{{Short description|First Lady of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Anna Mkapa | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | order = 3rd | office = First Lady of Tanzania | term_label = In role | term_start = 23 November 1995 | term_end = 21 December 2005 | taoiseach = | predecessor = Siti Mwinyi | successor = Salma Kikwete | birth_date = | birth_place = | birth_name = Anna Joseph Maro | party = | spouse = Benjamin Mkapa | relations = | children = 3 | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | blank1 = | data1 = }}
'''Anna Mkapa''' (born '''Anna Joseph Maro''') served as the third First Lady of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kafoi.com/news/article.php?id=709 |title=Tanzania first lady, Anna Mkapa, shares gift |publisher=KAFOI Online, Ltd |accessdate=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124162957/http://kafoi.com/news/article.php?id=709 |archivedate=24 November 2010 }}</ref> She is the widow of former President Benjamin Mkapa.
== First Lady of Tanzania (1995-2005) == As First Lady of Tanzania, Anna Mkapa was a strong advocate for improving the lives of children and women. In 1997, she founded the nonprofit Equal Opportunity for All Trust Fund (EOTF).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Equal Opportunities For All Trust Fund (EOTF)|url=http://cwrutanzania2018.weebly.com/4/post/2018/02/equal-opportunities-for-all-trust-fund-eotf.html|access-date=2020-11-01|website=CWRU Managing in a Global Economy (Tanzania) 2018|language=en}}</ref> She promoted women's economic, social, and political status. She helped female entrepreneurs, increased female representation in parliament, and ensured maternal healthcare and reproductive rights were included in the White Ribbon Alliance's healthcare initiative. The public affectionately referred to her as "Mama Mkapa" and "Dada (sister in Swahili) Mkapa".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anna: The woman behind the success of our departed leader|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Anna--The-woman-behind-the-success-of-our-departed-leader/1840340-5600414-bonmnp/index.html|access-date=2020-11-01|website=The Citizen|language=en}}</ref>
==Honours and awards==
===Awards=== *1999: Graven Award by Wartburg College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wartburg.edu/churchrelations/graven.aspx |title=Graven Award Recipients |publisher=Wartburg College |accessdate=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404213524/http://www.wartburg.edu/churchrelations/graven.aspx |archivedate=4 April 2014 }}</ref> *2016: Order of the Smile Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tanzania:Mama Anna Mkapa scoops international award|url=https://en.igihe.com/news/tanzania-mama-anna-mkapa-scoops-international|access-date=2020-11-01|website=news|language=en}}</ref>
===Honorary degrees=== *Briar Cliff College, Honorary degree, 1999<ref>{{cite web |url= https://groups.yahoo.com/group/BWNews/message/25 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130630173136/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BWNews/message/25 |url-status= dead |archive-date= June 30, 2013 |title= First lady of Tanzania is visiting Siouxland |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=23 May 2013}}</ref> *Wartburg College, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wartburg.edu/academics/honordegree.aspx |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |publisher=Wartburg College |accessdate=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225184849/http://www.wartburg.edu/academics/honordegree.aspx |archivedate=25 December 2014 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Tanzanian First Ladies and Gentlemen}}
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