TANZANIA 4H ORGANIZATION PROMOTING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Morogoro, Tanzania MAY 11 th, 2013

Introduction to 4-H Key milestones  Registered as Non-Profit in Tanzania in 1993 (compliance 2006)  Founded about 30 years ago by volunteer  Use international concept used by 4H youth members organizations in over seventy countries  Operates in nine regions of Tanzania  Member base (more than members in 840 clubs  80% rural areas and farms; 18% small cities and towns; 2% urban (peri-urban and urban)

Introduction to 4-H Key milestones cont…………….  Supported by 1654 volunteers (860 women, 794 men)  32 District Advisors paid by local govt.  Partner with Education Department of LGA to oversee clubs and train volunteers/ club advisors  Hq in Tanga city (5 acres land with a structures) with youth centre in construction in Morogoro  Promotes “LEARNING BY DOING” and “EARNING BY LEARNING” to members

 Partnership with Government of Tanzania through LGA (councils education departments) a.Local Government Authorities funds 32 District Advisor salaries Approximate Value = Tshs. 162,000,000 annually (1567 Tshs = 1 Us$) b.Ministry of Education provides 1650 volunteer teachers time Approximate value of time = Tshs. 1,031,250,000 annually c.4-H is operating using District offices and other facilities 4-H Key milestones cont…………….

 4-H members have established more than individual projects and more than 2000 club projects  Club members have managed to generate the profit of more than Tshs 176,000,000 within three month in agriculture, animal husbandry, home economics, forestry and home craft. This is a contribution to GDP  Club projects have managed to make a profit of more than 17,500,000 Tshs within 3month period 4-H Key milestones cont…………….

 More than 445,000 trees have been planted in December H Key milestones cont…………….

 More than H members have been trained and conversant with life skills together with more than non 4-H members in Tanga and Morogoro Regions through 4-H youth to youth peer education project 4-H Key milestones cont…………….

 Establishment of 32 girls clubs for girls working in an informal sector with more than 870 girls members 450 trained as entrepreneurs 870 trained in SRH and life skills 60 as peer educators 26 clubs facilitated to start revolving fund 160 girls managed to get soft loan 250 girls consulted MFIs for loans and succeeded 4-H Key milestones cont…………….

 Government should recognise the contribution of young people in the National GDP.  4-H and partners should strive to make more publicity to make people/decision makers aware of young people’s contribution in the national food security and environmental programmes.  More budgetary allocation to projects targeting young people for growing a better world.  Involving young people in designing and developing curriculum that suitable and applicable to them.  Developing learning/reference materials/text that is friendly to youth at affordable or subsidized cost.  Encouraging youth-adults/child-parent support on youth programming.  Provision of safe environment for young people especially girls to actively participate in self or joint projects. Advocacy talks/issues

 Mobilization of information (and information exchange) across countries and regions in order to influence and gain leverage over more powerful organizations and governments  Advocate for the collective regional strength to advocate for national priorities at international level  Bring together actors with shared ideas and values to work on a common cause Advocacy talks/issues

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