Girl-led Period Poverty Campaign: STORIES OF CHANGE
Period Poverty Campaign #PediBure #PediBilaKodi is an impactful collaborative initiative between the Msichana Initiative (MIO) and the Pastoral Women’s Council. This program is centered around girls and is led by their voices, focusing on advocacy aimed at securing government endorsement and implementation of a pads-free program designed to enhance educational outcomes across Tanzania. Period poverty […]
Advocacy, evidence, and norms in improving girls’ welfare
Menstruating Tanzanians cannot easily get commercial disposable sanitary pads with popular brands such as Always or HC* because of these products’ price. According to studies by the World Bank and SNV, these pads can cost up to TZS 3,500 while around three-fifths (60%) of parents in Sengerema, Chato, Siha, Babati, Karatu, Njombe, and Mufindi districts […]
Leadership Transition at Msichana Initiative
Transitional leadership is like a river: never still. It flows, sometimes calm and clear, sometimes wild and rushing, always moving, always shaping the land it touches. One chapter of leadership flows into the next, not as an end, but as a continuation, new currents carrying the dreams, wisdom, and labor of those who came […]
Lead the Future – Executive Director Search
Msichana Initiative (MI) is a young women and feminist-led organization, working to advance Gender Equality through advocating for girls’ right to education. Our niche is in working with girls and young women directly, advocacy for gender-sensitive legal frameworks and engagement with broader national and local women movements in catalyzing and sustaining feminist movement in Tanzania […]
EMPOWERING YOUNG MOTHERS: BRIDGING GAPS IN TANZANIA’S RE-ENTRY POLICY
Msichana Initiative is committed to advocate for equitable education opportunities for all girls. In line with this mission, we are spotlighting a critical policy brief that addresses the challenges faced in implementing re-entry policy for girls in Tanzania who drop out of school due to pregnancy. This brief, analyses the progress and challenges of the […]
Meet 20 Young Women Leaders Creating Change in their Communities
Youth under the age of 15 years comprise 45 percent of Tanzania’s population of over 53 million people (UN population division). At the current growth rate, Tanzania’s population is projected to reach 70 million by 2025. Despite these numbers women and youth are among the most marginalized and underutilized Tanzania Citizens. Advocacy and lobbying for […]
Msichana Initiative has Launched the Situation of Girls’ Rights and Wellbeing Analysis Report.
In 3 days, the world will be commemorating, the International Day of a Girl Child – under this year’s theme “Girls’ Vision for the Future” which conveys both the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls’ voices and vision for the future. Our country have contextualized the theme to […]