ZAYEA is the Non Government Organisation not for profit making which deals with AIDS Prevention Programmes specific for Key Population,Human Rights Promotion especially for LGBT community and Advocacy and Capacity Building.

In provinding support to the government efforts concerning drug abuse issues, Tawwabina community has, on it's side, decided to help those drug victims, the comunity efforts is to help them to stop using drigs and help those who are not yet in use to become aware on how serious the drug problem is.

In addition to this, the community is now focusing on how possible is for community members to be best outputs in the future economic and social matters.

kupambana  na umasikini kwa kutoa elimu ya kuwajengea uwezo wananchi kufaamu fursa mbalimbali za kitaifa na kimataifa kupitia mikutano,makongamano,warsha, semina na mafunzo kwa njia ya majarida,vipeperushi mabango na matangazo kwa vyombo vya habari

Mwanza Youth and Children Network – MYCN is the youth led NGO established in January 2009 and registered on 20th December 2010 under the Tanzanian 2002 NGO act, by 14 youth (founders), less than 30 years of age living at Mwanza region in the United Republic of Tanzania, under the leadership of Mr. Shaban Ramadhani Maganga who is the first Executive Chairperson of MYCN. The organization established so as to serve the youth and children generation living in and out of Mwanza through different program/project interventions. MYCN slogan is HOPE! ACTION!CHANGE! meaning that in any movement towards achieving a certain vision the most import thing to have at the beinning is HOPE. HOPE alone is not enough ACTION should be taken so as to attain the desired CHANGE.

Mwanza Youth and Children Network - MYCN is the youth led NGO specifically established for serving youth and children in Tanzania.

Our slogan: Hope! Action! Change!

Our values: Integrity and ethics; Volunteerism spirit; Commitment; Hard working; Leadership; Teamwork; Continuous improvement; Communication; recognition; and Accountability.

Vision:A prosperous Tanzania with youth and children generation that having sustainable development.

Mission: To assist and facilitate youth and children so they have the best means to participate and develop their intellectual, physical, moral, cultural and economic capacity for their benefit and society in general.

Overall Goal: Youth and children communities are inspired, motivated, involved and supported to enable them realize their roles so as to participate into developmental processes.

Our focus areas:Since youth and children face many challenges than any other group, MYCN focuses on the following focus areas;

-          Youth and Children rights and policies.

-          Education support.

-          Science and Technology.

-          HIV/AIDS and Drug abuse.

-          Reproductive health.

-     Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and strategies for poverty eradication such as  MKUKUTA in Tanzania.

-          Economic empowerment.

-          Sports and culture. And,

-          Corruption.

Our current donors

1. UNICEF Tanzania - supports The Young Reporters Network (YRN).

2. Republic of San Marino - supports The Young Reporters Network (YRN).

3. ILO Tanzania - supports Young Women Entrepreneurship Association Project. And,

4. Kivulini Women's Rights Organisation - supports We can campaign.

 JOIN US TO SERVE THE YOUTH AND CHILDREN GENERATION!

UNBELIAVABLE MOMENT

“I never expected that one day in my life I would chance to interview a government leader. I do not believe that I have confidently made it through the Young reporters Program. I do not fear to interview any leader and I’m looking forward to interview many leaders as much as possible after completing my STD VII exams in September 2013” Halleluya Benjamini 13 years - Ayoung reporter from Mwanza Tanzania.

• • ACRACCS
  • ActionAid International Tanzania
  • African Biodiversity Network
  • African Centre for Biodiversity (South Africa)
  • Biolands
  • BioRe
  • BioSustain
  • Community Water & Environmental Association (COWEA)
  • CVM/APA (Comunità Volontari per il Mondo / AIDS partnership with Africa)
  • Envirocare
  • ESAFF
  • MVIWATA
  • PELUM
  • Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania
  • Swissaid
  • TANCERT
  • Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement
  • Tushiriki
  • The Vijiji Foundation

Tanzania: Government to Endorse GM Maize Trials Soon?

BY FINNIGAN WA SIMBEYE, 15 SEPTEMBER 2013

 LOCAL seeds experts are optimistic about government move to allow field trials of genetically engineered maize which has already proved successful in confined laboratory trials at Makutupora in Dodoma region.

