Project Summary:
The Kijana Nahodha project is designed to increase the empowerment, productivity, and community engagement of youth as its main purpose. The targeted population is out-of-school youth aged 15-25; Unemployed youth, Youth with disabilities, Young mothers, and those living in urban, peri-urban, and rural Districts. The project duration is 4 years. It is implemented in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, and Zanzibar regions.
The project is implemented on a consortium partnerships basis, with T-Mark Tanzania being the prime partner, Care International sub-partner, and training institutions as implementing partners. The implementing partners are selected according to the area of their expertise. Don Bosco being a TVET provider institution is engaged in the project through the first objective of the Kijana Nahodha project. The project focuses on three areas of intervention as stipulated in the objectives below:
The Project Objectives:
Increase access to educational, life, and entrepreneurial skills among youth
Mental Health, Physical and Psychosocial Support
Youth Led Organizations.
Project Stakeholders:
Project sponsors: USAID
Project Coordinating Team: T-Mark Tanzania, Care International
DB Project Implementing partners; DB VTC Oysterbay, JSO, and PDO.
Project Manager: Cassian Bilikwija
Key Team Members: Oswald Manyerere (Resource Mobilization partners & synergies) Juliana Mamboya (DB Oysterbay), Diana Mwita (JSO), & Gideon (Accountant)
Project Status:
As of July 2024, the project is implementing the second batch of trainees for the first project implementing period.
Key milestones of the project:
107 youth have been trained, TOT for teachers have been offered training delivery skills and upgrading their knowledge on gender inclusivity in TVET provision. The project is in enrollment of the second cohort of the second batch to reach 100 students by the end of September 2024. The project still going up to 2026. So far the project is going well though there are a few challenges such as too many delays and improper flow of communication all these from the other end need to be addressed for the health of the project implementation. Otherwise is a good avenue to reach many needier youths.