UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA

WAY TO SUCCESS IS TO LONG

2009-02-21T13:45:00.003+03:00

Graduation:
Lets share the happiness we have for a long journey we had:

we are real happy looking forward to archieve more

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

2008-08-15T11:41:00.003+03:00

HARD WORK + CHALLENGING WORK
Hard work pays off. When someone tells you otherwise, beware the sales pitch for something “fast and easy” that’s about to come next. The greater your capacity for hard work, the more rewards fall within your grasp. The deeper you can dig, the more treasure you can potentially find.

A problem occurs when people think of challenging work as painful or uncomfortable. Does challenging work necessarily have to be painful? No, of course not. In fact, a major key to success is to learn to enjoy challenging work AND to enjoy working hard at it.
Why challenging work? Because challenging work, when intelligently chosen, pays off. It’s the work that people of lesser character will avoid. And if you infer that I’m saying people who avoid challenging work have a character flaw, you’re right… and a serious one at that. If you avoid challenging work, you avoid doing what it takes to succeed. To keep your muscles strong or your mind sharp, you need to challenge them. To do only what’s easy will lead to physical and mental flabbiness and very mediocre results, followed by a great deal of time and effort spent justifying why such flabbiness is OK, instead of stepping up and taking on some real challenges.
Tackling challenges builds character, just as lifting weights builds muscle. To avoid challenge is to abandon one’s character development.
Now it’s natural that we’ll tend to avoid what’s painful, so if we see challenge as purely painful, we’ll surely avoid it. But in so doing, we’re avoiding some very important character development, which by its very nature is often tremendously challenging. So we must learn to fall in love with challenge instead of fearing it, just as a bodybuilder can learn to love the pain of doing “one more rep” that tears down muscle fibers, allowing them to grow stronger. If you avoid the pain, you miss out on the growth. This is true both for building muscles and for building character.
While a common philosophy says to go with the flow, the downside to this belief system is that you must yield control of your life to that flow. And that’s fine if you don’t mind living passively and letting life happen to you. If you feel you’re here to ride your life instead of drive it, then you’ll have to accept where the flow takes you and learn to like it. But sometimes the flow doesn’t go in a healthy direction. You can go with the flow and end up in a pretty screwed up situation if you don’t assume more direct control when needed.
On the other hand, there’s the alternative way of looking at life with you as the driving force behind it. You create and control the flow yourself. This is a more challenging way to live but also a much more rewarding one. You aren’t limited to those experiences that can only be gotten passively or painlessly — now you can have much more of what you want by being willing to accept and take on bigger challenges.
If I only went with the perceived easy flow of my life, I’d never have learned to read, write, or type; those were all challenges where I felt I was going against the flow of what was easy and natural. I wouldn’t have gotten any college degrees. I wouldn’t have started my own business. I certainly wouldn’t have developed any software. No way I would have run a marathon — one doesn’t exactly flow into such a thing. And I most certainly wouldn’t be doing any public speaking. This web site wouldn’t exist either; it was definitely an entity created more by drive than by flow.
I do believe there is an underlying flow to life at times, but I see myself as a co-creator in that flow. I can ride the flow when it’s headed where I want to go, or I can get off and blaze my own trail when necessary.
When you step up and learn to see yourself as the driver of your life instead of the passive victim of it, then it becomes a lot easier to take on big challenges and to endure the hardships they sometimes require. You learn to associate more pleasure to the character development you gain than the minor discomforts you experience. You become accustomed to spending more time outside your comfort zone. Hard work is something you look forward to because you know that it will lead to tremendous growth. And you eventually develop the maturity and responsibility to understand that certain goals will never just flow into your life; they’ll only happen if you act as the driving force to bring them to fruition.
When faced with the prospect of saying to yourself, “If I always avoid hard work, I’ll never in my life get to experience X, Y, or Z,” it’s a little easier to embrace the benefits of hard work. What will you miss out on? You’ll probably never run a marathon, marry the mate of your dreams, become a multi-millionaire, make a real difference in the world, etc. You’ll have to settle for only what going with the flow can provide, which is mediocrity. You’ll basically just take up space and die without really having mattered. The world will be pretty much the same had you never existed (chaos theory notwithstanding).
If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work. Hard work makes the difference. It’s what separates the children from the mature adults. You can keep living as a child and desperately hoping that life will always be easy, but then you’ll be stuck in a child-like world, working on other people’s goals instead of your own, waiting for opportunities to come to you instead of creating your own, and doing work that in the grand scheme of this world just isn’t important.
When you learn to embrace hard work instead of running from it, you gain the ability to execute on your big goals, no matter what it takes to achieve them. You blast through obstacles that stop others who have less resolve. But what is it that gets you to this point? What gets you to embrace hard work?
Purpose.
When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity. If your life has no real purpose, then you can avoid hard work, and it won’t matter because you’ve decided that your life itself doesn’t matter anyway. So who cares if you work hard or take the easy road? But if you’ve chosen a significant purpose for your life, it’s going to require hard work to get there — any meaningful purpose will require hard work. You have to admit to yourself then that the only way this purpose is going to be fulfilled is if you embrace hard work. And this is what takes you beyond fear and ego, beyond the sniveling little child who thinks that hard work is something to run away from. When you become driven by a purpose greater than yourself, you embrace hard work out of necessity. That child gets replaced by a mature adult who assumes responsibility for getting the job done, knowing that without total commitment and lots of hard work, it’s never going to happen.
Desire melts adversity.
Show me a person who avoids hard work, and I’ll show you someone who hasn’t found their purpose yet. Because anyone who knows their purpose will embrace hard work. They’ll pay the price willingly.
If you don’t know your purpose yet, then in the world of mature human beings, you don’t yet matter. You’re just a piece of flotsam on the flow created by those who do live on purpose. And deep down you already know this, don’t you? If you want to make a difference in the world, then hard work is the price. There are no shortcuts.
Purpose and hard work are buddies. Purpose is the why. Hard work is the how. Purpose is what turns labor into labor of love. It transmutes the pain of hard work into the higher level pleasure of dedication, commitment, resolve, and passion. It turns pain into strength, eventually to the point where you don’t notice the pain as much as you enjoy the strength.
Once again it all comes down to purpose. Create a purpose for your life, and live it each day. And many of the other success habits like hard work and working hard will fall into place automatically. Figure out the why. Why are you here? Why does your life matter? That is the ultimate test of your free will.