Mikocheni Agriculture Research Institute (MARI) Principal Research Officer, Dr Alois Kullaya told the 'Sunday News' during the week that although it has taken many years to change regulations barring field trials of GM maize, progress is being made to that effect. He hoped that implementation of the plan may come true before end of this year.

"I hope a decision will be made soon, probably this year, I am very optimistic," said Dr Kullaya. MARI has undertaken confined laboratory trials for GM maize in a pilot project which ended in 2009 but strict regulations have stopped field trials of the same.

According to the country's Biosafety Regulations of 2009 set out, it applies a strict liability principle which essentially holds anyone associated with importing, transporting, selling or using a GM product liable for any perceived harm associated with it.

Scientists argue that the "guilty until proven innocent" approach is detrimental to the technology which is already being used by over 17 million farmers globally.

Dr Kullaya warned that while other east African countries like Kenya and Uganda have adopted a different, fault-based regulatory approach where harm and negligence must be proved, Tanzania risks losing out as commercial approved in the two countries will have a negative impact in the country.

"Kenya and Uganda are doing field trials and soon they will authorize commercial production which will also affect us as we cannot stop GM crops from crossing our border," Dr Kullaya who is also Coordinator for Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) initiative noted.

But anti-GMO activists are pressing the government to stay the course and ensure that the country remains a GM free territory for fear of the unknown.

Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity Coordinator, Abdallah Mkinde said, "The stringent law should continue to exist so that whoever introduces GM crops should be responsible for whatever happens on the ground." He said TAB and its 18 member non-governmental organizations is doing a sensitization campaign to the public to warn farmers and consumers about the dangers of growing and eating genetically engineered organism.

TAB is planning a major sensitization meeting with lawmakers to inform them of the negative effects of GM technology and prepare them to shoot down any government bill seeking to amend the 2004 National Environmental Management Act.

The TAB Coordinator said recent research by French scientists which has linked GM foods with cancer is a wakeup call to the government to maintain its strict position on the crops which are also linked with negative impact on the environment.

But with the country facing a rapidly increasing population and climate change affecting food production, the decision to allow drought and disease resistant maize and other staples looks imminent.

Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Engineer Christopher Chiza has already announced that five regions are facing food shortages because of inadequate rains and disease attacks on maize and bananas.

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PROFILE

MAENDELEO NA USTAWI WA JAMII TANZANIA(MAUJATA):

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania is an indigenous local NGO based in Geita region with its head office at Geita.  Womankind was founded in 2009 as a welfare society by community who were committed to improving the living standards and the level of decision making of their fellow pastoral women and the girl child in the North Eastern province.

The society was registered under the NGO co-ordination ACT of 1990 in September 1995 as Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania (MAUJATA) Reg N^o OP.218/ 051/ 951/ 446. The organization particularly targets women and children, the most vulnerable members of the society; it addresses issues of Education, Agriculture and livestock management, water and sanitation, campaigns and advocacy, women empowerment through civic education, emergencies interventions and women IGA programmes. It works with the pastoral communities at large to identify core problems.

MAUJATA aims to build confidence, raise self-esteem and empower the community we work with to participate fully in their own affair and decision making to facilitate community based projects. This is aimed to exploit the natural and human resources available in the region whist sustaining and improving the environment for the benefit of the habitants and their livestock. The organization aims to bring together the local community with their expertise and experience and the development agencies with their resource to confront ignorance, diseases, poor livestock husbandry, environmental degradation and the resultant poverty and backwardness.

MAUJATA forms the basis for networking with other civil society organization both at the Local and international level to create a resource centre and a forum for discussion; exchange ideas on problems affecting the pastoral community. While also Integrate the existing projects for improvement on proper healthcare and the living standards towards self-employment opportunities and initiate food self-sufficiency strategies and funding.

ORGANIZATION OBJECTIVES:

1.      To promote and improve pastoral production system with consequent dependence on sustainable utilization of environmental resource.

2.      Exploit and manage natural and human resource to its full potential for ecological gain.

3.      Involve the community in the conservation of communal resource through strengthening the institutional framework.

