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Mwanza Youth and Children Network-MYCN

Mwanza Youth and Children Network-MYCN

Ghana Ilemela, Tanzania

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2014

Mwanza's Children’s Agenda Coalition Advocacy Task Force with members of Mwanza Junior Council and Mwanza’s Young Reporters Network at the International Women’s Day celebrations in Nyamagana on March 8th 2014

Materials covering the Top 10 Investments of the Children's Agenda and Tanzania's Children's Budget were distributed

POWER ANALYSIS TRAINING TO MYCN STAFF AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FACILITATED BY OXFAM

MYCN staff and members of partner organizations review the suggestions they made of stakeholders to engage with in Mwanza City with facilitator Lisa Marie Faye, Social Justice Programme Coordinator at Oxfam

Staff members of MYCN, Oxfam, Hakizetu, Kuleana Children's Center and Vijana Super Group together after a successful Power Analysis training at MYCN's office in Mwanza

MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSOCIATION AT ILEMELA'S MUNICIPAL OFFICE








Members met with Jumanne Magesa, Ilemela's Youth Officer (left) and Sarah Ntangu, Ilemela's Community Development Officer for Women (right) to discuss various opportunities for collaboration including such things as: securing opportunity loans, life skills training and education. The members are looking forward to building strong relationships with both Officers.

MY CITY MY VOICE YOUTH DIALOGUE

Participants at the dialogue discussed their current engagement with education and health services and how they would like to be engaged in the future.

Voices of the Youth Participants

"We youth should have dialogues, seminars and trainings to share our ideas about health. Also when heathcare providers come to train us, they should give us the opportunity to share our ideas" - St. Joseph Girls Secondary student during the Youth Dialogue, Mwanza

"Youth are engaged indirectly through school councils by giving their ideas about the school, teachers and environment" - Mwanza Secondary student during the Youth Dialogue, Mwanza

A Word of Advice from Nyamagana's Youth Officer

“You who have attended this dialogue, should be a good example to everyone and the society in general by sharing what you have learned here”- Juma Samwel, Youth Officer of Nyamagana Municipal

MY CITY MY VOICE CHILDREN'S DIALOGUE


Participants of the Children's Dialogue learning about the aims of the My City My Voice project

 

A participant sharing his views on how he would like to be better engaged in Mwanza city

 

Group discussion about the current engagement of children in education and health sectors

 

ITV interviewing MYCN's Executive Chairperson Shaban Ramadhani, about the aims of the My City My Voice project during the Children's Dialogue

 

CHILDREN'S AGENDA MWANZA COALITION MEETING AT MYCN

Members of the Children's Agenda Coalition in Mwanza working together to acheive the Top Ten Investments for Children

WE CAN CAMPAIGN YOUTH CONFERENCE


Students of Mwanza Secondary and Igogo Secondary during the We Can Campaign Conference at Mwanza Secondary School

 

Guest of Honor Lucy Yango, Community Development Officer from Mwanza Regional Offices, delivering her speech about the important role that youth play in ending violence against women

 

Igogo Secondary School student discussing his experience of witnessing violence against women

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF MWANZA JUNIOR COUNCIL AND MYCN’S CHILDREN’S AGENDA REPRESENTATIVES VISIT MAGU


Chairperson of Magu town ward Junior Council delivering her speech to Members of Parliament, staff members of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children, Mwanza Junior Council members, MYCN representatives and UNICEF representative in Magu

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS VISIT MYCN

Mwanza Junior Council members discussing with Members of Parliament and staff members of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children at MYCN’s office

 

Young Reporter, Elizabeth, records the discussion between Members of Parliament, Ministry staff members and members of Mwanza Junior Council

 

Members of Parliament, Ministry staff members, members of Mwanza Junior Council and MYCN staff members together at MYCN’s office


LEADERS OF THE CHILDREN’S AGENDA MEET WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

National Chairperson of Tanzania's Junior Council, Ummy Jamaly, presenting the report of the national Junior Council to Members of Parliament championing for child rights and staff members of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children

 

Charles Elisante, General Secretary of Tanzania’s Junior Council, presenting about the Children’s Agenda to Members of Parliament and staff members of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children

 

Mayaya Hamad, Chairperson of Mwanza Junior Council, presenting the report of the regional Junior Council to Members of Parliament, staff members of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children and members of the National Junior Council