NMB and COSTECH SUPPORT IS REMARKABLE

2007-12-19T16:26:00.000+03:00

Members of UCCI with NMB T-shirts showing their UNIT as together they have made the event possible. is real interesting to see University Students are organizing events while applying their skills acquired in Different fields of studies like Management, Education fields and other fields like Engneering and Science.

Mr. Said Mungwai (Right), Mr. Issa and Mwandu salum (left) at the end of the Event, when they were ensuring all the facilities are put in place as part of their activities in job descriptions. it is our culture to ensure all items are well checked for administration report. Nkrumah hall is the Historical hall and it has to be respected.
we appriciate the efforts iof these people in organizing the event, especially maintainng the Logistics.
Organisers of event think of how next event should look like, while analyising the Archievement or succes of the event.
From Right Mr. Abdallah Chomete ( Managing Director of Madesa Point Sationary), Right is the Current UCCI president showing a Certificate of Appreciation for their Financial support in organizatation of launching of UCCI,

HONORABLE DR. LUKE J.B SIYAME, DEPUTY MINISTER, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE. ( DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIV/AIDS

2007-12-14T18:55:00.000+03:00

Honorable Dr. Luke J.B Siyame Deputy Minister Prime Minister's Office- Disaster Management and Campaign against HIV/AIDS, is presenting a speech
during the Launching Ceremony at Nkrumah Hall, University of Dar Es Salaam Main Campus
more than 500 participants are listerning to him. it was our great day for sure to have him as a guest of Honour

Left is The President of UCCI after the speech from the Guest of Honour is over
A representative from NMB Mlimani City Branch is receiving a Certificate of Appreciation

from the Guest of Honor Honorable Dr. Luke J.B Siyame

right to him is a representative from the Dean of Student office

Mr. Jacob elifasi and Abdallah Chomete are receiving a certificate of appreciation for their contribution and Good partnership to UCCI. these are students who own and run their stationary (MADESA POINT at Mabibo)
Mr. Eratus Mtui is Receiving a Certificate of Merit from the Guest of Honor for Conceptualizing the Idea of Introducing a Center, during his study at the University of Dar es Salaam,

Mr. Mtui was an MBA student in 2005 when the Center was introduced and Registered.

where are you, what have you originated, where is it?

HABARI MAELEZO- WAANDISHI WA TANZANIA WANASEMAJE?

2007-12-14T18:18:00.000+03:00

Preparation of Launching our center started from Information house, Habari Maelezo
with us is the Chief Executive Officer Of BRELA, During the Meeting with journalist at Habari Maelezo Dar es Salaam. His Great contribution to UCCI is remarkable.
UCCI President with The Chief Executive Officer of BRELA when He was explaining to why his office decided to Sponsor UCCI
Journalist are trying to catch short story of the event at Habari maelezo
Honourable, ESTERIANO EMMANUEL MAHINGILA (ADVOCATE) CEO- BRELA when answering a series of Questions on Intellectual Property as were raised by Journalists during the discusion with journalists at Habari Maelezo.

