Ujuzi Initiative

Fashion Designer and philanthropist Khadija Mwanamboka with her experience of working and serving the vulnerable youth, thought that giving skills (UJUZI) to our youth is the key to reduce drug addiction, poverty, teen pregnancy and unemployment.

To women Ujuzi initiative will help them to realize their potential, learn different skills, start a small business and be self sufficient.

She trained youth in shelters 2014 in art&craft, tailoring and jewelry design for two years the program was sponsored by Vodacom and Azania Bank.

As Deaf blind children goodwill ambassador through the organization sense international khadija is training the deaf blind with little sight in Beading and Art the program is sponsored by sense donors.

She loves to share her creativity and experience with the vulnerable, wishes to see them thrive and prosper regardless their condition and background.

PROGRAMS

• ART&CRAFT
• DESIGN&TAILORING
• JEWELRY DESIGN
• MAKEUP&HAIR STYLING
• NAIL DESIGN

TEACHERS: 5 Teachers

STUDENTS: 30 Students per program

CLASSES DAYS: Monday - Saturday

TIMING

• 9am - 2pm
• 3pm - 5pm

AGE: 15-25

GENDER: Female

LOCATIONS: Mbezi Beach and City Center

THE CONCEPT: Ujuzi Initiative - Unleash and Youth Potential

• An innovative idea of training Women and Youth to give them set of skills to employ themselves and potentially employ others.
• With the booming unemployment rate, our youth cannot afford to sit back and wait for the formal employment, instead they need to invest and grab opportunities offered in booming Tanzanian cities and in fields of art& craft, design& tailoring, makeup &hairstyling and jewelry design.
• In our country, the lack of entrepreneurship and life skills education is the combination of school curriculums neglecting vocational, entrepreneurial and employability training in favor of more traditional academic, poor connections between the private sector and schools to promote training and work experience and lack of instruction in how to harness life skills most students already have.
• The problem of youth unemployment it has been associated with the increase of teenage pregnancy, social unrest and drug addiction.
• The centers will not only train and leave them on the street with their skills, but will guide them through the whole phase of starting up their own business and nurturing them through the process.
• This project will give women and youth skills that are highly needed in the market to fulfill market void.