PROGRESS OF OMT
Since the inception we have seen significant role in helping the youths. We realize from this trial that it is possible to run more successful projects related to youth development:
Achievable Projects
I. Poverty alleviation through Collective Saving Model – Targeted to the jobless ‘Vijana wa Kijiweni’ house wives and other low income groups.
II. Basic Entrepreneurial Education Support and Business Planning Seminar–Targeted to Beginners who are just entering business.
III. Business creation and development Campaign- Targeted to all small entrepreneurs.
IV. Mobilization of unemployed groups to carry out collective saving and investments.
V. Training youths on entrepreneurship at TYC Youth Activities Centre – Under supervision of the Ministry of Labour and Youth Development.
VI. Publication of a youth guide on the Labour Laws.
Projects at Hand
VII. Open Mind Financial Network
This is a youth microfinancing project. The project aims at uniting youth to participate in productive projects within their localities, and formalization and registration of youth’s small and medium enterprises. These groups conduct savings and credits for running youth enterprises. The project is the first in its kind in Tanzania as it tackles the main problem which faces youth in business i.e. capital since youth do not have collateral for getting loans in normal banks.
VIII. Entrepreneurship, Business Creation and Development
As most of you understand, today the world is moves toward a modern market economy which provides opportunities especially for the youth to achieve their potential, thus, entrepreneurship is a vital tool and mandatory for jobs and small business creation and development.
For that reason OMT has been empowering youths in proper training, laws and regulations, and access to the credit. Furthermore, we have been instilling in youth the spirit of entrepreneurship, arising in them a vision of the future in which they can play an important part in world development, stimulating creativity to visualize new products and new ways of doing things, giving them the determination to take risks, and helping them create small business in groups or as individuals that are the engine of growth in every market economy.
For the young people of Tanzania, we offer the hope of entrepreneurship and bright future that innovation, and vision, and perseverance, and hard work can bring to them a good and quality life.
IX. Dar Youth Employment Initiative
This is a FIC funded programme aims at enhancing Dar youth to secure a fair employment through employment or self employment. The programme works in partnership of three youth organizations namely OMT, YOA and TYVA.
X. Legal aid in various youth legal issues
This programme helps youth to redress their legal and human rights issues. The programme trains youth in legal and human rights especially for the laws which affects them much.
XI. Opening a youth information and resource centre
This is an online platform goes with the name Tanzania Youth Blog. The blog aims at collecting and informing youth with different opportunities available.
XII. Carrier assessment, job searching and job keeping sensitization and labour laws
The programme is conducted in universities and collages with the main aim of preparing youth to enter into labour market.