ABOUT YAP

    YOUTH AGAINST POVERTY (YAP).

* BACKGROUND

* Introduction (specific about to what extent):- speaking about the problem

* YOUTH AGAINST POVERTY

* MAIN OBJECTIVES

* SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:-schools, financial institutions

* EXCEPTIONS

* SPECIFIC GROUP

* LEADERSHIP

* PARTNERS

BACKGROUND.

The level of poverty remained high in Tanzania based on 2007 estimates done by National bureau of statistics , more than a third of households "live below the basic needs poverty line" earning less than $1 a day, while 20% of the total population "live below the food poverty line". with one-third of the population considered poor. Poverty dropped only marginally from 35.7 per cent in 2001 to 33.6 per cent in 2007 and the absolute number of the poor has increased by 1.3 million during the same period as per the Household Budget Survey 2007. This is in despite recording high rates of economic growth over the years, averaging 7 per cent per annum since 2001. A new Household Budget Survey is being undertaken in 2013. Data from http://www.tz.undp.org/content/tanzania/en/home/mdgoverview/
Over the past few years, The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction o Poverty (MKUKUTA) in Tanzania has given high priority to eradicating extreme poverty and promoting broad-based growth. Achieving pro-poor growth has also been widely recognized by the World Bank as a critical strategy for accelerating progress toward its twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty at the global level by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity by fostering income growth among the bottom 40 percent every country. http://www.worldbank.org/tanzania
KNOW YAP.
Youth Against poverty (YAP) is a platform that brings together youth and talks on matters concerning the role of youth in fighting against poverty in Tanzania. Our intention is to create awareness to the targeted group and erase there mindset that they cant manage things without the government .We want to erase the dependency just like our late father MWALIMU JULIUS NYERERE talked on his philosophical ideas as he once said ‘Three enemies of Tanzania’s economy are POVERTY,IGNORANCE and  DISEASES.
We as YAP our mission is to improve the mindset of young people and make them aware of poverty and fight against poverty. But also to build a good world which is free and out of poverty.

Objectives:

i)        Educating youth about poverty and taking responsibility of their lives.

ii)      To evaluate the government strategies and policies concerning poverty.

iii)    To change the mind-set of individuals and work together in establishing means and ways on how to eradicate  the problem.

iv)    Organizing conferences where youth can meet together sharing ideas but also meeting some influential people who passed through a lot of challenges in life to get where they are.

v)      To manifest individuals who can be good leaders through provision of leadership skills which will also be taught.

vi)    To make the youth of tomorrow have positive ideas on self reliance and remove thinking of depending on the government for everything.

OUR VISION:

To be one of the important forum and youth organization which improves youth’s standard’s and touch many of youths lives.

OUR MOTTO:

“SAY NO TO POVERTY.”

OUR GOAL:

To minimize the poverty ratio as much as we can.

ACTIVITIES:

·         By hosting capacity training on Entrepreneurial skills.

·         Charity walks.

·         Talents shows.

·         Volunteerism in community services.

·         Motivational  talks and videos.

Is our hope that by educating a group of youths on this particular ideal also them will pass the message and by that will touch lives of many youth.

TARGET GROUP.

Our main group of focus are youths aged 15-21, the driving factor that made as choose this group was due to the fact that they have a wide range of still making a U turn and starting taking responsibilities of their lives.

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Youth against Poverty was found by a group of Tambaza High Students namely Baraka Bwilo, Brian KyuluziI, Seif Gago and Martin Mwamukonda.

Baraka Bwilo:- barakambwilo@gmail.com +255717082966

Brian Henry Kyaruzi:- briankyaruzi@gmail.com +255716033838

Seif Ibrahim Chekanae:- gagongoga86@gmail.com +255717959636

Martin Uswege Mwamukonda:- martinrowds@gmail.com +255655009555.

We are open to partner with any organization as far as we can touch more lives.

                         ‘We are the first generation that can end global poverty’ Ban-Ki-moon

                                             

                                                                                            We youth can do more once give a chance.

                                                                                                                               ypoverty@yahoo.com.