tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51917348952730671852024-03-05T11:18:56.611-08:00YOUTH POSTWe make Invisible Dreams VisibleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-21681189522665821682016-06-28T02:41:00.003-07:002016-06-28T02:41:43.914-07:00THE POWER OF MEDITATION AND POSITIVITY.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Have you ever felt stressed and that the world is a worse
place to live? What was the root cause of your stress? Was it breakup of disappointment
from your loved one? Was it hardship of life or rejection? Was it fear of losing
what you depend on or your life dreams? If yes what did you do to comfort yourself
from this kind of feeling?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Studies shows that no one live without stress because we are
surrounded by so many things that makes us demand more than the ability we have
to accomplish those demands. But also study suggest that stress is good at some
point only people need is how to manage them and coupe with the situation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had experienced a life full of stress, strange night
mayors, depression and fear of rejection after receiving unsatisfying result of
my Form Four exams, no one understood me that it was accidentally, I was seen
as a lazy person, someone who playing with life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My parents could not afford to send me to private school,
therefore the only option was for me to go for the short cause which will help
me at least to get small job to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As everyone, I had a life dream of becoming world peace
maker and my role model was <b>Kofi Annan</b>,
the former UN Secretary General. I wanted to be like him, to help in solving
world conflicts, but at that point my dream was turned into a night mayor, I
had no help to realize it, I had no shoulder to lean on, it was the time I
wished better I could die than living in the world where everything I do has no
good end.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Two months later I decided to leave home to my friend’s family,
it was not easy but I felt safe than my own home. It is the time I met a
wonderful lady whom since then I call her aunt, I remember her telling me that <b><i>“Don’t
worry, this shall pass….. take your time, don’t think too much about it, try to
see where you mistaken, everything will be alright”.</i></b> I decided to start
reading and finding best way to overcome stress. I came across the meditation
technics by then I didn’t know who engineers them or how to conduct them for
mind calmness. I only toon the basic concept of staying in a quiet place,
closing my eyes and thinking about nothing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a really amazing experience which turned my life
completely. Through meditation I became a new person, I managed to reseat my
exams and passed then joined high school and then university to pursue Bachelor
of Arts in international Relations of which conflict and conflict resolution
was a major.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After graduation I got an opportunity to join Peace
Revolution Regional Fellowship which added my experience in meditation and my
understanding on how we can solve conflicts by dealing with people’s mind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am currently a founder and director of youth led and
initiative for peace called One Action Tanzania, aiming at addressing all potential
that can cause the conflicts. I now strongly proud to say that if it wasn’t meditation
I could not achieve my dream.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My gratitude is to Peace Revolution and World Peace
Initiative for introducing this program which impact and change world to a
better place, also to my lovely aunt Ms. Shakila Mteti for her positive thinking
advice which gave me confidence to sit again for my exams. I can see that my
dream is about to be realized in a near future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By: Finland Bernard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-78138864905875501772015-11-09T23:48:00.001-08:002015-11-10T11:27:44.622-08:00Africa's problems needs African solutions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Africa is the second largest continent in the world with population of more than <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">1.166 billion people of which more than 65% of this population are youth. Africa still face lot of challenges include high rate of youth unemployment, HIV and AIDS, Extreme Poverty, Malnutrition, civil and political conflicts and many more which makes it among least developed continents in the world.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">Recently the Union held its 4th Annual summit at Makerere University in Uganda which was attended by youth from different African Regions. Among thing discussed is how African youth and women can positively contribute to the strong regional integration for sustainable African economic development. Youth participated in this summit agreed that "African Problems needs African Solutions" particularly solutions which come from youth since they have power and talents which is vital for both social, political and economic growth.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">The summit ended by announcing new leadership of the organization in which <a href="https://web.facebook.com/Stephen.Machua.Afrom.Media" target="_blank">Stephen Machua</a> was announced as African Youth Union President, <a href="https://web.facebook.com/iceprincessy" target="_blank">Olauluwa Abagun</a> as a Vice President representing West Africa Region, <a href="https://web.facebook.com/sarahleigh.elago" target="_blank">Sarah-Leigh Elago</a> as a Vice president representing Southern Africa Region and <a href="https://web.facebook.com/julius.kessy.73" target="_blank">Julius Kessy</a> as a Vice President representing Eastern Africa Region.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Youth participants during African Youth Union 4th annual summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President of AYU Mr. Stephen Machua (right) with participants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young energetic youth ready to re-brand African narratives in the eyes of the world</td></tr>
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I pledge my commitment and allegiance to the <a href="https://twitter.com/AfricanYouthUni">@AfricanYouthUni</a> , to uphold, defend, develop and grow the forum. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AYUSUMMIT?src=hash">#AYUSUMMIT</a></div>
