This is the second installment of ZANGOC member organizations. For each NGO I have provided a brief description of the vision, mission and main objectives as well as contact details for the main contact person (including the email address of the NGO).
Please note, that in order to contact any of ZANGOC's member organizations you can also contact the appropriate ZANGOC office via email and they can send your inquiry to the requested NGO.
ZANGOC Head Office
Location: Mwanakwerekwe, Zanzibar (Unguja Island)
Executive Secretary: Mr. Mzee Ali Haji
Email: zangoc29@yahoo.com
Telephone: +255 242 230 195
ZANGOC Sub Office
Location: Wete, Zanzibar (Pemba Island)
Assistant Project Coordinator: Mr. HassanKassim Maalim
Email: pbazangoc@yahoo.com
Telephone: +255 778 182 389
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CHAKUWAZA - Chama Cha Kubendeleze Washairi Zanzibar (Organization for Advancement of Artists in Zanzibar)
Location: Unguja
About CHAKUWAZA:
This is an artists group that uses poetry to educate on development, culture, Kiswahili Language, national and international campaigns, environmental issues, human rights and health issues such as HIV and AIDS and STIs.
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Ms. Ashuu Omar
Telephone: +255 777 855000
Email: chakuwaza@yahoo.com
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JUVINZA – Jumuiya ya Watengenezaji Vikoi na Uzalishaji wa Nguo (Handloom Cloth and Clothing Association)
Location: Unguja
Vision: To have committed members who effectively fight for poverty reduction in Zanzibar.
Mission: To strengthen its members in terms of production management and financial management, and to share technology, experiences, and resources. JUVINZA will collaborate with other organizations for lobbying and advocacy for SME policy and related issues.
Achievements:
- Maximized labour force for both women and men by encouraging creativity, new initiatives, and using locally-produced and available materials;
- Increased production groups
- Training conducted on proper use of looming machines
- Increased production groups (making kikoi and dying/painting them)
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Mr. Said Alawi
Telephone: +255 777 4711911
Email: juvinza@yahoo.com
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Kwahani - Kwahani Quality Youth Group
Location: Unguja
Vision: To sensitize all children and youth to understand their roles before society so that they may have unanimous decisions in lobbying and advocacy on their rights and interests.
Mission: To make all Zanzibar children and youth stable and gain independence in their affairs so as to avoid effects around them.
Mission: To make all Zanzibar children and youth stable and gain independence in their affairs so as to avoid effects around them.
Main Objectives:
- To impart awareness about children and youth policies and to implement its content and other policies to their interest and nation at large
- To support education and knowledge for the specific groups of children and youth aged 7 to 35 who are affected by the following: HIV/AIDS, disabilities, drugs/alcohol, street children, children who drop out of school, MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) and CSWs (Commercial Sex Workers)
- To reduce the number of children and youth who are facing difficult challenges in their lives
- To impart vocational training to youth in order to have a better life
- To create projects that may help development and reduce poverty amongst youth, children and their families
- To create awareness to youth about the importance of self employment and avoid depending only on government employment
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Ali Abdul
Telephone: +255 778 434 367
Email: kwahani1998@yahoo.com
Telephone: +255 778 434 367
Email: kwahani1998@yahoo.com
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NOAC – Northern Pemba Organization for AIDS Control
Location: Pemba
Vision: To make a society which understands that HIV is not a dangerous disease and to decrease the transmission the virus
Mission: To fight against HIV and Malaria in Pemba
Main Objectives:
- To make people aware of the HIV problem
- To mobilize society to understand the importance of assisting people who live with HIV
- To bring VCT services closer to rural village areas
- To strengthen the VCT center
- To create a youth friendly center
- To assist with project management and follow up.
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Juma Shaaban
Telephone: +255 777 511 512
Email: pbazangoc@yahoo.com (attention: NOAC)
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ODEYJO - Organization for the Development and Education of Young Journalists
Location: Unguja
Vision: To provide information through mass media and to visit different government institutions and make discussion though TVZ, STZ and Zanzibar Leo.
Mission: To build capacity un experience journalists so as to perform well in their daily activities
Main Objectives:
- To promote members educational and economical as well as employment
- To provide seminars and workshop
- To collaborate with mass media so as to provide good information to the public
Achievements:
- 2002 - 15 people are employed to different institutions
- 2003 - Educated people through radio, television and news papers
- Visited government institutions
- Developed training given to youth
- Newsletter written for mental hospital
- Wrote articles for various newspapers
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Suleiman Almas Kirmali
Telephone: +255 754 873 369 or +255 777 805 827
Email: biubwas@yahoo.com
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PEYVO - Pemba Youth Voice Organization
Location: Pemba
Vision: A healthy community and healthy society engaged in socio-economic development
Mission: To support youth in the reduction of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. To promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) by awareness-raising, establishment of VCT, and supporting youth clubs on Pemba Island.
Main Objectives:
- To provide education to youth on different diseases like infectious diseases
- To mobilize society to change their behaviour
Achievements:
- Provided seminars to youth on HIV
- Provided seminars to youth on reproductive health
- Established youth societies
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Abdalla Omar Hassan
Telephone: +255 777 427 549
Email: aoli_f@yahoo.com or pbazangoc@yahoo.com (ATTN: PEYVO)
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Tunduni - Umoja Wa Maendeleo Ya Shehia Ya Tunduni
Location: Unguja
Vision: To have development institutions and to reduce the number of uneducated and unemployed youth. Also, to have active professional people in Tunduni Shehia by 2015.
Mission: Bringing labour and manage development of Tunduni Shehia economically, socially health wise, culturally, educationally and environmentally
Main Objectives:
- To manage pre education provision to children
- To manage educational development in general
- To manage rural development
Contact Details:
Main Contact: Mohammed Kassim Hassin
Telephone: 0777 470946
Email: tunduni@yahoo.com
Just read your last 2 blogs. I have been so busy since returning from vacation. I am so proud of you Lisa with the work you are accomplishing.
ReplyDeleteLove you & miss you lots.
Mom xoxo