Establishing Youth in Action to Change Tanzania Forever

Sokon 1 Youth in Action

WIA introduced their Youth in Action program at Sokon 1 Primary School in the Sokon 1 Ward on Thursday.  The school administrators were very happy to have us and we were thrilled by their cooperation.

Thirty students were chosen by the school, which consists of 1,139 children, to sit in on the introduction to the program. Mama Mosha (Elizabeth Mosha), the director of Women in Action, led the discussion, explaining what would be expected of the students as members of Youth in Action and what topics the group would cover.

 

The 5 Peer Educators

The students seemed very excited to be a part of this organization and already had many questions they wanted answered. Five students were chosen as peer educators to lead the Youth in Action group. They will be trained by Women in Action to teach their peers about these extremely important topics.

 

We are ecstatic to see how professionally these students behaved and how interested and excited they already are to learn. WIA looks forward to continuing our work at Sokon 1 so all 1,139 students will eventually  be educated in life skills, gender issues, HIV/AIDS and other important information and, in turn, can go on to educate the world. 

 

Volunteers From Across The Ocean

Volunteers Creating Their Own Jewelry

WIA was happy to have 4 students all the way from Washington College in Maryland (USA) volunteer for the day on Wednesday. The volunteers helped our Mamas make the beaded jewelry we sell to benefit our many programs and visited the WIA preschool. In addition, we were able to show them a real Tanzanian experience by going to lunch at a local restaurant and sampling Tanzanian cuisine.

They were very impressed with our organization and two even expressed their desire to come back later in the summer to volunteer. Volunteers are extremely important at our organization and we are always grateful for their help. We look forward to their next visit!