Maintaining Peace in Tanzania (Civic & Moral STD 5) PDF

| ETT ® a Co || Chapter Twelve Maintaining peace Introduction In Stan...

| ETT ® a Co || Chapter Twelve Maintaining peace Introduction In Standard Four, you learnt how to respect cultural differences and people of different origins. In this chapter, you will learn the importance of interacting with people of different origins and how to fight discrimination in order to maintain peace. You will also learn how to respect the right to life and human dignity. Additionally, you will learn how to take all precautions against strangers. Besides, you will learn to respect people’s views and establish friendly relationships with other nations. Tanzania is proud of being a peaceful country. A peaceful country has security. There is no war. This situation results from solidarity, mutual respect, and brotherly love among its citizens. Peaceful coexistence Peaceful coexistence is a state of living together peacefully in the same place and at the same time regardless of differences in religious belief, political ideology, sex, or socio-economic status. Look around your class. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 154 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Look at the following picture and answer the questions that follow. Figure 1: Interacting with people of different origins What do you see in the picture? Have you ever lived with people of different origins? ® Is it easy for you to cooperate with people of different origins? Explain. Why is it good to interact with people of different origins? Sem Discuss with your fellow pupils how you will interact with people of different origins. Write a summary of your discussion and submit it to your subject teacher. Importance of interacting with others It is important to recognize that in the community, we live with people of different origins. We, therefore, need to respect our differences and discourage behaviour that segregates other people. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 155 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | | TT ® Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. Dadi is a Standard Five pupil at Kandete Primary School in Songea Municipality, Ruvuma Region. Dadi has a friend called Raja. Raja’s parents are from India. Raja studies in Arusha at Hansanga Primary School. During the holidays, Raja used to travel to Songea to visit his aunt, where he also met Dadi. They became friends. One day, as Dadi was coming back home, he met his fnend Yusufu. Dadi informed Yusufu that he has an Indian friend called Raja. Dadi also told Yusufu that Raja was interested in a traditional dance called ‘Mganda’. Yusufu advised Dadi to take Raja to Mbamba Bay where there were ‘Mganda’ dance competitions. Dadi thanked Yusufu for his advice and shared the idea with Raja. Raja agreed. So, they planned to leave the following morning. Early in the morning, they boarded a bus to Mbamba Bay (Nyasa). While they were in Mbamba Bay watching the competitions, Raja suddenly Joined the dancers and started to dance. Dadi and other dancers were very happy to see Raja dancing ‘Mganda’. Although ‘Mganda’ was not Raja’s traditional dance, he learnt and danced it so well. 1. | What have you learnt from Dadi’s behaviour? 2. Which of Dadi’s activities are worth emulating? Why? 3. | What have you learnt from Raja’s behaviour? QNE.O Activity 2 Discuss with your friends Raja’s and Dadi’s decision to interact with people of different origins. Make a summary in your exercise book and submit it to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 156 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ® Condemning segregation To condemn something is to express strong disapproval of something because it is morally wrong. Segregating others because of their race, religion, sex or tribe needs to be strongly condemned. In Tanzania, people do not segregate others on any grounds, be it religious, gender, or colour. Read the following panegyric and answer the questions that follow. Passer-by: Knock, knock, and knock! Let me say my heartfelt, A person has his/her home, why coexist? Without foreigners, we profit what is ours, Take me from doubt, by helping me to understand. Peacemaker: For us it is inhuman, segregation is wrong, | speak with pains, to you of hearts ugly, I’m not out of mind, I’m saying what’s sensible, | condemn segregation, because it is immoral. Passer-by: Be careful, we are losing our identity, Let us not pretend to care, by embracing foreigners, Should not enter the country, those who come from afar, Take me from doubt, help me to understand. Peacemaker: Nyerere Father of the nation, may he rest in peace, Let us promote, His many good deeds, Segregation is not love, for sure must be avoided, | condemn segregation, because it is immoral. Passer-by: You've opened my eyes, but satisfied I’m not, What you are saying, a lot of sense it makes, Although it is still hidden, explain to my satisfaction, Take me from doubt, help me understand. Peacemaker: Embracing segregation, will surely affect us all, It will be the beginning of having, Europe and Africa, Let Tanzania be praised, for all generations, | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 157 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || | condemn segregation, because it is immoral. Passer-by: Slowly | understand, but not yet out of the woods, I’m not intoxicated; | hope you understand, For me to speak, explain for me to understand, Take me from doubt, help me to understand. Peacemaker: Segregation