Stop Poverty
Written by Tobias Student from Valdress
During a visit to our organizational meeting in Lushoto in the autumn of 2017, we conducted a longer interview with the manager of the project, Godfrey Walalaze. The interview lasts for over half an hour and is enough for especially interested. There is no doubt that our project is big and means very much to many people in the village in Tanzania. We change lives!
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On 10th Feb Sunnfjord group had a chance to visit VICOBA in Maasai village with YPM host Vicent who coordinate our Programs in Korogwe district. The Maasai VICOBA members welcomed guests with performance of cultural songs and then had the opportunity to explain on the operation of the VICOBA project and the challenges they had. The Visitors were very impressed on the extended work by YPM to the point of reaching even those in the remote areas in the plateau of Usambara mountains. The guests also had the opportunity to see the joy and trouble of driving in the rough roads as they had to spend some times cleaning the path for their bus to pass through so as to reach the intended village. That shared with them the now and then challenge faced by YPM in reaching the intended people so as to shed the light of hope to such communities.
The group in the Maasai land reported that they are benefiting from the loans that enable them to raise their livestock which are the main activities of the Maasai people. Since the establishment of their group so far they have invested shares of more than two million shillings where one share is two thousand shillings and a social fund only five hundred shillings.
After learning about the group they were fortunate to visit the Maasai ceremony on the rite of passage; that is the passage of young people from childhood to youthful and adulthood. It is the ceremony that declare them ready to assume further responsibilities in their communities. They played traditional songs as well as jumping from as part of the joy and celebrating their traditions.
The purpose of this trip to our visitors is to learn cultures and to live with Tanzanians but through a visit to the Maasai, they have given a new image and understanding of the vast but well celebrated culture in our Tanzanian contexts.
Sunnfjord Folkhoghskole is the school in Forde that is accommodating a number of youths all over Norway for the One year program in Development Issues, Sports and Talent Development. One of the line is the Youth Peacemakers Movement. Among the year plans is to visit the partners and see the support to Development in their local communities.
On January 16 2018, YPM received a group of 11 students and one leader from Norway Sunnfjord FHS who came to Tanzania with a view of exchange and sharing on culture, Tourism and support to Development projects under YPM.
After arriving these visitors had the opportunity to relax in Dar es Salaam and on 18 they arrived in Lushoto. After reaching Lushoto they had the opportunity to visit the Irente Institutions where they get to see the charity work done by the ELCT-NED through the Blind school and Children’s Home (Orphanage).
In addition the visitors did hiking to Mkuzi waterfalls and ride the bicycles to and from Mkuzi. On 01st. February they had the opportunity to visit VICOBA groups at the Msongolo Village in Bumbuli Council where they learned how the community benefited from this project through saving money and taking loans. They also visited the members’ projects and were more delighted to see the 24-year-old young man Stephen Richard’s house. His house which is the outcome of his investment and loans from VICOBA has four bedrooms, a storeroom and a sitting room; he is still continuing with the construction. Afterwards the team visited a field of tomatoes that is also the product of VICOBA member.
For Tanzanians, employment is a major challenge but through this project we see how young people are self-employed and act as a model for some young people to stop complaining about the needy and instead to start fighting poverty by joining existing
On 13 February arts group (Tensing) have begun recording shorter pieces of film that will illustrate the challenges young people faced in the fight against poverty and disease.
This group is under the Youth Peace Makers organization a number of ten member’s four girls and six boys, this group works to educate the community through theater and perform well in various national and international activities.
Prospects for the film RECORDING plans intends to educate communities on how young people can avoid the poverty, disease and self-employment.
Pieces of films shown at the Youth Peacemakers YouTube channel every Friday and the official date which will form the clip will be announced through our social networks
YPM has received two students from Sebastian Kolowa memoarial university SEKOMU who came in the field for six weeks.
Among the activities they would like to implement the project of environment, programs and activities will redeem it is around schools may offer education for students on climate change. On 24th March the students have started to visit Mbula A primary school to provide such education.
Teachers of this school gave higher state cooperation to prepare students to participate in this program and participants are students of environmental Club whose number is 26.
Through this Program, we can help to prevent climate change and this schedule will sustainable for two consecutive weeks where we will visit schools and primary secondary.
The 2018 African regional conference of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry will be held at the Justo Mwale University in Lusaka, Zambia.
Purpose?
Academics and practitioners in Youth Ministry seize the opportunity to share and discuss the current issues and challenges that the youth in Africa are facing. With the migration of youth to Europe and the East, the changing culture and technology, social media and climate changes have an immense influence on the youth in Africa to which the Church cannot cast a blind eye. There is also on the other hand much that African youth can contribute to the rest of the world.
For Whom?
We want to bring together people who are currently involved with youth ministry research projects:
people teaching youth ministry,
masters and PhD students and students who plan on getting involved in the study-field in the future,
people who are involved in youth ministry, in church, institutions and organizations as well as
colleagues in related fields of study like Sociology, Psychology and others.
We hereby invite you to submit a proposal (in the form of a 350 word abstract) from your context and from your research base – be that theological, historical, philosophical, quantitative, and qualitative or other research traditions.We really want to respect the interdisciplinary nature of our ministry. Add a short biography.
When you consider submitting an abstract, you may want to consider one of the following subthemes:
Youth, theology and disability
Agency of youth in Africa
HIV and Aids and youth in Africa
Church silence on youth risk behaviour – substance abuse
Implications of African culture on the church – sex and sexuality; morality; ethics
Child and youth Trafficking and abuse – connection to poverty?
Immigration and migration among African youth: opportunities and challenges
Islamic radicalization among young men and the need for apologetics in youth ministry
Please send your submission no later than 28 February, 2018. Notification of acceptance will be emailed to authors by the end of April 2018 so that presenters have ample time to prepare for the – conference. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your work and receive valuable feedback from colleagues and stimulate the thinking of others in the field.
Please submit proposals to:
Nene Muthuri (Secretary) nenemuthuri@gmail.com
OR
Willem Semmelink willem@sats.edu.za
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The competition involves Secondary students from O-level and A-level Schools around the Lushoto District.
On 13th May 2017 O- level students started their competition and we look forward to start the competition for A-level students early July. On this first round it involved 10 schools and they were divided into two groups. Motion for first group was “Can environment protection lead to eradication of poverty?”.
The second motion was “Is there sufficient involvement of youth on environment in Tanzania?” . The model used was PDF. After this round we remain with 5 schools and the second round will be early July after the school vocation. The program intends to raise awareness and thus contribute towards the S2C on SDG goals no. 1, 4, 13, 15 and 17.
On 13 February arts group (Tensing) have begun Recording shorter pieces of film that will illustrate the challenges young people faced in the fight against poverty and disease.
This group is under the Youth Peace Makers organization a number of ten member’s four girls and six boys, this group works to educate the community through theater and perform well in various national and international activities.
Prospects for the film RECORDING plans intends to educate communities on how young people can avoid the poverty, disease and self-employment.
Pieces of films shown at the Youth Peacemakers YouTube channel every Friday and the official date which will form the clip will be announced through our social networks
Youth Peace Makers Tanzania is an Organization that works closely with the government. On 20th April 2017 YPM had an opportunity to meet with government officials in Lushoto district. These included but not limited to the District Commissioner, the Council Director of Bumbuli and Lushoto (Rep.) Police, Immigration officers and other top offcials. The intention was to network and do the stakeholders meeting to the new appointees in the District Administration of the 5th Government Era. This will help promote cooperation in the work of YPM well. Lastly YPM invited the leaders in the radio program on Lushoto development that will be aired by UTUME FM RADIO 5th May. The programm will invite different stakeholders into discussion related to goals of SDG as implemented in the development agenda of the district.
YPM under the environment program prepared the environment competition debate. The competition involves secondary students from o-level and A-level. Schools around the Lushoto District.
On 13th May 2017 O- level students starts there competition and we look forward to starts competition for A-level students early July. On this first round it involve 10 schools and they were divided into two groups. Motion for first group was “Can environment protection lead to eradication o…f poverty?”.
The second motion was “There is sufficient involvement of youth on environment in Tanzania?” . The model used was PDF. After this round we remain with 5 schools and the second round will be early July after the school vocation.