My Experience Attending NGO CSW 67 as a Young Woman Leader from Global South
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, established in 1946 by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resolution 11(II). The CSW is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the […]
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) TO CONDUCT A 5 YEARS PROGRAM’S IMPACT EVALUATION FOR MSICHANA INITIATIVE (FROM 2018- 2022)
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND. Msichana Initiative is a registered non-governmental organization established in 2016 with a registration number 00NGO/08380, established to advocate for girl child right to education in Tanzania. This includes addressing and finding solutions for key challenges, which limit girl child’s right to education. The initiative seeks to ensure this inherent right is given […]
Reflection & Appreciation as we Celebrate our 7th Anniversary
There is a popular African adage that says “It takes a village to raise a child”. I would like to allude that by saying, in establishing and growing any organization, you can not make it by yourself, you need PEOPLE. In the beginning, you might need people who will applaud you even if they might […]
A Climb with Purpose By Rahel Mwitula.
One Girl. One Bike Msichana Initiative is proud to journey with the founder I LAVA, our staunch supporter, as she climbs Mountain Kilimanjaro to raise money for One Girl One Bike Project. ” I am climbing to raise money towards projects that are dear to my heart” Said Rahel Mwitula. THE NEED: Most secondary school […]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
Call for Consultancy for the Development of the Project Training Manual Project Title: “Girls Empowerment in Agro ecology and Permaculture” GAPE
Terms of Reference Call for Consultancy for the Development of the Project Training Manual Project Title: “Girls Empowerment in Agro ecology and Permaculture” GAPE Background Sexual and gender-based violence is prevalent in Tanzanian with women and girls being the main victims of such. Nearly 40% of them have experienced physical violence in their lives and […]
Call for Consultancy to Conduct Baseline Survey for GAPE “Girls Empowerment on Agro ecology and Permaculture” Project
Background Sexual and gender-based violence is a daily reality for a large part of Tanzanian women and girls. Nearly 40% of them have experienced physical violence in their lives and 25% are victims of sexual violence from the age of 15 years. 44% of married women experience physical and sexual violence from their husbands. These […]
ONE GIRL, ONE BIKE PROJECT INCREASING GIRLS’ ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FROM SGBV.
One Girl, One Bike project, is the project which aim to support young girls who walk, 10km to and from school to enable them attend school safely, but also to reduce the risk of being subjected to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) such as rape, early pregnancies and child marriage. On 2nd December […]
ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE; STAKEHOLDERS’ COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN REVIEWING OF THE LAW OF THE MARRIAGE ACT.
Child marriage is a form of violence and a violation and abuse of children’s rights set out in numerous international and regional human rights instruments. These include the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Convention on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC). State Parties have a duty to […]
ACHIEVEMENTS OF MSICHANA CAFE PLATFORMS IN TABORA
Msichana Initiative is very proud of our Tabora Msichana Cafe team for having implemented in actions after the training which was conducted early February this year on entrepreneurship and legal. The purpose of this training was to help girls to do entrepreneurship activities and to know their rights and how to stand to fight for […]