International Youth Day
Start Date: 12 August 2012
"Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth"
This year's International Youth Day (IYD) event was held on the 11th of August 2012 at the Mwembe Yanga Grounds in Temeke District. The event was a collaboration between the Ministry of Information, Youth Sports and Culture and UNFPA with support from other organizations including ILO, UNIC, UNESCO, AMREF, UMATI, TYC, CDF, UNFPA-YAP and Temeke Youth Development Network (TeYoDeN). Activities held on the day included 2 Soccer matches between 4 football teams, 2 female teams and 2 male teams. Supporting activities such as HIV Counseling, testing and Family planning counseling and services were also provided during the event.
 The event aimed to highlight key issues specific to Tanzania youth under five thematic areas for education and awareness including; HIV/AIDS prevention, Family planning, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, 2012 Census and the African Youth Charter reservation on the article allowing equal access to education for young girls who become pregnant while in school. Over 1000 youths from the three districts of Dar es Salaam attended the event and around 600 persons were reached through IEC materials as well as counseling and testing services.
In her closing remarks, the United Nations Population Fund Acting Representative, Mariam Khan, urged the government and the society to commit to making youth partners to development and to ensuring that youth participate in decision making at all levels. "young people need to have a voice in matters that concern them and their communities.". Khan commented
International Youth Day is celebrated each year on 12 August to encourage young men and women, as well as other stakeholders around the world to develop and engage in partnerships with and for youth towards building a better world. The theme of the 2012 celebration was "Building a Better World:
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Siku ya Kimataifa ya Vijana Anza Tarehe: Agosti 12, 2012
"Kujenga Dunia Bora: Kufanya kazi na Vijana"
Mwaka huu siku ya Kimataifa ya Vijana (IYD) tukio ulifanyika tarehe 11 Agosti 2012 katika Viwanja vya Mwembe Yanga katika Temeke. tukio ilikuwa ushirikiano kati ya Wizara ya Habari Michezo ya Vijana, na Utamaduni na UNFPA na msaada kutoka mashirika mengine ikiwa ni pamoja na ILO, UNIC, UNESCO, AMREF, UMATI, TYC, CDF, UNFPA-YAP na Temeke Youth Development Network (TeYoDeN). Shughuli uliofanyika kwenye siku ni pamoja na mechi ya soka kati ya 4 2 timu za soka, timu 2 kike na kiume 2 timu. Shughuli Kusaidia kama vile VVU Ushauri, kupima na ushauri nasaha Family mipango na huduma walikuwa pia zinazotolewa wakati wa tukio hilo.
tukio lengo kuonyesha masuala muhimu maalum kwa Tanzania vijana chini ya maeneo matano ya ufadhili kwa ajili ya elimu ikiwa ni pamoja na ufahamu; VVU / UKIMWI, uzazi wa mpango, Ukeketaji / Kukata, 2012 sensa na African Youth reservation Mkataba juu ya makala kuruhusu upatikanaji sawa wa elimu kwa wasichana waliopata mimba wakiwa shuleni. Zaidi ya vijana 1000 kutoka wilaya tatu za Dar es Salaam walihudhuria tukio na kuzunguka watu 600 walikuwa kufikiwa kwa njia ya vifaa IEC kama vile huduma za ushauri nasaha na upimaji.
Katika matamshi yake ya kufunga, Umoja wa Mataifa la Idadi ya Watu Kaimu Mwakilishi, Mariam Khan, alitoa wito kwa serikali na jamii na kujitoa kwa kufanya washirika vijana kwa maendeleo na kuhakikisha kwamba vijana kushiriki katika maamuzi katika ngazi zote. "Vijana wanahitaji kuwa na sauti katika masuala wasiwasi wao na jamii zao.". Khan maoni
Siku ya Kimataifa ya Vijana ni sherehe ya kila mwaka tarehe 12 Agosti kuhamasisha vijana na wanawake, kama vile wadau wengine duniani kote ili kuendeleza na kushiriki katika ubia na na kwa ajili ya vijana ya kujenga dunia bora. mandhari ya maadhimisho ya 2012 ilikuwa "Kujenga Dunia Bora:
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The event aimed to highlight key issues specific to Tanzania youth under five thematic areas for education and awareness including; HIV/AIDS prevention, Family planning, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, 2012 Census and the African Youth Charter reservation on the article allowing equal access to education for young girls who become pregnant while in school. Over 1000 youths from the three districts of Dar es Salaam attended the event and around 600 persons were reached through IEC materials as well as counseling and testing services.