YOUTH FOR CHANGE
Coordinated
Youth Program
for
Self Employment Through Agro-Business and Information Communication Technology in Tanzania.
for
Self Employment Through Agro-Business and Information Communication Technology in Tanzania.
Historical
Background.
IDN is the Non Governmental
Organization in Tanzania
with the registration No. 00NGO/00002879 under section
12(2) of the Non- Governmental Organization Act No.24 of 2002. The Organization
was founded by professional Journalists, and other stakeholders from different
professionals.
The Organization membership is open
to any Tanzanian who would like to seek, receive and impart the information to
others especially to those people who lives in remote areas.
However, IDN as an organization has a
duty to promote public access to information by public and private bodies.
Through the medium of one’s choice as freedom of information are a fundamental
of human right and a foundation of all other human rights to be enjoyed in any
democratic society with hinted restriction provided by laws.
Also IDN is committed to serve people
regardless their race, academic and gender by giving them social training about
Information and Communication Technology, Media Technology, Life Skills
Transformation and Entrepreneurship as a social tools in information giving
through social media such as Radio, Television, News Papers, Magazine, Journals
and Books.
IDN Statement.
Every person has the right to freedom of
opinion and expression, and to seek, receive and impart or disseminate
information and ideas through any media of national frontiers.
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Youth for Change Campaign is the campaigning project for self
employment to Youth in Tanzanian. The
project, Youth for Change was launched on May this year 2013 by Hon. Samwel
Sitta Minister of East African Community.
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Currently
IDN, with collaboration with youth in Nzega District Tabora running the Youth
for Change project for creating self employment to youth through opportunities
around Nzega District and Tabora Region.
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The
project Youth for Change based on Agro-Business and Information and
Communication Technology. Currently our project has no fund from any donors but
we are insisting community to contribute to our project.
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Youth
for Change also working with Nzega District Council through the Office of
District Commissioner and District Executive Director Office.
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We
are appreciating the collaboration of our District Commissioner and DED Officer
for their great support to our project, through their support we expecting to
rich the intended goal before 2016.
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Youth
for Change also working together with other local Non-Governmental Organization
in Nzega District as a partners like
Give Opportunities (GO), Tanzania Youth Potentials (TYPs) and YADEC.
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Through
our Department of Training and Entrepreneurship, Youth for Change working with International Labor Organization (ILO).
Youth for Change Success
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Capacity
development with district officers through technical assistance and key
resources.
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YFCC
committees support local youth through activities designing, production,
entertainments, decoration and saloon, library, information centre, agriculture
activities as a part of self employment.
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YFCC
providing Entrepreneurship Skills, ICT, and Youth Counseling training in Nzega
District.
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Through
department of production YFCC, providing services of video documentaries, still
and audio production to the local community in Nzega District.
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We
have the vision of starting Media
College in the near
future, so as to mobilize many youth to investing in education especially in
professions courses.
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YFCC
in the near future, we are going to register the company so as to increase the
opportunities to youth in Nzega by creating many employments to the
community.
Youth for Change Objectives.
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To
improve efficiency and effectiveness in coordination and facilitation of social
and economic activities.
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To
contribute towards the reduction of poverty to youth in our communities.
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To
attract, develop, motivate and retain highly qualified staff
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To
achieve sustainable financial growth by the year 2013/2016.
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To
increase the number of committed Youth for Change members.