Ms. Neema Yassin UCCI Tresurer from left, Japhet Justin Director of Planning and Finance next Mr. Benno B Mwitumba listerning questions from panelists

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AT THE HILL

2007-12-14T17:56:00.000+03:00

members were enjoying soft drinks
mh it was good
i wish you could be with us

during break they were trying to exchange views and digest what they have heard durin presentation
Do not Forget our Center has an addres of which you can contact us and we can share different views which realte with Creativity and Innovation, Call us or send us an email
it was a good day when we were waiting to Launch our Center and this was a good sign for our Center to be seen soon after been officiated

Due to a great Contribution made to us from our sponsors like BRELA, NMB and without forgetting our best Sponsors who are students and Business Persons Mr. Jacob Elifasi and Abdallah Chomete with their office called Madesa Point they Gave a great contribution and we awarded certificates of appricition, we also offer these types of Certificates ti our Members. join us now

or call us or write to us, UCCI we trust our determinations

Members attending a workshop in DSM

2007-12-14T17:30:00.000+03:00

UCCI president (Mr. Benno Mwitumba) is following a presentation on Patent Documentation
behind is Ms Paul Msanga and other Members at COSTECH, on the Left is MR. Afred from the University of Dar es Salaam is following a presentation.

Mr. SUNSU is taking short notes, next Mr. Zephania Infront Mr. Erick and Mr. Juma Hamis

sidewise id Mr. Shayo from the University of DSM

Mr. Kafuruku Presenting on issues related to Patent Documentation

members are following a lesson carefully
Mr. Kafuruku is trying to put things Clear about Patent Search
Mwitumba Benno B from the University Center for Creativity and Innovation is Presenting about the whole structure of UCCI

when will you join us, we are enjoying alot, find us at JEMA office near Hall one at The University of Dar es Salaam

Posted By Mr. Benno B Mwitumba

UCCI MEMBERS ATTENDING A WORKSHOP 17/11/2007

2007-11-19T20:12:00.000+03:00

observing a patent search practical, demonstration by scientific officer
presenter

LAUNCHING OF UCCI

2007-11-11T21:00:00.000+03:00

Launching of UCCI to be held on 08/12/2007
at the University of Dar es Salaam, main Campus at NKRUMAH HALL

You are all invited,

official Inauguration of the Center will be done by
The minister of State
Dr. Batilda Burian

Thereafter, presentations from well experienced expert on Intellectual Property.

COME ONE, COME ALL

By
Mwitumba Benno B
UCCI President
11/11/2007

COMMUNICATION SKILLS TIME TABLE

2007-10-20T18:49:00.000+03:00

We post information about all our seminars on our Educational Advising Center website http://tanzania.usembassy.gov/educational_advising1.html

Please feel free to check with us if you have specific needs on skills your group may have.

Best wishes,
Office of Public Affairs, American Embassy
686 Old Bagamoyo Rd., Msasani
Box 9123, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Voice: +255 22 2668001
Fax: +255 22 2668251
Email: paodar@state.gov
Website: http://tanzania.usembassy.gov

ABOUT UCCI

2007-08-09T11:26:00.000+03:00

The University Center for Creativity and Innovation (UCCI) is a center that has been established at the University of Dar es Salaam (october 2005) aiming at enhancing creativity and innovation in the higher learning institutions for community and national development.

The center looks forward to achieving the following objectives:
1. To provide a framework for collecting new ideas and promoting their implementation.
2. To motivate people to utilize their potential creativity skills thereby promoting self-motivation among community members.
3. To use creativity and innovation as meaningful tools for addressing poverty and enhancing development among community members.
4. To enhance alternative solution discovery to society’s problems such as unemployment and diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria etc.
5. To carry out and participate in different researches carried out those that are inline with the center’s objectives.
6. To equip, build and expose members to necessary creativity and innovation experiences to enhance production of competitive candidates in different fields.
7. To prepare members to face globalization and economic integration by identifying opportunities available thereby reducing fear for the same.

We believe there are so many young men and women who are very creative but they have not been utilized fully. Also the center joins hand the University of Dar Es salaam administration to turning the university to be not only fountain of knowledge but also a fountain of new ideas and discoveries.

The center looks forward to cooperate with other universities all over the world, share and be exposed to other ways of achieving the aim and objectives.

We kindly request for cooperation from you in achieving our aim and objectives,

Depending on the nature of our program we will provide a wide room for your organization/institutions to introduce any idea, new program, forming partnership with us, and disseminating knowledge to our members about your institution/organization and the nature of the business your running,

Is also our hope that you will join us while improving and expanding your business to higher learning institutions, in Tanzania and other universities in the world, since UCCI has a direct link with other Universities abroad.
At your own will you may condact the following with us.

a. prepare and present a motivation speech which can be presented in one of our lecture venue or any other place as per arrangement

b. Present marketing speech to new university community especially first year undergraduate 2007/2008 admision

c. Introducing a brief and introductory remark on the benefits of your customers on your good/services

d. Present any educative speech which may enhance the university community in building confidence and facing the challenges of this globalized world.

e. Inviting our members to visit your Instituion as one of the informing role in marketing

d. present new ideas for implementation or further looking

NB: a center is not restricted with the above mentioned activity as per its constituion.

we ensure you a maximum support from us.

With that we will also ask an appointment at your convenience to discuss about our Center and related matters.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

MWITUMBA BENNO B
Bachelor of commerce in accounting
University of Dar Es Salaam
+255 713 092 952
+255 755 387572
+255 784 767255
mwitumbabenno2002@yahoo.com
UCCI PRESIDENT

We trust our determination .
We tell, when listened.