Students educated on Civil right and responsibility (S2C) this is ‘’subject to citizen’’

It was on May 13^th 2017 when YPM under the Advocacy and Environment Department started the debate competition that involved eleven Secondary schools in Lushoto district. The competition has brought up a number of so good talents, confident and focused youths. It will come to the final stage on 08^th/08/2017 in the competition to be held at YPM grounds.

The debate though on Environment focus has been the intentional plan to reach many youths and train and involve them in raising their awareness on the right and responsibility through the subject to citizen (S2C). During the debates, students were educated on civil right and responsibility (S2C) this is ‘’subject to citizen.’’ S2C is based on the YMCA African philosophy to bring self understanding and confidence to African Youths. This works against the feeling of contentment of many youths to remain subjects to their environment, community and general life. A subject is hereby known as the person who doesn’t know his/her rights and responsibility and the opportunity that surround him/her. But also do not know and if knows, then do not take responsibility to contribute towards a better life for him and her community. It is intended to bring all youths to understand their responsibility and fulfill them before standing to demand for rights that they are not ready to contribute into its making.

The final debate competition will involve Lushoto Sec Vs Kwemaramba Sec.

We expected to bring together 100 students who participated in the debate from the early stage together with their teachers. That will be 10 students in each school, environmental teachers, headmaster/mistress, Lushoto District Commissioner, Members of parliament from Mlalo, Lushoto and Bumbuli constituents and the Media.

During the debate competitions students got chance to know each other, build confidence, learn to build arguments and learn more on the environment as part of their preparations. The debate competition also led to teachers training on public debate format (PDF) because the debate was conducted through PDF style. This style is different from old style as it requires more research on motion involved to come up with argument and evidence also it judges on confidence of individual.

On finalizing this debate, all aforesaid points have shown the success through shared knowledge and raised awareness on the environmental issues to all participants alike.

YOUTH PEACE MAKERS TANZANIA TEAM IN EAST AFRICA CUP 2017 AT MOSHI

Youth Peace Makers Tanzania through its Sports and Games for development department gathered 25 youths from different places where YPM already run its activities for the camp at Rainbow School Irente as part of preparation for the E.A.Cup tournament which will be held at Moshi. This year, is the fourth time for YPM to prticipate in this tournament;  two groups i.e U16 boys football team and tensing group(Art group) will represent the organization.
The camp is mainly for U16 boys football team which started on 12 June 2017  and will take nine days until 21 June 2017 when the shortlisted team will be heading to Moshi for the competition. At the camp apart from football training youths also have been involved in class session to learn more about YPM programs. For the case of art group they continue with exercises three times a week around YPM office venue. Training about S2C, self reliance and strategy on how to fight against poverty will be provided. These are in line with goals No 1, 3, 16 and 17 of the SDGs.  This year number of participants for both individual and teams will be minimized due to shortage of funds but we thank God for YPM to be among those few organizations which have been invited to participate in the tournament.
YPM as an organization that support youths, receives the opportunity with honor. For us we know that it is very important to participate in such tournaments so as to promote the talents of youths and to advertise the organization at national and international level as well.

ENVIRONMENTR DAY 05TH JUNE 2017 LUSHOTO

On 5th June 2017 Lushoto District Council in Coraboration with Youth Peace Makers and Friends Of Usambara joining together to celebrate world environment day in Lushoto districts at Nyerere square.

Guest of honor in this event was the District Commissioner who sent his representative DAS in exercise.
Students from various schools in primary and secondary have participated for doing peaceful demonstration and carrying banners with different messages about environmental awareness as well as there were various groups of poem recited in alteration songs and drama.

YPM Staff and five schools of (Prince Klaus, Lushoto Secondary School, Irente Blind School, Mhelo and Yoghoi Primary) Planted more than 300 trees in the school compounds as a way to mark a World Environment Day.

Today 02^nd June 2017 we remember that Environment is a big issue in the world. In a day after United States of America declared to pull out from the Paris Climate Agreement or Paris Accord, YPM Staff and five schools of (Prince Klaus, Lushoto Secondary School, Irente Blind School, Mhelo and Yoghoi Primary) Planted more than 300 trees in the school compounds as a way to mark a World Environment Day. For us it is not Lushoto first as it is for Trump America first, for us it the World first for we are part of the World Citizens. We do believe what we do affect the whole world no matter how small, and what America does affects the whole world, unfortunately to a very big scale.

