TYEGD empowers diverse groups of youth and the community in general to recognize their constitutional rights and roles in addressing Gender Equality and Social inclusion focusing on the following key areas.
⦁ Women empowerment.
⦁ Raising awareness and education on Human rights.
⦁ Legal assistance services to marginalized women and girls.
⦁ Fighting against Gender-Based Violence.
⦁ Policy advocacy.
We influence equal participation in community development .
Current Operation Area
The organization is registered to conduct its operations in Tanzania Mainland. The headquarter is in Bunda District, Mara Region in Tanzania, currently, TYEGD operates in Mara, Geita, and Mwanza Regions and also works with representatives in other regions of Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, and Iringa
Approach: TYEGD uses a bottom-up and holistic approach in identifying and implementing its programs. It adopted a participatory and self-sustainable approach through which beneficiaries and stakeholders are involved throughout project identification, planning, management, implementation, and evaluation. The organization does this through, Partnership, Capacity building, empowerment, Peer to peer education, Health Clubs, Advocacy and Influence, Dialogues, Conferences, Research, and Learning.
Achievements
⦁ TYEGD has managed to maintain its office in the Bunda district and representatives in the other 4 regions of Dar es Salaam, Mtwara and Iringa, and Geita to manage operations within Tanzania mainland.
⦁ TYEGD has so far reached four districts of Bunda, Butiama, Musoma rural in Mara Region, and Ilemela in Mwanza Region during the implementation of the African Cassava Agronomy Initiatives (ACAI) project, reaching out to extension officers, Lead farmers, food processors, buyers, farmer groups and farmers as main actors in improving cassava crop production and productivity.
⦁ Cumulatively TYEGD has reached more than 15,500 farmers through African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) project with the use of digital literacy learning materials and bundling services for improving agricultural production and productivity
⦁ Reached in and out of school, 860 adolescent girls and 450 boys through our response to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (SRHS) programs
⦁ Integrated gender-related programs in 57 existing “club ya juu” in 57 primary schools in the Mara region
⦁ Improved the Capacity of its board members, internal staff, and regional representatives to oversee organizational program planning and implementation.
⦁ TYEGD has expanded its partnership portfolio to 11 non-governmental organizations and other 2 Network membership
⦁ Participated twice in VI agroforestry exhibitions and once in reaching out to 458 males and 760 females through display and educational activities.
⦁ Reached out to the community through conferences and awareness-building campaigns
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