— Sarah-Leigh Elago (@GeniusLeigh) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeniusLeigh/status/663789379257802756">November 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AYUsummit?src=hash">#AYUsummit</a> really takes great minds to discuss for de rest as we brain Strom for de youth in de 4th annual summit <a href="https://t.co/raBbCIsmRf">pic.twitter.com/raBbCIsmRf</a></div>
— Namakula eve X-tine (@NamakulaEveBUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/NamakulaEveBUK/status/663328692937052160">November 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/AfricanYouthUni">@AfricanYouthUni</a> African Youths don't have a Strong Economic Base. The ambitious ones also face the challenge at all levels. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AYUsummit?src=hash">#AYUsummit</a></div>
— Stephen Machua (@StephenMachua) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenMachua/status/661141556573970432">November 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/GeniusLeigh">@GeniusLeigh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AfricanYouthUni">@AfricanYouthUni</a> I'm soooo ready!!! Woop!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AYUSummit?src=hash">#AYUSummit</a></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3u9uu-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$3u9uu.0:$3u9uu-0-0">As I was still wondering where they are going I decided to ask someone who was near where I was stood. </span></div>
<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="fi5oe-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$fi5oe" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141823; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px auto 28px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span data-offset-key="fi5oe-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$fi5oe.0:$fi5oe-0-0">Hi! I greeted him. “Sorry, where are they going”? </span></div>
<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="4v9p-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$4v9p" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141823; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px auto 28px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span data-offset-key="4v9p-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$4v9p.0:$4v9p-0-0">They guy responded... "They are going to Somalia, don't you know the situation in Somalia? The civil war and political unrest that is taking place there?!!!" </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="fjm2h-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$fjm2h.0:$fjm2h-0-0">Now he was staring at me.... To cut the story short I responded, Ouh! I know, but I had no idea that they are going there. </span></div>
<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="226g5-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$226g5" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141823; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px auto 28px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span data-offset-key="226g5-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$226g5.0:$226g5-0-0">I am not really sure if they were going to Somalia to rescue the so called political unrest which has taken decades now or they were going to South Sudan since still there is fighting going on, that didn't bother me much, I took a little while to look at those tracks, each had not less than fifty soldiers.... </span></div>
<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="cak49-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$cak49" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141823; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px auto 28px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span data-offset-key="cak49-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$cak49.0:$cak49-0-0">I looked at their faces since I was stood by the road side, I tried to take myself as I was in the track going to the battle field, then I looked back to my family, my friends, my country and every I know in this world.... </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="bv8mm-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$bv8mm.0:$bv8mm-0-0">Unknowingly I found tears flowing down my eyes almost passing the nose as I was looking down. I took myself as them, I took myself to the battle field.</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7q6pk-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7q6pk.0:$7q6pk-0-0"> I was shot down dying. I was leaving my beautiful daughter, my mother, my father and brothers. I was living my beloved friends whom we use to enjoy different moments of life, share, care and support each other..... I was dying before accomplishing my life dreams of serving the world as a best peace gladiator and make sure that </span><span class="_5u8n" data-offset-key="7q6pk-1-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7q6pk.$7q6pk-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span data-offset-key="7q6pk-1-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7q6pk.$7q6pk-1-0.$7q6pk-1-0"><span data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7q6pk.$7q6pk-1-0.$7q6pk-1-0.0">#NoMoreWarsinAfrica</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="7q6pk-2-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7q6pk.2:$7q6pk-2-0"> because I died in a war battle. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="94i6v-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$94i6v.0:$94i6v-0-0">I thought of my plan of becoming a young successful entrepreneur by #2025 with big media company operating all over the Africa. I realized that I have lost everything I had and planned to make, I was alone.... My fellow soldiers had to move on and try to save themself, no one was there for me... </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="e8v22-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.0:$e8v22-0-0">Pi piiiii !!!!!! Suddenly the hon from a coming taxi as in Tanzania we call them </span><span class="_5u8n" data-offset-key="e8v22-1-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.$e8v22-1-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span data-offset-key="e8v22-1-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.$e8v22-1-0.$e8v22-1-0"><span data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.$e8v22-1-0.$e8v22-1-0.0">#Daladala</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="e8v22-2-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.2:$e8v22-2-0"> woke me up from what I can call it </span><span class="_5u8n" data-offset-key="e8v22-3-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.$e8v22-3-0" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.14902); border-bottom-color: rgba(88, 144, 255, 0.298039); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span data-offset-key="e8v22-3-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.$e8v22-3-0.$e8v22-3-0"><span data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.$e8v22-3-0.$e8v22-3-0.0">#DayMares</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="e8v22-4-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$e8v22.4:$e8v22-4-0">, all tracks were gone, the person I was asking also left. </span></div>
