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Nov 5th, 2003 - 10:31:54 |
Kaanaeli Kaale
TechnoServe and National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Launch a “Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative” in Tanzania
Youth Entrepreneurship Education in Tanzania
TechnoServe has nearly 35 years of experience helping entrepreneurial men and women in rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, communities and countries.
Combining exceptional business expertise with entrepreneurial talent in Tanzania, TechnoServe builds businesses and commercial networks that create sustainable incomes for the rural poor.
In an effort to increase the pool of entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge and ideas to create desperately needed jobs, businesses and income in Tanzania, TechnoServe formed a strategic partnership with a US based non-governmental organization, the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). NFTE impacts students’ basic academic and life skills through a hands-on entrepreneurship curriculum that reinforces mathematics, reading and writing, and develops skills in critical thinking, teamwork, communication and decision-making. NFTE was founded in 1987 and is considered the premier youth entrepreneurship training organization in the US.
The TechnoServe/NFTE partnership is designed to empower youth in underserved communities of Africa to excel in school, employment and business through entrepreneurship education and business development. TechnoServe Tanzania is a member of the Youth Employment Summit Tanzania country network and the program works inline with the Youth Employment Summit (YES) objectives to achieve the decade long objectives of improving the state of youth globally. To that end, TechnoServe commits to support vigorous action in each of the following areas: Employability, Entrepreneurship, Equity, Empowerment, and Education.
Program Activities
TechnoServe and NFTE kicked off their joint initiative in December, 2002 with a “mini” teacher-training program in the city of Mbeya, in southwestern Tanzania. Secondary school teachers and vocational trainers were selected to participate in the three day entrepreneurship education program with NFTE University. Once they had undergone this training, they were certified by NFTE as “Certified Entrepreneurship Teachers”. TechnoServe and NFTE staff along with the Tanzanian Certified Entrepreneurship teachers then went to Iringa town to conduct a ten day intensive business training seminar for a select group of students. The program was held at Tumaini University in Iringa where a total of 29 students, ages 18-23, from three secondary schools in Mbeya and Iringa attended this all-expenses-paid business seminar known as BizCamp™ to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and what it takes to start and run a successful business. In addition to classroom seminars, workshops and guest lectures on a wide range of topics – including “the elements of a business plan,” “supply and demand,” successful negotiating,” “recordkeeping and costs analysis,” “market research” and “production and distribution chains” – the BizCamp™ students also took a field to a local dairy processing plant in Iringa. The program ended with a final business plan competition where the students formed groups and delivered their business plans to a panel of judges. The winning student business plans received cash prizes to invest in business or education.
In 2003, TechnoServe/Tanzania adapted NFTE’s Fundamentals curriculum to fit the Tanzanian context. The program has also narrowed its secondary school target to focus on school leavers in form six (A’ level). The A’ level school year begins in July. TechnoServe/Tanzania’s school-based entrepreneurship education programs will be launched in August. Fifty-six students from three schools in Iringa and Mbeya regions have been enrolled in “BizSchool”. In October, an Out-of-School business training seminar will be launched to a specific target group, and a Teacher Training will be rolled out in December. By the end of 2003, TechnoServe/Tanzania’s entrepreneurship program will have trained approximately 100 students on the basics of how to start and operate a business. 25 teachers will have been trained and certified by NFTE. An additional 15 students will have participated in internship programs to develop on-the-job skills.
In 2004 the Tanzania program will expand current activities in size and number in the Southern Highlands. In addition, the program will work to infuse entrepreneurship education as part of the core curriculum for A’ level students in select secondary schools. For 2004, TechnoServe plans to train over 220 students in school based entrepreneurship programs. Out-of-school programs will reach an additional 80 students. Additional youth will be placed in internship programs to get on-the-job skills training.
For more information about the TNS/NFTE “Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative” please contact:
Atiba Amalile, Coordinator TechnoServe/Tanzania +255 250 4078 + 255 744 86 10 99, atiba.amalile@tnstanzania.org
Tim Piper, Deputy Country Director, TechnoServe/Tanzania, 255-22-212-9829, tim.piper@tnstanzania.org
Aug 27th, 2003 - 09:30:49 |
Kaanaeli Kaale
REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY AUGUST 12, 2003
ORGANISED BY:
TAYODEA – TANGA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
PARTICIPANTS: YOUTH OF TANGA MUNICIPALITY, NGO’S LEADERS,
BUSINESSMEN AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS
GUEST OF HONOUR: TANGA DISTRICT COMMISSIONAL ON BEHALF OF
TANGA REGINAL COMMISSIONAL.
The event started by gathering young people of Tanga Municipality out side of TAYODEA Offices at 9:00 am. 9:30 they started to march through the streets to Mkwakwani stadium while they sing and carrying the posters which written the theme of the day (Youth Employment)
In the stadium they had received by guest of honour at 10:30 there was several kinds of sports in the stadium concerning the theme of the day.
Youths presented their speech which read by Chairman of TAYODEA Mr. David Chanyeghea, in their speech they request Government to involve them in decision making so that their voice can be heard, they also asked Government to provide equal right to the Youths of the Nation, they also asked the Government to create suitable environmental for Youth employment.
In his reply the guest of honour thanks the TAYODEA to organize such event in the region with the collaborate with other Youth World wide under YES., he said he will work out of all requests which presented by Youth in the event . He promised to assist the next event in 2004, he also asked TAYODEA to Cooperate with other Regional Youth Organizations to organize various events to promote youth development.