4.      Facilitate community-based project.

5.      Integrate the already existing project for improvement of living standards.

6.      Provide proper health care and initiate self-employment opportunities.

7.      Initiate food self- sufficiency strategies and funding.

8.      Child sponsorship programmes to improve Education in the area.

9.      To rehabilitate girls displaced as s result of drought

10.  To improve girls Education in the North Eastern Kenya to empower women.

11.  Focus on rural women in development activities and their participation.

12.  Community awareness creation on current affairs, their rights and development activities.

13.  Create forum for discussion, exchange of ideas on problem affecting women and their solution at all levels.

14.  Networking with other NGOs at both National and International level.

15.  Introducing new simple technologies to improve temporary Somali houses.

16.  Provide skills training to rural women to influence their nomadic lifestyle by introducing skills that can encourage on semi- urban lifestyle.

17.  Enlightening the community on the civil rights.

18.  Advocacy and legal representation of women.

ORGANIZATION’S DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES:

MAUJATA’S VISION:

Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania is committed to reduction of poverty and all its vices especially- ignorance, illiteracy, diseases and dehumanising cultural practices, to pave way for a dignified and empowered community in North Eastern Province.

MAUJATA’S VALUES:

Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania will continue to uphold solidarity with the poor and marginalized, especially women and the girl child. It will also continue to intensify its commitment to freedom of poor women and orphaned girl child from the bonds of poverty, discrimination and social injustices. This implies that respect for human rights, gender sensitivity, respect for religious norms, integrity, wilful and voluntary participation of community in its programmes forms the core values of Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania.

MAUJATA’S MISSION:

MAUJATA exists to support the most vulnerable members of the community, specifically women, destitute children and poor households in Kalangalala, Mkolani and Buhalahal village and to build the capacity, knowledge and ability to take control of their lives.

MAUJATA pursues this mission through:

§Implementation of integrated sustainable development projects that are community managed, with special concern for poor women and destitute children.

§Emergency response to women and children afflicted by natural and man-made disasters.

§Advocacy for change of unjust socio-economic and political structures that affect the communities it works with.

§Information sharing and awareness creation on the rights of women and the girl child.

MAUJATA STRATEGIES:

Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania (MAUJATA) programs aims at improving the living standards of the community.

MAUJATA will pursue these strategies through implementation of community-based multi-sectoral integrated development programs. The basis for this approach is influenced by three factors:

§    Previous funding and implementation of Maujata’s activities have been sector specific. By mobilizing its resources along sectoral lines.

§  MAUJATA plans and budget are prepared along the respective sectors, thus making them easy to understand and report, especially by the project staff and the partner communities.

§  During implementation, the organization will be seeking collaboration with various Government of Tanzania line ministries. This approach will be ideal to help MAUJATA identify and cooperate with the respective line ministries to the relevant sector.   

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Since the inception of the organization, Maendeleo na Ustawi wa Jamii Tanzania has initiated the following projects that are geared towards community empowerment.

EDUCATION:

HEALTH:

1.      Through Community Trainings some Three hundred and fourteen (314) people of the rural community were trained on: Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW’s), Community Health Workers (CHW’s), Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA’s), Village Health Committee (VHC).

2.      Conducted several workshops on HIV/ AIDS and FGM both in Ijara and Garissa districts.

3.      Established a community drug shop for Jalish community in Ijara district.

4.      Baseline survey on reproductive health was done in Garissa in the year 2001.

5.      Awareness creation on reproductive health through workshops, Public Baraza and home visits.

WATER AND SANITATION:

1.      Two shallow wells in Kotile in Ijara district, the project are aimed to benefit a population of Ten thousand (10,000) people.

2.      Two tube wells for the community in Korissa division of Ijara district.

3.      Seven water pans (Dams) in Ijara districts.

CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCACY:

1.      Awareness creation on female genital mutilation, through a series of twelve (12) workshops. WOKIKE has created awareness and education on female genital mutilation with a resultant positive impact in Garissa central.

2.      Collecting and disseminating information to the rural communities on matters related to their lifestyle and simple improvement. Identifying priority needs and their solutions, through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA).

3.       Systematic campaigns against negative cultural behaviour, legal provision for marginalized women: - on inheritance, divorce, marital problems, violence, and other harmful practices. 