The peak of the World Environment Day will be on 05^th June 2017 of which YPM in collaboration with the Lushoto District Environment officers, schools and other NGOs will take part in officiating and sharing the message to work for the better environment. The event will be officiated by the District Commissioner of Lushoto.  

Youth peace Makers Tanzania is represented by 27 mothers from different groups of VICOBA

The women’s forum launched at Lushoto District on 30 May 2017 was aimed at helping the women to have the platform of discussing their challenges and grabbing opportunities in economic growth. The forum was launched by Lushoto District Commissioner and women around Lushoto.

YPM environment and advocacy program officer during the women’s forum introducing the VICOBA program and how YPM helping women in economic growth.

Different women from VICOBA groups select their representatives during the forum

Representative from HSSF encouraging women to have serving habit from anything they earn.

The women involved are from different VICOBA groups and Youth Peace Makers was represented by over 80 women from different VICOBA groups around Lushoto Districts, Program officer for environment and advocacy and Accountant.

Representatives from Malibwi VICOBA groups visited YPM office after attending their forum.

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LUSHOTO DISTRICT COUNCIL ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH PEACE MAKERS TANZANIA PRESENTS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 05 JUNE.

MOTTO:CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE

YPM under the environment program prepared the environment competition debate.

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.

YPM MEETS WITH LEADERS ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL LUSHOTO THE ITENTION WAS TO NETWORK AND DO THE STACKEHOLDERS MEETING

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.

Irente Primary school, which specializes in offering primary education in an inclusive setting. The school is located in the Irente village, about 3.5 km from Lushoto town. The school embraces children with different types of disabilities, ranging from those with eye defects including short sightedness and long sightedness problems, albinos, and others.  They have the privilege of receiving this education here, in the fact that it could be hard for them to get this education from their natural settings (home) due to various restrains surrounding them. Irente school has a favourable environment which provide a unique atmosphere for students to do their activities including learning.

on 28 march 2017 they had a chance to be visited with the young people from SEKOMU who do field at YOUTH PEACEMAKERS TANZANIA for six weeks, disciples of these had the opportunity to learn about the changes of climate and environmental protection through this knowledge we believe will be ambassadors  environment protection.

Together with headmistress madam Celina Magambo, and two students from SEKOMU and representative from YOUTH PEACE MAKERS TZ.

YPM has received two students from the of 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, between programs and activities will redeem it is around schools may offer education for students on climate change. On 24^th March the students have started to visit Mbula A primary school to provide such education.

Teacher of the environment in gathering picture with students of Mbula A with students from SEKOMU Jackson Mboya and Brayson Atupele.

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.

Thank you.

On 23 february YPM received visitors from Valdres- Norway who had come to see and learn on the implementation of the YPM project that is partly supported by their school.

The group consists of eighteen students with their teacher and assistant teacher from Kenya. The team arrived from Kenya where they first landed from Norway to also take part and learn from the organizations and their involvement in community work. In Lushoto they were well received by their host and had a good time to visit different places that they were planned to visit. These include the Shume VICOBA groups, Kwedeghe where they had time to intermingle with the locals through sports, staying with families and help in the daily chore of the household. It was an experience that many have shared to be very intuitive and educative. It also opened them into the culture exchange, learning through comparative methodology of what they see and what they live like back in their places.  There was time to have sports with the Youth of YPM-Volleyball where they got together also with a team from Haugaland YWCA/YMCA that was visiting YPM. There was also a day to visit the centers for disabled and spent the day with the kids/pupils.

Visitor from Norway Valdres during hiking to Mkuzi waterfalls

From this place they will visit Zanzibar and get a time to reflect but also enjoy the wonderful and attractive beaches of Tanzania.

We are always happy to work and see that our relationship is growing for the benefit of our communities. We are open and ready to share time with those who would like to come and learn, see and support our work. Long live the partnership between Valdres- FH School and YPM.

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On 11 January 2017 YPM conducted a meeting of the strategic plan for five years of YPM which involved various stakeholders some are board members with facilitators from all centers where YPM conducts programs.

This meeting was held for three days from the date 11th till 13th Lushoto in the auditorium of the Lutheran Church and facilitated by Paul Chilewa.

YPM is well observed involving all stakeholders together with the aim of YPM watch inside and out and plan together what can be done to improve institutions and to reach more young people.

Together all stakeholders were involved in preparing strategic plan by given assignment into groups and answers was used in construction of  strategy plan

participants listening attentively  the facilitator of the workshop