Young people get involved - that is the simple motto of the women's organization Wadada in Tanzania. One of the active young women is Annastazia Suphian Anthony from Mwanza on Lake Victoria. She is 19 and delegate for Tanzania in the International Youth Network of terre des hommes switzerland. She has been campaigning for the Wadada organization since 2019. You get involved
On Youth Day, we want to celebrate the achievements of the many young people who give their all despite their precarious situation. Young people have a great influence on their environment. In rural Tanzania, many youth orphans or half-orphans have to work to support their families. As admirable as their performance is, they miss out on time at school.
A lack of sex education and the dream of a life without poverty are responsible for a large number of teenage pregnancies in Tanzania. EBLI's education program in Mwanza on Lake Victoria coaches young mothers in need for a good life in independence for themselves and their children. Diana Marco has developed the holistic training with the partner organization of terre des hommes switzerland.
At the end of January 2021, the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency. In mid-March, the government in Tanzania imposed a total curfew, which has been extended indefinitely at the time of going to press in early May. Costantine Nyambajo, who coordinates terre des hommes switzerland's projects in Tanzania, provides information on the Covid 19 lockdown in his country in early May and
Amidst banana trees in northern Tanzania, six siblings live in the simplest of circumstances without parents, entirely on their own. Aronia Joseph, the eldest among them, has been taking care of them alone for years. Our partner organization Humuliza supported her in coping with this great task and also stood by her when her father abandoned his children to misery.
In the region of Geita, in northern Tanzania, violence against children and women is a daily occurrence. In regular radio broadcasts, our partner organisation Nelico talks about gender-specific violence and thus launches a public discussion on the subject.
Sascha Tankerville / Samuel Rink
Young, pregnant and on her own: Early pregnancy often leads girls and young women in Tanzania into a hopeless situation. They drop out of school, descend into poverty and lack of prospects. Adela Mazengo could have had a similar fate. A training programme run by Ebli offered her a chance, which she took advantage of.
Catherine Hollinger, Programme Coordinator Tanzania
In October 2015 a new president, John Magufuli, took office in Tanzania. His willingness not only to talk about reforms but also to implement them is demonstrated by many concrete examples. This has earned him the nickname "bulldozer". He is thus sending a strong signal against corruption.
Catherine Hollinger, Programme Coordinator Tanzania
Lucy Elias, a staff member of our partner organisation Kivulini in Tanzania, was arrested by the police this week: The parents of a 17-year-old girl accuse her of helping her daughter to escape from the family. The girl had sought help from Lucy Elias because she is abused by her family.
The last few years have been eventful for terre des hommes switzerland and its partner organisations in Tanzania: 20 000 children and young people were reached by the partner organisations with their commitment in 2012 alone. After years of pioneering work, especially in the field of psychosocial support, terre des hommes schweiz receives good marks for its commitment in Tanzania.
Markus Bütler, Programme Coordinator Tanzania
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