4.      Advocacy programmes in Ijara, raising the consciousness level of the community on their rights – create enabling environment for the community to demand for their rights in service provision from service providers.

5.      Organizing lobby groups to carryout advocacy programs and issues e.g. Masalani Girl-child Education lobby group (Mitnimo girl child lobby group) Masalani HIV/ AIDS lobby group. e.t.c. 

6.      Carried out the National civic education programme (NCEP I) for three districts within North eastern province (Garissa, Wajir and Ijara) during the phase one project.

7.      Training and disseminating of the children ACT 2000.

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES:

1.      Induced an Income Generating Activity (IGA) through micro-credit to three women groups with 124 members as beneficiaries in Garissa.

2.      Constructed Hotel and lodging facilities as an Income generating programme for Ballah women group- in Masalani division of Ijara district.

3.      Established a community drug shop for Jalish community in Ijara district.

4.      Provided 150 beehives for the women groups in Bodhai location in Ijara.

AGRICULTURE:

1.      Ongoing irrigation scheme for Abalatiro community Masalani division of Ijara district to benefit three hundred households as a pilot project, with a total acreage of 124 acres.

CAPACITY BUILDING:

1.      Tailoring project: started 1996 for displaced mothers and drought victims. So far 142 mothers graduated and have started tailoring business in small capacities within the Garissa markets. Some 20 alumni still linked to the organization for management support are now employers within the Garissa market.

2.      Trained and facilitated the formation of nine youth groups (2 in Garissa and 7 in Ijara district), eight women groups (3 in Garissa and 5 in Ijara) and 4 water point management groups in Ijara district.

3.      Guidance and counselling to widows and schoolgirls.

RELIEF:

1.      MAUJATA provided 2,100 meters of polythene papers to displaced women for shelter improvement. 525 households benefited from the exercise; as each household received 4 meters.

Most of our programmes are community based and are generated through Participatory Learning and Action, community consultation and workshops action plans.   

Members of Lubaga Street who attended the Change Makers Assembly conducted on day of 16.09.2013 at Tanda la Ngoma Ground to fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) under the "We can Campaign Project" supported by Kivulini at Agape Aids Control Programme (AACP).

 A Volunteer Application Form

Volunteer Application Form

Enriching maasai foundation approves the application; confirmation of acceptance into the program will be sent to the client, the

client will deposit of their  Food&Accomodation fees placement into Enrichingmaasai foundation  Bank Account in full after signing these  application forms N;B We do not have programs fees just Food&Accomodation fees.

If the total fee of the program price is not paid on due date, Enriching maasai foundation reserves the right to

disqualify the applicant. If an applicant applies 45 days or less before the start of the program then the

program full price is payable at time of confirmation of program availability.

PLEASE PRINT AND FILL THE FORM IN YOUR OWN COMPUTER AND COMPLETE THIS FORM

SEND BACK TO OUR OFFICE WITH INDEMNITY FORM SIGNED

or SCAN AND E-MAIL TO maasaienriching@yahoo.com or engurumwa@yahoo.com WITH INDEMNITY FORM SIGNED

or POST TO BOX 3060, Arusha -Tanzania. WITH INDEMNITY FORM SIGNED

PERSONAL DETAILS:

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Please list your previous volunteer experience:

Where did you hear about Enriching maasai foundation?

What do you wish to achieve on your work experience?

Please list the project you are interested in and the dates?

Care project at Orphanage

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Teaching project in our orphanage baby school

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Medical and mobile clinic Project

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Construction project

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Sport project

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Women development project

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Water and environmental conservation project

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HIV/AIDS project

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Entrepeneourship project

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Building Maasai culture project

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Teaching/training in school and College project

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Agriculture and vetineriary project

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Books aid  project

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Legal project

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Internship prjects

Medical and  mobile clinic project

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Water and enviromental conservation project

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Please list Packaged Projects with Tour if you are interested in and month?

3 - 4 Days Individual Tour after or before Project

I ……………………………………….. Declare that the above information submitted by me is complete and

accurate. I further realize that any false declaration by me would render any claim whatsoever void and I  could

further be liable for prosecution by the laws governing your choice program destination.