by colour from nation to tribe, By devil’s shrewdness, religion will make us fight, Human beings are equal, by God design, | condemn segregation, because it is immoral. Passer-by: To condemn segregation, | begin to understand, Embracing segregation, is blasoheming God, For peace to disappear, research is not vital, | condemn segregation, because it is immoral. Peacemaker and Passer-by: Let us maintain love, brotherhood and peace, © Let us do business, to increase our national income, Home and abroad, let Tanzania be proclaimed, Let us condemn segregation, because it is immoral. What have you learnt from the panegyric? What is the peacemaker condemning? What effects can result from segregation? If you were the peacemaker, what would you say to the passer-by? QMO Activity 3 Discuss with your fellow pupils how you will eradicate segregation in your school. Write a summary of the discussion and submit it to the subject teacher. : | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 158 @ 2021/08/04 15:41 | | || TTT ® oe || Socializing with people of different cultures To socialize with people is to meet and spend time with them in a friendly way in order to enjoy or learn something from each other. In the preceding part, you learnt how to socialize with other people. In this section, you will learn to compare different cultures by looking at things that we share and those that we don’t. One culture may be similar or different from another in terms of dressing styles, types of food, the languages they speak, cultural performances, works of art, and rituals. Look at the following picture and answer the questions that follow. Figure 2: Various cultural dresses What do you see in the picture? What is the difference in the dressing styles? What things are common in the dressing styles? | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 159 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | | TT ® RR aD Discuss in your group the cultural differences found in your community. Write a summary and submit it to your subject teacher. Limitation of cooperation with other cultures Every community has its culture that gives it vitality. Culture serves to unite people and gives the community identity that distinguishes it from other communities. Such cultural identity sets the limit of cooperation between the communities. Consider your community. Read the following conversation and answer the questions that follow. ® Stranger: Hello! Farijala: Hello! How do you do? Stranger: How do you do? (Continues to take pictures) Farijala: What are you doing? Stranger: I’m taking some pictures because this environment is so beautiful. Farijala: Do you have permission to take pictures around here’? It is strictly forbidden to do any activity including taking pictures near the state house, courts, bridges and hospitals without permission from the authorities. Stranger: Oh, sorry! | didn’t know that. | love this area around the court and decided to take pictures. Farijala: It’s Ok! Can | take you to the office where you can ask for permission to take pictures? Stranger: No problem. Let’s go, and thank you for informing me. Farijala: Let’s go, and thank you too for understanding. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 60 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | a  Do you think the stranger did anything wrong? Why? How did Farijala assist the stranger? If you were in Farijala’s position, what would you have done? What are the other things that limit cooperation with people of different origins? QMO Activity 5 Discuss how you will help a stranger who has visited your community to abide by the existing rules and procedures. Write a summary of your discussion and submit it to your subject teacher. Working with people from different cultural origins In the preceding part, you learnt how to recognize limits to the involvement of people of other cultures in various social activities. In this section, you will learn how to work with people from different origins who are living in Tanzania. This will enable you to interact and share work experience with them without endangering the security of our nation. Make a list of jobs in which Tanzanians work together with non- Tanzanians. 2. Mention the benefits of working with non-Tanzanians. K--mp Identify jobs in which Tanzanians work together with non-Tanzanians in your community. Write them in your exercise book and submit your work to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 161 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | || TTT ® oe || Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. One fine morning, as Asia was attending a Civic and Moral Education lesson, she suddenly fell sick. She suffered severe stomach pains. She was firstly rushed to the village dispensary. When the problem became more serious, she was rushed to the district dispensary. While being attended, Asia realized that the team of nurses and doctors were of different nationalities. She was afraid. A Chinese male nurse assured her that she would be fine. Asia was taken to the female ward to be diagnosed. It was discovered that Asia had a tumour in her stomach which needed to be operated on. In the theatre, Asia saw two Japanese nurses and a Tanzanian doctor. After the operation, Asia’s health condition improved quickly. She was very thankful to the team of nurses and doctors from the different nationalities who attended her with so much care and love. What were the nationalities of the team of nurses and doctors who attended Asia? ® 2. Why do you think Asia was afraid when she saw them? 3. List the benefits of working with people of different nationalities. OR ap Discuss with your friend areas in which working with people of different nationalities should be encouraged. Write a summary and submit it to your subject teacher. Respecting cultural differences Respecting cultural differences is very important in order to maintain peace. Without recognizing cultural diversities and perspectives, there can be no long lasting peace. In this section, you will learn about your culture and recognize differences between your culture and that of others. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 162 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | | _|| Fr Your cultural origin Qe Ask yourself Do you know your tribe? Are you proud of your tribe? You are probably aware that each one belongs to a tribe. A tribe is a group of people of the same race, with the same customs, language, and religion living in a particular area under a chief. Every tribe has its own way of showing respect for their culture and maintaining it. They do so by speaking their tribal language and teaching their offspring to speak their tribal language. Through the language, moral principles and technical skills such as iron smith, traditional healing, food preparation and hair plaiting are passed from one generation to another. Many tribes maintain their cultures through traditional dances, greetings, and dressing. Sing the following song and answer the questions that follow. Express yourself x 6. Am expressing sister! Am called Nyemo Mazengo, A Gogo by tribe, Coming from Dodoma, Am expressing sister! Our staple food is Ugali Mlenda, We speak Kigogo, and dress Kaniki, Our dance is Sansa, Am expressing sister! Express yourself x 6 Am expressing brother! Am called Said Komba, A Ngoni by tribe Coming from Songea Am expressing brother! Our staple food is Ugali Maharage | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 163 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® | speak Kingoni and dress red Mgolole Our dance is Lizombe Am expressing brother! Exercise 8 What are the elements that differentiate one tribe from another? Mention things which characterize your tribe. Mention how cultural identity is maintained in your tribe. OR ap Discuss each one of your group member’s tribal origin and mention what distinguishes your tribes. Write a summary and submit it to your subject teacher. Cultural differences within the community You may have realized that there are different cultures in the same community. Cultural differences are caused by customs and traditions. Customs are practices that change from time to time. Tradition is a way of life that a particular community has practised over a long period. People’s behaviour is influenced by customs and traditions. There are desirable and undesirable customs and traditions. The desirable ones should be preserved and promoted, but undesirable ones should be discarded and discouraged. Marriage customs, jando, unyago, greetings and burial ceremonies ought to be preserved. Customs may change depending on the needs and perceptions of the community at a particular time. For example, in some tribes, people greet each other differently; some people greet one another by shaking hands; others greet by embracing, bowing down or kneeling down. All those are signs of greeting but the way it is done is different, and it can change with time. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 164 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || ® Customs and traditions unite people. Tanzanians have Kiswahili, which unites them. They also love each other, cooperate with each other, and show community solidarity in undertaking development activities. Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. Asha is in Standard Five at Boma Primary School in Morogoro. She was never informed about her tribal ongins. Her parents were not interested in following their customs and traditions. That is why Asha did not see their value. Asha’s parents did not like to eat traditional foods; they like to wear exotic dresses, and they did not speak their mother tongue. As a result, Asha did not like to eat traditional foods and could not acquire her mother tongue because she was born in town. When Asha learnt about the importance of customs and traditions, she encouraged her parents to change their attitude. Her parents are now eager to promote their customs and traditions. 1. List kinds of behaviour of Asha’s parents which discourage customs and traditions. 2. Which other behaviour undermines African customs and traditions? Mention three benefits of promoting African customs and traditions. 2am Discuss in your group activities that promote African customs and traditions in your school. Write recommendations and submit them to your subject teacher. Respecting freedom of residence You have learnt how to condemn segregation so as to promote freedom of residence. Freedom of residence is another aspect of maintaining peace. Every citizen has the right to live anywhere in order to make a living without being discriminated on the grounds of race, religion, tribe or nationality. The freedom that exists in this country enables everyone to enjoy peace wherever they are. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 165 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. Ikupaeli is a girl from Kilimanjaro Region. She completed Standard Seven two years ago at one primary school in Rombo District. After completing school, she made up her mind that she would apply the acquired knowledge and skills to engage in business and become a successful businesswoman. She started by selling fruits. Sne made sure that the profit she got increased her capital. When the capital was large enough, she opened a shop in which she sold clothes. However, her business was not as good as she expected. Since she had developed good relationships with African and Indian merchants. They advised her to move her shop to another place. Ikupaeli was reluctant because she had never experienced living out of Rombo. For some time, she could not sell the goods. One day, her friends came to tell her that she could do good business if she moved to Mtwara. Ikupaeli agreed and went to Mtwara. She was warmly welcomed by residents of Mtwara. Ikupaeli worked hard to face the challenges of living in a new place. The residents gave her good cooperation. Within a short time, her shop grew bigger. Currently, she has established other business branches in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, Dodoma, and Iringa. Why did Ikupaeli move from Rombo to Mtwara? How did the residents of Mtwara welcome Ikupaeli? If you were Ikupaeli would you leave your home for another place? Ka Activity 10 Work with your group to identify people of different origins who live in your community. Prepare a chart to show their names and original places and submit it to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 166 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ® Treating others fairly )RGID Have you ever heard someone complaining that he or she has been treated unfairly? Have you ever made a biased decision? To treat others fairly is to do justice to them. If everybody is treated according to the law, there will be justice and peace. That is why segregating others based on race, religion, gender, or income can be regarded as injustice. Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. One day, Lungo’s father asked Lungo to go for a walk in town. Lungo was very happy to go out with his father. He quickly dressed up, and he was ready for the walk. They were heading to town.The village was far from town. Therefore, they started their journey off by bus. When they arrived in town, Lungo’s father took Lungo to different shops looking for a bicycle. They went to four shops comparing the units. Two of the four shops belonged to Indian merchants, one belonged to a Tanzanian and the last one belonged to a Chinese. Lungo’s father finally decided to buy a bicycle from the Indian merchant’s shop because the price was relatively cheaper. On their way home, Lungo told his father how surprised he was to see many shops being owned by non-Tanzanians. His father explained to him that this was a result of our history. Since independence, our country was against racial discrimination. Everybody regardless of their physical characteristics, was equal before the law. Lungo thanked his father for the gift and for the opportunity to learn many things including living with people from other cultural origins. But he still wondered how they could be Tanzanians while their origins were Indian or Chinese. His father explained to him that one can be a citizen after following legal procedures for becoming a citizen. Hence, Lungo learnt that a citizen can be anybody who has legal rights to live in a country by birth or registration. 1. | What is the thing that surprised Lungo when he came to town? 2. | What do you understand by the word “citizen”? 3. | What did Lungo learn from his journey to town? | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 167 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® 8 Discuss in your group why non Tanzanians do business in the country peacefully. Submit your summary to the subject teacher. Maintaining international relations The way two people, groups or countries interact with each other or help each other is what we mean by a relation. In many countries, relations can be social, cultural, or commercial. It is very important to establish and maintain international relations because they promote solidarity, love, mutual understanding, and peace. International relations define geographical boundaries, making possible for one country to learn from other countries. For example, through exchange of programmes, individuals from one country can study in another country and acquire technological skills that are useful for the home country. Commerce is another area of cooperation between countries. Goods which are produced in one country can be exchanged for goods from another country to promote economic development. Similarly, in sports and games, players from one country can freely travel to play in other countries. In this way, individual talents can be developed further, and the good name of the country can be promoted. Cultural cooperation can make a language of one country to be used in another country. For example, many countries in Africa and in some parts of Europe, Asia, and America have to learn Kiswahili as one of the international languages. In this way, our culture is promoted by people of other cultures. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 168 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Look at the following pictures and answer the questions that follow. ey peep 4 WAN Ye Sa Figure 3: Maintaining trade and cultural cooperation with other nations 1. | How do you maintain relations with people of other cultures? 