Azzan Zungu, DG of ICT Comminision Dr. Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga and Commissioner of Scientific Investigation (or Forensic Investigation) for the Tanzania Police Force CP Shabani Hiki . On a visit we engaged in a productive discussion about our mission and vision of Punjani Charitable Trust (Tanzania) to promote free IT Upskills training among the youth and teachers of Tanzania
To strengthen our impact and ensure sustainable collaboration, our NGO has signed key Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with strategic partners.
Some of our partners are College of Business Education (CBE), ICT Commissioner, Police Forensic and Cybersecurity Department
Punjani Charitable Trust proudly supported the renovation of the 8th floor of the Department of Cybersecurity at the Ministry of Home Affairs to help strengthen Tanzania’s cybersecurity capacity.
The center conduct training in the field of Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning, Data science, Computer vision, Business intelligence, Cybersecurity, Digital media and animation and Digital literacy.