Our
programs include:
In
2000, the organization was founded by James Wandera Ouma. He later
shared his ideas with the youth and others in the community. A meeting
was held, objectives were set, and Youth in Action
for was officially adapted by New life gospel community
church on 1st July 2008.
Youth
in Action is now an initiative of NEW LIFE GOSPELCOMMUNITY
CHURCH and now oparates as a volunteer and charitable church
organisation
In
the areas which we are serving, there are no other organizations
working to ameliorate the living standards of youth.
There
is no national governmental organization that is providing either
formal or informal education to young people in Tanzania for free or at
a low cost. Youth are left on the streets because they lack any
vocational training or skills. The high price of education means that
many students drop out at a young age due to lack of
funds. Youth in Action aims to take these Youth off
the streets by training them to be self-reliant or self-employed.
While
youth were once valued as a "tomorrow nation", they have since been
ignored in many areas of development. Today, they are seen as burdens
in the community. Youth in Action will help youth
participate fully in the social, economical and cultural development of
their country.
Tanzania
is one of the world's most poverty-striken countries. Most youth are
poor because they have no means of earning an income. They lack
capital, education, and the support of any external or governmental
organization. Youth in Action will secure loans for
small-scale income generating activities for youth.
In
addition to this, Youth in Action also addresses social and physical
issues affecting youth, such as gender, reproductive health, and drug
abuse through counselling and education.
OUR
STAFF
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Mr. Wandera receives his certificate
for children's rights and NGO management. |
- Director: James Wandera
- Coordinator: Bahati Bukuru
- Treasurer: Vivian Festo
- Administrator: Elias David
ADVOCACY
Youth in action is now advocating for the rights
of youth and children in Tanzania with a special focus on the rights of
young girls because they suffer more in the community than boys. There
are seven reasons that give us a background on which we stand to help
give a voice on behalf of young girls.
- Girls are sexually abused from the age of 1.
- Girls are easily affected by HIV/AIDS at early
age due to sexual abuse.
- Girls can easily become pregnant at the age of
13 and become single mothers.
- Girlsare forced to get married at the age of 13
but boys are not forced into marriage; it remains their choice.
- Girls are employed as maids, baby sitters,
cooks, house girls, and many other dangerous jobs at age 10-15.
- In our community, girls are forced to drop out
of school due to family reasons.
- Girls are not given equal opportunities in the
family in respect to their education, freedom and other civil rights.
We also address human traficking, as girls are
sold like cows and goats. Many girls are told by relatives and parents
that they are going to live a better life in the towns, but when they
are brought in town they are used as slaves.
Due to this, there is:
- an increase in uneducated girls in town
- an increase in street girls/parking ladies.
- an increase in unwanted pregnancies among the
urban girls.
- an increase of HIV/AIDS infection among young
girls.
- a growing number of young single mothers.
AWARENESS
Youth in Action created a project called
TUJIHESHIMU through which we provide reproductive health information.
We create awareness about the existence of
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. We educate the
youth on how to stay free from the infection (to contain the spread).
We also educate the older people on the risks of getting into bed with
young girls.
TRAINING
We train the youth in tailoring, embroidery,
business
administration and accounts.