2. What do you learn from cultural and commercial relations with other nations? | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 169 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | | TT ® 22 qm Discuss with fellow pupils how you will maintain relations with people of other nationalities. Write a summary and submit it to your subject teacher. Respecting human dignity Respecting other people’s dignity is an eventual ingredient for peace. To be human is to have dignity. A person has dignity if he/she is valued, accepted, loved, listened to, not segregated or discriminated against. The basis of all this is the belief that all human beings are equal. Valuing others involve valuing their lifestyles as well as their economic status. Thus, to be able to live with people from different cultures, we have to value them by accepting them, loving them, listening to them, and by respecting their feelings. Additionally, we should neither disturb them nor segregate them. 1. Mention things that you will do to show you respect human dignity. 2. List acts of respect for human dignity that you know. 3. Explain acts that you did to people of other cultures that show respect for human dignity. QMO Activity 13 Identify and discuss (in your group) treatments given to fellow pupils at your school but do not show respect for human dignity. Summarize it and submit it to your teacher. Different ways of recognizing illegal immigrants An immigrant is a person who lives in a country which is not his or her own. In this section, you will learn different ways of identifying persons who | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 170 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ® oe | live in our community without following legal procedures. It is important to identify such people for the sake of the security of our country. You can obtain information about them by talking to them, talking to people who are close to them, or getting information from the immigration office. You can also ask them to show their identification documents or listen to their stories. )RGID Why do you think it is important to get information about them? Consider the following three episodes: 1. | An immigrant who lives in the community establishes a karate club. In the end, young people who joined the club become criminals. 2. Animmigrant teacher establishes a school in the community without following proper procedures. The parents of the children start to complain about the quality of the school. 3. | Aneighbouring village was visited by young people who came looking for casual jobs. One day, they attacked a woman, raped her, and Be Ask yourself What have you discovered from the three episodes? Read the following story and answer questions that follow. One day, the village chairperson convened a meeting of all villagers to receive complaints and discuss security issues. In his opening speech, the chairperson asked everybody to express their grievances concerning security in the village. Many speakers said that the increase in the number of immigrants has increased the number of crimes. They talked about the likelinood of the criminal acts being done by illegal immigrants. The chairperson expressed his appreciation for the information and asked everybody to be vigilant and to report any stranger whom they suspect to be an illegal immigrant. He also asked all people who rented their houses to take pictures of all tenants and communicate with the village government before welcoming strangers in their homes. He said, “Even when your relative visits you, make sure that the village government is informed.” | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 174 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  Why is it important to report a suspected illegal migrant to the village government? If you attended the village meeting, would you reveal people who are suspected of being illegal immigrants? In the community you live, how do you get information about illegal immigrants? Ka Activity 14 Under the guidance of your teacher find out ways in which illegal immigrants are identified. Write a summary and submit it to the subject teacher. - (Banta) , ® Answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer ® and writing its letter in your exercise book. 1. | Which of the following is the advantage of cooperating with people of other cultures? (a) Love and respect (_) (6) Segregation (c) Disrespect for human dignity 2. | Which one of the following items shows the effect of segregation based on colour, tribe, or religious beliefs? (a) Respect for other people (6b) Development of each group (_} (c) Hatred and conflict in the community 3. | When you hear a person of Chinese origin speaking Kiswahili, what does it imply? (a) The person cannot speak Chinese. (_ } | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 172 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | | || ® (6) The person likes Kiswahili more than Chinese. (c) The person is strengthening the cultural relationship with our country. Freedom of residence signifies (a) human rights. (b) ways of creating enemies. (_} (c) ways of discouraging loitering. Which acts demonstrate human dignity? (a) Looking at the person’s appearance (_} (b) Treating people fairly (c) Looking at his face and dress NY Vocabulary Convened coming together for formal meeting Exotic something which is related to a foreign country/origin Grievance something you think is unfair and that you complain or protect about Vigilant giving careful attention to what is happening Vitality life, energy and enthusiasm | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 173 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |