Empowering Youth: Building a Brighter Future

Urbanization Challenge

Tanzania population is growing rapidly and young people make up the largest and fastest growing proportion of the population. Projections of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicate that the urban population is expected to reach 45 million in 2030, making Tanzania the 6th fastest urbanizing country in the world. Dar es Salaam is expected to become a megacity with a population of 10 million people by 2035, making Dar es Salaam the second fastest growing city in terms of population in the world. Similar growth is expected to happen in other cities in Tanzania. There’s a need to avoid repeating mistakes in managing urbanisation in primary cities to make secondary cities smart and sustainable. TangaYetu initiative addresses the urbanisation challenge by building city ecosystem that support health and wellbeing of young people in Tanga.

Thematic Areas

TangaYetu works with and for young people towards a city that fulfils their rights and supports their wellbeing.

Health and Wellbeing
Economic and Social Empowerement
Educational Enhancements
Life skills and Community Engagement
Innovation and Technology Adoption
The use of Data for Informed decision Making

TangaYetu in numbers

More than 15 youth groups were formed and registered in long-line fishery, seaweed and sea cucumber farming, crab fattening, freshwater fish farming, and sardines processing using a solar tent dryer.

The desks were made by local carpenters in Tanga, thus providing much needed employment (113 youths, 39 adults and 10 disabled youth).

In the poultry project, youth saved Tsh.30,000,000 distributed it among themselves and used it to start individual poultry businesses.

Youth and adolescents reached
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Projects implemented
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Meet Our Team

Leonard Kitoka

Program Director

Bahiya Tajiri

Program Manager

Patrick Waziri

Program Coordinator

Hadija Mtunguja

Program Assistant

Sania Adamu

Program Accountant

Clifford Sangai

Program Communications Specialist

Walter Patrick

Program ICT Specialist

John Mwandry

Program Driver

Steering Commitee

Juma Rashidi Iddi

Chairperson

Safia Said Mbamba

Member

Mbonny Maumba

Member

Mwanakombo Salimu Mohamed

Member

Salum Awadhi

Member

Swalehe Iddi Hassani

Member

Beng’i Mazana Issa

Member

Dr. Deodatus M. Mtasiwa

Member

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