At 1:00 p.m. guest of Honour had departed and Youths finalized themselves by dancing the local music, which was going on in the stadium.
Actually Youths of Tanga was happy by this new day to them, because it was the first time to be celebrated in Tanga Region.
Youths promised to make it much better next year.
Aug 12th, 2003 - 16:14:43 |
Dumisani Nyoni
In honor of International Youth Day, youth in Tanzania will march in a Peace Rally for Youth Employment today,
according to YES Coordinator Kaanaeli Kaal. "Youth will carry posters
through the streets carrying powerful messages about youth employment, and
there will also be a variety of public debates and sporting activities",
she said. The day's events are organized by YES Tanzania lead organization
the Tanda Youth Development Association (TAYODEA) in collaboration with
other Youth NGOs.
Contact: Kaanaeli Kaal < kaanaeli@hotmail.com>.
Feb 3rd, 2003 - 08:13:01 |
Kaanaeli Kaale
Launching of YES Campaign at National level
On December 13, 2002 the Decade Campaign of Action for Youth Employment was launched at the national level in Tanzania. The event began with a peaceful march beginning at on of Dar es Salaam’s most well known landmarks, Mnazi Mmoja Grounds. Led by a Magereza Brassband, YES Country Network members, representatives from youth organizations and a number of young people stopped traffic for one hour as they marched through Bibi Titi road, Azikiwe and Kisutu Street holding signs promoting the Campaign and emphasising the need to make youth employment a top priority.
The march ended at Kisutu Primary School, in the city of Dar es Salaam, where the Deputy Minister of Labour, Youth Development and Sports Hon. Mudhihir Mudhihir (MP) and Youth Officers from Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar greeted demonstrators.
Pupils from Kisutu Primary School joined the assembly of people who listened to motivating speeches by Deputy Minister of Labour, Youth Development and Sports Hon. Mudhihir Mudhihir (MP) and Vice Chairperson of YES Country Network Committee, Mr. Zuberi Ngoda Hamissi, who is also the Minister of Carrier and Talent Development, Entrepreneurship, Employment and Volunteerism for Dar es Salaam University Students’ Organization (DARUSO).
The Deputy Minister Hon. Mudhihir said the global campaign for Youth Employment Summit (YES 2002-2012) is aimed at creating productive and sustainable livelihoods for an additional 500 million young adults, especially youth facing poverty, by the year 2012.
Hon. Mudhihir said Tanzania is among the poorest countries in the World so her youth are a primary target for the campaign and they must work hard to achieve the goal.
He said the Government objective is to enable 700,000 young people who enter in labour market each year to attain productive and sustainable livelihoods, by the year 2012.
He elaborated by saying that the achievement of this objective depends upon the collaboration of each stakeholder through YES Country Network.
“YES Country Network is not a new institution…But is collaboration program that involves Youth Leaders, NGOs, Government Officials, Educational Institutions, Financial Institutions, Media Institutions, International Institutions and all stakeholders”, he said.
He highlighted the Six E’s as a main guideline for implementing the action plan for the YES 10 year long campaign, which is employability, employment creation, equity, entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability and Empowerment. (Please see Six E’s Word Document)
He expressed the government’s willingness and commitment to take initiatives for the creation of youth employment opportunities. He pointed out some of the steps that the government has taken toward youth employment including to attend the Ministerial Meeting at the Youth Employment Summit in Alexandria, Egypt; to add youth employment to the agenda of the Commonwealth Regional Meeting for Africa, which held in Syria in October this year; the Government gave top priority to youth employment during the National Youth Week which was held in Tanga region in October 2002; also at the 14th Consultative Group Meeting for Tanzania which was held in Dar es Salaam in December this year, the government highlighted the issue of youth employment as a key factor for poverty reduction. The Consultative Group Meeting included the Government, Development Partners and The World Bank.
The Tanzania Government also has played a major role in preparing the Launching of the YES Campaign at National Level as well as preparing National Action Plan.
He emphasised that Unemployment is a global problem and therefore require solidarity of people from all nations especially youth who should be in front line in establish economic projects to achieve the goals.
“We cannot solve the current problem by using past techniques…so the community should avoid harmful idea that the government alone is responsible for the issue of employment because nowadays employment mainly in hands of civil society particularly the private sector and NGOs”, he commented.
He said, the Government would use the National Youth Development Policy, the Strategy for Poverty Reduction and other National Policies to reach the goal of YES. The Central Government in collaboration with Local Government will form strategy and create good condition, which will improve youth economically.
He completed by saying “I would like to announce that Youth Employment Summit Campaign is now being official launched at national level because it can be done… It must be done…It will be done! "
Feb 3rd, 2003 - 08:00:13 |
Kaanaeli Kaale
Popular Association of Cartoonists in Tanzania (PACT) have drawn cartoons to portray obstacles to employment for young people in Tanzania and advocate the use of the six Es to overcome the obstacles. PACT is a member of the YES Country Network Tanzania.
In the first cartoon PACT depicts the problem faced by petty traders. Many young people who have completed their studies begin small enterprises as streets vendors selling various goods such as shoes, radios, toys, clothes and home utensils and bedding.
These young entrepreneurs are often beaten and chased by police in the streets while city militiamen demolish the stands, which they are using to sell their goods.
In the cartoon the policemen are beating young people while saying “
Everyday you are forbidden to do business in this area but you disregard” and representative from the community (see on the top of the club held by the policeman on the right) replies “Before you chase them you are supposed to show them where to relocate.”
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