It is Possible! Empowering Youths Voice at ward Level In a remote and rural ward of Chisano in Mlimba District, a dedicated Peer Educator (PE) took on the challenge of advocating for youth representatives at the Ward Development Council (WDC)(WDC). Determined to make a change, the PE took on a mission to secure a seat […]
Rosemary’s story My name is Rosemary, and I am 20 years old. As I sit in my small home on Matangini Street in Mlimba, I can’t help but reflect on the journey that brought me here. It’s been a path filled with challenges, judgment, and hardship, but it’s also a story of resilience, hope, and […]
Sylvia’s journey: From Struggle to Strength My name is Sylvia, and I am 18 years old, from Kilolo District, Ilula Ward, and today I am standing here to tell you about the journey of my life. My thoughts go back to a long and difficult journey I went through. It is a story of challenge, judgment, […]
How SRH Education and Services Transform youths in Morogoro, Stamily’s Story My name is Stamili from Morogoro Municipal, and I am a beneficiary of the Strengthen Youth Voice (SYV) project. I am 20 years old now, when I was 18 years; I got pregnant, which I didn’t plan. I was so scared, and when I told […]
From a Survivor to youth SRH Champion A youth-friendly post-abortion care influenced by SYV project at Kitanzini Ward, in Iringa Municipality saved a life of a16 year old Sasha (Not her real name). Raised solely by her mother, Sasha finished her primary school studies in 2020 but was not able to continue with her secondary […]
A story of Mariam Haruni – CHW and Youth SRHR champion For many years, women and girls in Kimamba ward have been victims of maternal death, unplanned pregnancies and teenage pregnancies. Lack of comprehensive knowledge on family planning and contraceptive choices among community members and religious and traditional beliefs in the area restricted women and […]
Limited youth participation and representation in decision making bodies is one of the barriers affecting youth access and utilization of youth-friendly SRH services. It has been empirically proved that the participation of youth in decision making is an important mean through which young people can become advocate of their own issues, through making their challenges […]
Nesia (not her real name), a twenty-one (21) year old young woman who resides in Mkimbizi ward Iringa, graduated from secondary school in 2020. Her grades were not good to pursue advanced secondary school studies and her parents were unable to afford vocational training for her. As a result, Nesia was left at home with […]
| Richard Ryaganda In the face of challenging negative social norms, Paschal Julius Gekondo (23 years old) and his wife, Paulina Mafuru (20 years old), have emerged as beacons of change in their community. Living in Nyamimange ward in the Mara region, Paschal supports his family through farming, ensuring his wife and daughter are well […]
| Richard Ryaganda Globally, approximately 41% of all pregnancies are unintended. This means that about 99 million women each year will experience an unintended pregnancy (Guttmatcher, 2016). Around half of these pregnancies will end in abortion Ibid. In Tanzania, it is estimated that one million women get unintended pregnancy of which 39% end in abortion […]