<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="7fii6-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7fii6" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141823; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px auto 28px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span data-offset-key="7fii6-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$7fii6.0:$7fii6-0-0">Some of them will not come back... "I thought" they will die on the battle, they will leave their friends and family only because they were serving other people's life.... </span></div>
<div class="_2cuy _3dgx _209g _2vxa" data-block="true" data-offset-key="37dac-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$37dac" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #141823; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px auto 28px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 700px; word-wrap: break-word;">
<span data-offset-key="37dac-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$37dac.0:$37dac-0-0">I wiped my tears and started slowly to walk away. </span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="envhp-0-0" data-reactid=".4s.0.2.0.0.0.0.$editor0.0.0.$envhp.0:$envhp-0-0">Now I was not thinking of them again, but I was asking myself many questions of which I couldn't find their answers. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-64457801771370454022015-09-20T16:39:00.000-07:002015-09-20T16:39:12.285-07:00World will be a peaceful place if only People and the Planet will be treated equally<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today is a International Day of Peace where world come together to remember, celebrate and call for Seize Fire to all parties which are in conflict.<br />
2015 does not only mark the 31 anniversary since the International Day of Peace was officiated by the United National General Assembly, but also fall under the arm of United Nations in its 70th anniversary. This year world leaders will meet from 25th September 2015 to adopt New Development Framework under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a way forward after Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which are going to expire this year. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YouthsPost" target="_blank">Youth Post</a> in partnership with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oneactiontanzania" target="_blank">One Action Tanzania</a> want to use this opportunity not only to celebrate the number of years since UN was formed or since IDP was officiated, but also to call the world community to make sure that whatever action they take if <b>#ForPeopleandThePlanet</b>.<br />
We call individuals, private companies and government leaders to to join this campaign aiming at making world a better and safe place for all all living things.<br />
Happy International Day of Peace #PeaceDay #IDP2015.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-13347431777871971752015-07-11T15:08:00.001-07:002015-07-11T15:08:12.956-07:00African youth's problems need youth them self.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For many year African youth have been experiencing many problems which most of those problems affect them and their life dreams directly. Bad leaders who place their their interest at the center and forget that behind them there a group of people particularly youth who believed and gave them power to lead them, civil wars, HIV/AIDS and other diseases has become a big threat to them too.</div>
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But one of the biggest and worst problem that face African Youth is unemployment which has caused a lot of chaos and civil wars in may countries, youth are joining rebels groups, engage in drugs and other illegal business hoping that is the best way they can sustain their life. </div>
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But the reality remain that, youth problems depends on youth solutions. Instead of expecting government to do everything for them, they have to see hoe they can do something to support them and their government. They should engage in small business and form serving groups in which government is willing to support them instead of sitting back and wait for the government to employ them.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-91174708119192213732015-07-10T05:05:00.001-07:002015-07-10T05:47:10.533-07:00Capacitating Youth and involving them in decision making is a best way of creating inclusive society toward economic and social development<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17px;">In this era of dramatic global changes in all aspect of life, youth are at the core of any country development, they need to be involved in development process and decision making in matter that affect them directly as well as which affect their country, but in other side each country need </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">committed, ambitious and self disciplined youth who are ready and eager to change their life for the sake of their country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Today <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YouthsPost" target="_blank">Youth Post</a> have a privilege to meet one of young, ambitious and self disciplined Tanzanian youth who dream to be among heroes fighting for social and economic changes in their community.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Saumu Issa Rajabu, a
young Tanzanian and ambitious girl. She is a finalist student at Tengeru
Institute of Community Development (TICD) in Arusha Tanzania where she pursuing
her undergraduate degree in Community development with bias in management of
community development programs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saumu is passionate about volunteering, which gives her ‘a
