TNJ+ Chairperson Attended the TACAIDS workshop from September 22-24 at Mlimani City Conference Centre.
TNJ+ participated in a Media workshop organized in Morogoro from September 14 to 18 represented by Nuru Mbamba, the Treasurer. It also participated in another workshop on Review of the second National Multisectoral Strategic Framework 2008-2012. This was attended by Zephaniah Musendo at the Landmark Hotel in Dar es Salaam from September 14 to September 15.
Mwenyekiti wa TNJ+ Kwa
sasa tunataraji kuanza utafiti hivyo tunaomba wahisani wa kutuwezesha juu ya hili.
Today August 20 2010, three members of TNJ+ completed a three-day training seminar on project cycle management, where they learned on how to create project ideas, write the project and manage it to the end including monitoring and evaluation. The three members are Zephaniah Musendo, Nuru Mbamba, and Yusta Mwakalikene, who attended the seminar at Green Acre House in Dar es Salaam.
Also two TNJ+ members completed a two-day training seminar on crisis management at the Lion Hotel in Dar es Salaam. The two are Mariam Amir and Fatuma Selemani. Both training seminars were organized and funded by the National Council of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NACOPHA).
Yestreday August 20, 2010 three members of TNJ+ completed a three-day training seminar on Project Cycle Management at the Green Acre House i Dar es Salaam where they learned how to find project ideas, how to develop the idea and write a concept note. Finally they exercised on writing concept notes and projects. The three members are Zephaniah Musendo, Nuru Mbamba and Yusta Mwakalikene.
Another two members - Mariam Amir and Fatuma Selemani completed a two-day training seminar on conflict resolution which was held at the Lion Hotel in Dar es Salaam. Both training seminars were organized and funded by the National Council of People Living with HIV/AIDS.
On July 27 to July 29 2010 Nuru Mbamba a member of TNJ+ attended a workshop on Reproductive Health at the Landmark Hotel organized by NACOPHA.
On July 29 to July 31 Zephaniah Musendo attended a seminar in Johannesburg for Journalists Living with HIV from Eastern and Southern Africa. The seminar was attended by 21 journalists from Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Tanzania, and South Africa. It was nice exchanging ideas and experiences among the delegates and they formed a forum for networking.
On July 17, 2010 TNJ+ members met to discuss various matters for carrying out the network activities. It was resolved that members should contribute funds in order to open a bank account to be able to source funds from donors. Members agreed to contribute Sh 30,000 each for this purpose. The members also approved the TNJ+ logo saying it was a nice piece of work.
On July 15, 2010 three members of the TNJ+ - Zephania Musendo, Mariam J. Amir and Nuru Mbamba, participated in a dialogue on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act 2008, whereby participants from various NGOs related to the management of HIV/AIDS in Dar es Salaam faulted many aspects of the Act saying this was because the people living with HIV were not adequately involved in the preparation of the Act. They resolved that the Act should be retracted and sent back to the people who are affected for discussion and amendment.
FINALLY Tanzania Network of Journalists Living with HIV (TNJ+) has formally been duly registered on June 24, 2010 as a Non-Governmental Organization under the NGOs Act 2002 with registration No 00NGO/00003931. The Certificate of Registration was handed to the TNJ+ Executive Chairman today June 25, 2010.