TAMASHA
Taasisi ya Maendeleo Shirikishi kwa Vijana
Sinza Lufungira, Mbogo street, House No. 12
Dar es Salaam
Tansania
Kontaktperson: Churchill Shakim
Themenbereiche
- Hilfsorganisation
- Bildungspolitik/-projekt
- Sozialpolitik/behinderte Menschen
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Über uns
TAMASHA was co-founded in 2006 by three close friends all working with young people long enough to believe that young people are the change that we so desperately yearn for, in our communities. It was officially registered in Tanzania in April 2007 in response to the increasing attention being paid to the youth question in the world.
TAMASHA believes in youth-centered participatory methods and approaches which always put young people at the center of the programs and projects. Our way of working seeks not only to implement the project but also to build capacities of young people, develop their skills, providing flexibility in learning and make the whole process enjoying and experiential.
The aim is to secure the rightful space for young people so they can actively contribute to the development of their societies using participatory and appreciative approaches.
Mission
Provide a critical youth perspective on all aspects of development and lobby for the inclusion of adolescents and young people as a whole and the most marginalized groups of young people in particular.
Vision
Adolescents and young people realize their rights and their rightful place at the center of development in their communities and nation, in Tanzania, East Africa and in Africa as a whole.
Objectives
• Provide a critical youth perspective on all aspects of development through:
Develop strong teams of young facilitators committed to participatory youth development.
Sponsor research, with young people in all areas related to youth.
Create electronic networks of young activists across Tanzania, Africa and beyond to share experience and innovations.
Use the media to promote public debate on issues relating to young people
Bring together innovative thinkers and activists to review ‘accepted wisdom and methodologies’ of youth development and publicizing their findings.
Set and maintain standards of participation and development of young people in all areas.
• Promote the learning and capacity development of young people through:
Graded, participatory courses in aspects related to youth development (for example, life skills, peer education and facilitation, Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV prevention, environmental conservation, participatory action research).
Livelihood and entrepreneurship programs including social entrepreneurship
Organizational development of youth organizations.
Communication programs including use of media, with particular emphasis on lobbying, advocacy and communication for social change.
• Develop a ‘coalition for young people” by:
Bringing together and promoting the learning of all organisations and institutions working with young people and set and monitor standards for participation of young people in their organisations.
Programs:
• Organizational Development: The overall goal of the program is directed towards putting in place processes that are developed for improving the efficiency of ongoing operations of TAMASHA on a continuous basis and supervise proper utilization of resources available to the organization.
• Youth Participation: The overall goal of the program is to enable youth participation towards effective development for a peaceful, just and sustainable communities.
• Adolescent Health, Young Women and Marginalized Groups: The overall goal of the program is to advocate towards youth and young women increasing uptake and access to quality, integrated and gender responsive SRH friendly services through greater knowledge and capacities related to their health, decision making and improved social status.
• Training and Capacity Development: The overall goal of the program is to ensure the provision of standardized training and courses, both internal and external, through fully equipped online and physical courses.
• Livelihood and Economic Empowerment: The overall goal of the program is to promote socio-economic development among youth at the age of 15 to 24 from marginalized communities in poor urban areas.
Churchill Shakim is the Director of TAMASHA.
For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.