definition of whom she should be every day, serving, uplifting and inspiring
others. Her journey in community service started since her first year at the
university as a youth facilitator volunteer at the Vision for Youth, a youth
led organization in Arusha Tanzania. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This was the time she
realized where her dreams lies on and gave her millions of reason to be a
social entrepreneur. Currently she is serving as ambassador of <a href="https://m.facebook.com/Vision4Youth" target="_blank">Vision for Youth</a>
and represent the organization in different activities around East African
Regional <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Apart from working as
volunteer and ambassador at Vision for Youth, she is also volunteer as a
facilitator in field of women empowerment at <a href="http://www.returnhomedevelopmentorganization.com/" target="_blank">Returned Home DevelopmentOrganization</a> (REDO) in the project aiming at supporting women on how they can
start small business including tailoring and handcrafting to sustain their
economy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">She has attended various
conferences and seminar both national and international as a best way to
challenge herself in her life dreams. Among those conferences, includes <b><i>“Student
Liberty conference 2014”</i></b> in Nairobi Kenya which was aiming at
empowering students to become leaders and agents of changes in their community
and the East Africa Youth Dialogue. <b><i>“Be the Change”</i></b> held in Nairobi
Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">She has also participated
in leadership where she saved as a Member of Parliament of Student government
in her University. She is recognized as an active member of TICD –Students
Organization. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As she believe in the
saying that <b><i>“If you want to go faster, go alone, But if you want to go far, go
together”</i> </b>and want to go as far as her dreams, she has made
efforts to join various youth forums which can transform her toward her life
vision. She is a member of <b><a href="http://www.ityafrica.net/" target="_blank">Ignite theYouth</a></b> which is a Society of African Youth Activist and <b><a href="http://aiesec.org/" target="_blank">AIESEC</a></b> which is a global students led organization in 2,400 universities
and 126 countries and territories to unleash leadership potential in youth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">She believe that,
passion, hardworking and confidence is a best way for an individual to achieve
his or her life dreams.<b><i> “Challenges that you face today in life, is
what makes you a successful person tomorrow, <span class="58cm">Success Is You</span>,
the way you think, act and talk, that is </i></b></span><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"></span><span class="58cm"><b><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Your Success</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">…”
she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My call to all youth in
Africa is that, if we will not stand to build our dreams, someone will hire us
to build theirs. Let us stand now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-62190936538784934172015-06-05T04:03:00.001-07:002015-06-05T04:12:35.552-07:00PEPONI DUNIANI (19/10/10)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Kutupeleka peponi,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Peponi duniani.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Mbona sasa hatuoni?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Hatuoni yalo mbeleni,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Giza limo machoni,</span></div>
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Macho yamo gizani.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Gizani tusiwabaini,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Wamebeba vitu pomoni,</span></div>
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Pomoni bila sisi baini.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Tumepumbazwa akili,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Akili zikakubali,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Tukavikwa na bangili,</span></div>
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Bangili lisilo fahali.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Sasa nchi I mashakani,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Mashakani kwa madeni,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Na wananchi wa vitani,</span></div>
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Vita vya umasikini.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Hatujafika peponi,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Peponi ku duniani,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px; text-align: justify;">Tumejiweka motoni,</span></div>
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Motoni limo shetani.<br />
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By: Finland Bernard</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-18844066443016544172015-05-07T07:16:00.001-07:002015-05-08T04:16:31.787-07:00Tanzania need positive thinking and risk taking Youth. Meet Novertus Modest, a young Tanzania and change agent who started an English Media School to support children in his village. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">To achieve National development Goals, and to realize the Tanzania Development Vision TDV2025 we need to invest not only in education, but quality education </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px;"> which can</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px;"> educated people who can compete in the job market and with enough knowledge to invest and effective utilization of national resources for the benefit of all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Today we have Mr. Novertus Severine, a young Tanzania who realized the importance of quality education for all regardless of their background and economic status then decided to start an English Media for nursery and primary school in his village. He need everyone's support to make sure he achieve his dreams of not only supporting children in his village, but also complimenting to National Development plan and Tanzania Development Vision.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Novertus Severine, Head Teacher and founder of Severina English Medium School</td></tr>
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names are Novertus Modest Severine, a young Tanzania and a nurse by professional.
