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Advocate for policy:To advocate for policies that supports adolescents reproductive health and economic well-being.
Teens Corridor Organization (TCO) is a non-profit making, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered under the NGO act no 24 of 2002, with certificate no 00NGO/R/4030 in November 2022. The organization is based at Ilemela District in Mwanza Region, - Tanzania.
Teens Corridor works to improve the sexual and reproductive health and economic empowerment of adolescents and youth in our community. We believe that all young people have the right to make informed decisions about their futures, and we strive to provide them with the knowledge and resources they need to do so.
Teenage pregnancy, or teenage childbearing, is when a girl aged 15-19 is pregnant with her first child or gives birth. When a girl becomes pregnant, her life can change radically. Her education ends and her job prospects diminish. She becomes more vulnerable to poverty and exclusion and her health often suffers.
Teenage pregnancy, therefore, results in a cohort of young girls with little education and limited economic opportunities who cannot contribute to the development of the country. It harms not only individual girls and women, but also their families, communities and country.
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Poverty and lack of economic opportunities are major factors contributing to early marriage and teen pregnancies among girls in Tanzania. The study found that families often marry their daughters off at a young age as a way to alleviate economic hardship.
Youth Livelihood:
Teens Corridor Organization in Tanzania supports and economically empowers young unemployed people between the ages of 11 to 35, including particularly vulnerable groups and adolescents. Through organized training sessions in both urban and rural areas on support, vocational, business management using the digital means and life-training skills. Practical community trainings on local food processing skills for adolescents and youth such as making of pastries and yogurt, production of local soap and detergent, cloth dying, poultry keeping, snails raring and preserving, waterleaf farming etc. With all of these, young people can be productive and self-sustainable and can also be able to raise funds to sponsor themselves in school where their families are unable.
Sexual and reproductive health program:
This program was created with the objective to reduce the burden of disease in Mwanza region among adolescents by supporting Innovative programmes that promote adolescents and youth reproductive health Rights (ASRHR) and the role of young people and local health systems in the prevention and management of disease and general health development. This will be done through health workshops organize in community centers, hospitals, and schools which will be easily assess by adolescents. This program works under two key components; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) and HIV/AIDS. TCO sustains partnerships with health institutions such as the Health Service Centres.
Knowledge Hubs for Youth
Teens Corridor Organization believes that access to the right information and resources is the foundation for empowering young people to make informed life decisions. The Knowledge Hubs for Youth program is designed to create safe, inclusive, and innovative spaces both physical and digital where adolescents and youth can learn, share experiences, and access mentorship opportunities. Through these hubs, young people will be connected to information on education, entrepreneurship, leadership, digital skills, reproductive health, and human rights. The hubs will also host peer-to-peer learning sessions, mentorship programs, and digital literacy workshops that build resilience and foster creativity. By providing open access to knowledge, TCO aims to cultivate a generation of empowered young leaders who can actively contribute to community development and national progress.
Gender based violence prevention:
TCO promotes human rights awareness through school visits, community works radio programs, and video sessions which help young people access information about how to seek justice when oppressed. With this program, TCO also promotes crime prevention among young people and improve the effectiveness of the justice system in the rehabilitation and restoration of young offenders and inculcate the respect for human rights and promote human rights principles as the basis for peace and development.
The goal of Teens Corridor is to contribute in improving the living standard of the adolescents and Youth of Tanzania through Innoative programs, media and policy advocacy
To enhance adolescents reproductive health while ensuring their economic well-being through innovative programs, media, and policy.
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