At Umoja, we believe that young people have a right to lead lives free of poverty, abuse, and exploitation.
For a young person to thrive they need a holistic education, physical and mental health, and good livelihoods. At Umoja, we provide these services to a select group of vulnerable youth. We want our youth to not only survive, but thrive. We provide our youth with the freedom and security they need to become the authors of their own lives.
We achieve this through three key programme areas:
We provide a variety of educational options to children and young adults, including Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels. Education is vital for young people to achieve their goals, become independant and rise out of poverty. Educational opportunities are offered through our Foundation, ISC, Outplacement and House of Happiness Children's Programmes.
To ensure our youth transition into adulthood safely and empowered, we provide a range of medical and psychosocial support and extra curricular activities, including the arts and sports. Our health and welfare support runs throughout all our programmes but specifically the Foundation, House of Happiness and YES! Programmes.
Our goal is for all our graduates to be self-sufficient, employed and leading a dignified life. Umoja graduates are then equipped to support future generations, thus breaking cycles of poverty. We start this support early on in the Foundation Programme, but more specifically in the Outplacement and Social Enterprise Programmes.
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During the Covid-19 crisis we all need to adapt to new ways of living and working. Our students are unable to access online learning or support, so we have designed a new study outreach project, to get much needed supplies to them. Each month, the Umoja bus will visit each area in Arusha and park in a central place. Students will walk to us and collect a study pack, containing library books and printed worksheets plus soap and a food pack (beans, flour and rice). Without coming to Umoja, our youth have not only lost their education, but their support and 2 meals a day so we are doing our best to take some services to them! So far this week the team have been mapping Arusha city and packing up packs ready to be handed out tomorrow. . . #creatingbrighterfutures #youthdevelopment #togetherwecan #educationiskey #education #inspire #educate #tanzania #umojatanzania #teamwork #sponsorship #lifeskills #outreach #communitydevelopment #covid_19
Financial donations are a fundamental part of what keeps our programmes running. Umoja relies on donations and student sponsorships to be able to continue our important work with vulnerable young people.
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