2) Payment / Acceptance of Application

The signed and completed application and indemnity forms must be sent to Enriching maasai foundation Once All Enriching approves the application, confirmation of acceptance into the program will be sent to the client at which point the client will deposit the non-refundable half of the Food&Accomodation fees into Enriching Account. This helps us for our preparation before your arrival.

Balance of the program price is payable in full, 21 days before date of departure. If the balance of the

Price is not paid on due date, Enriching maasai foundation reserves the right to disqualify the applicant.                                          

If an applicant applies 21 Days or less before the start of the program then the program full price is payable at time of application

Enriching maasai foundation  accept volunteers to  pay a balance of the fees with their arrival here when they have personal convincing reason.

3) Cancellation / Change by client

Any notification of cancellation must be in writing. The date on which the letter is received by Enring maasai foundation or its

agents will determine the cancellation charges applicable. In the event of cancellation the following charges

apply: 7 - 21 days 60% of total fee payable, 21 - 28 days 80% of total fee payable and 7 - 0 days before

departure 100% of fee payable of fare retained. Please note the deposit is non refundable.

8) Travel Documents

All clients must be in possession of Insurance, a valid passport, together with any necessary visas or required

vaccinations, and the client accepts full responsibility for obtaining the same. Any information or advice given

by Enriching maasai foundation or its agents with regard to the above is given in good faith, but Enriching can accept no

responsibility for the information given. Should a client be refused entry to any country due to incorrect or

incomplete documentation, Enriching will not be held liable for any costs of such delays or repatriation costs for

the client.

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11) Limitation of Liability

The client that certain risks exist which is an inherent part of travel in Africa or in Asia accepts clients’

bookings on the understanding, and clients undertake all programs and associated expeditions entirely at

their own risk. While Enriching takes every precaution to ensure the safety of clients, no responsibility can be

accepted for any death, injury or loss that might occur to such clients, sustained from any causes

whatsoever. The client and his/her dependents, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, hereby indemnify

and hold blameless, Enriching, its members, employees, representatives and agents from any claims of

whatsoever nature and from any liability for delay, loss, damage, injury, illness or death arising from any

cause whatsoever out of events related to or occurring during a program.

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13) Claims and Complaints

Any complaint that the client has against Enriching maasai foundation  or its projects must firstly be taken up with the program

leaders, in order that the program leader is given an opportunity to remedy the problem. If the client has any

further complaint this must be lodged in writing to Jericho  within 7 Days. If these procedures are not

followed, then Enriching  will not be held liable at all.

16) Insurance

It is compulsory for all clients to effect appropriate travel; and cancellation insurance before commencing a

program. This insurance, which must be for the full duration of the program must cover cancellation,

curtailment, medical, emergency travel and personal accident.

17) Defamation of Character

Any volunteer found to be defaming the character of any of  Enriching  staff, Projects staff or Enriching

As an foundation  will immediately be asked to leave their program without a refund from Enriching maasai foundation

Volunteers. And legal action will be taken against the participant.

19) Advertising

This document and brochure replaces all other advertising whether on a website, written brochure, agent’s

brochure or any other means.

INDEMNITY

I (full name) (Parent / Guardian if applicant is under 21yrs.) ________________________

Of address______________________________________________________________

Contact tel. no. ______________________mobile phone ________________________

Declare/consent to my daughter/son__________________________________________

That by participating in the work experience program from_____________to_____________

with  Enriching maasai foundation and I understand that the activities are undertaken at my/his/her

own risk and hereby indemnify Enriching maasai foundation  against any

claims whatsoever, that may arise in connection with any, injury, loss or damage to the my/the person

or property of me/my daughter/son during the activities at each destination or transport to and from

each destination, in the knowledge that the program leaders will take all reasonable precautions for

the safety and welfare of the participants.

I understand that costs in respect of any accident or illness, which, in the opinion of the authorities,

requires medical attention, are my liability

(N;B;please below page should be printed and signed ,and send to us as a attached document)

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Signature of APPLICANT            D ate

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Volunteers request:

• Tour guide Assistants:

1. Form six and Form IV

• Floriculture experts.

1. Diploma or Certificate in floriculture.

• Translators.

1. Form Six

• Afro art trainers

1. Certificates or Diploma in arts

• Kiwahili trainers.

1. Diploma or Certificates in Kiswahili.

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