I was born in small village called Ngulu which is in Mwanga District in
Kilimanjaro region. I am the first born in a single parent family of three
children. I live with my mother and my young brother and sister, I like
football and working with the community for community.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What was the reason behind starting
Severina School?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">During
my studies I was facing a lot of challenges including lack of school fees and
other basic needs, this gave me very hard time to achieve my life dreams
because most of time I had to stay at home to help my mother to do some small
business and casual jobs (we call them Vibarua) so that we can get money for
food and school fees. In my form four I couldn’t get good pass mark though was
good for me to go to advance level education, but due to financial difficulties,
my mother couldn’t afford to pay for my Advance level education, then I decided
to go for nursing. After graduated from nursing I came back home thinking on
how I can get rid of all those challenges and support my young brother and
sister in their education, this forced me to start small business of buying maize
and selling to other people, this business was not successful because I had no
enough capital to invest, then I decided to change it to lending money to
people where they return with small amount of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all the time I was thinking on what I can do to help my community at least to
get better and quality education in affordable costs, also I was more hurt when
seeing children in my village has no access to quality nursery education which
is a base of children development, I knew that, their life is in danger even
more that how I was, this gave me millions of reason to start up a program of
teaching children when I have free time, but at the end I came to realize that
I need to devote more of my time to help them and from there is where the idea
of Severina School came.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What are your achievement so far as Severina
School is concern?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Severina
School is an English Media Nursery and Primary School. Since I started it is
three years now and we have students in in middle Class, Pre-Unit and Standard
one students. We managed to employ one teacher, in that case, Severina School
has two teachers including me. Also we managed to secure three class rooms of
which our current students use.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">At
the beginning it was so hard for me to make things happen. Not only the
community, but even the village leaders and Local Government Authority was
taking it in negative way, they were complaining that I establish it with the
intention of killing other normal nursery schools, but thanks God now they
appreciate what I do after seeing the progress and achievements of students
that we have now. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Where are you getting funds to run
your school?</span></b></div>
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have only one source of fund, and that is fees which parents pays for their
children. Those money are not enough to cover everything needed for student to
get what they are supposed to, but we are trying our best to make sure that
whatever we get we invest in school.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What are the challenges that you are
facing?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Challenges
are many as far as still in a beginning stage. Mostly is the lack of fund to
buy school equipment’s including books, chalks and other teaching materials,
also three classes we have we use to rent them, to maintain them is very hard
since we have very limited source of fund, but also the classes are not enough
because we need to extend to standard seven, also parents delay in paying fees or
not paying at all is among biggest challenge that face us.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How do you Severina School in next
ten years?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I
see Severina School among best English Media schools in my district and regional
at large with all school facilities and enough teaches and good performance of
its students.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What is your advice to other
Tanzanian youth and the rest of the world?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Challenges
are always there in life, but always there is another way to take you where you
want to go, God is only who know everyone’s destiny, we need to link up whatever
we do with him, and most of all we really need to work hard, no easy way out
for personal success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What is your call to Tanzania
government and other development partners?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I
know that Tanzania government do a lot to make sure that its people get better
life, but still there are those part which seems to be marginalized, especially
in rural areas. Government need to reach us and provide us with better and
quality services. I believe most of youth are moving to town because in rural
areas services are very poor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">My
call is for the government and other development partners to support youth
who are doing a lot to rid themselves from the poverty trap, and support their
efforts which always complement to National Development Vision. With support to
youth in particular they can be a great source of national development.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We
have land where we can build our school, but we don’t have money to buy
building materials, I would love to ask for development partners to support me
at lease to have classes and other equipment’s necessary for school. No matter
how small you can give, I believe it is worthy for these children who need to
get better education for their bright future<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-31248970281155904092015-05-06T01:39:00.000-07:002015-05-06T01:48:23.278-07:00Collective Struggle and Solidarity is African Unity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the past years, our African unity has been tested
constantly to realize that unity is not a one-day celebration or a mere
occasional response to threatening events happening across the continent.
Unity, instead, shall be a continuous collective struggle and solidarity.<br />
<br />
For the past year, Africa has not healed from pain, bloodshed and diseases.
From Ebola outbreak in West Africa to the recent crimes in South Africa, and
the disaster of endless deaths of Africans sinking in the middle of the
Mediterranean; from Al Shabab attacks in Kenya, to the Islamic State killings
in Libya, and to Boko Haram massacres in West Africa - a similar pattern of
extreme brutality spreading across.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I’m afraid that our sufferings will become normalized and our people will become
just numbers and statistical tragedies on indices…<br />
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Early this year, over a million people flooded the streets of Paris with more
than 40 world leaders participating, protesting the vicious murders of 17
people, including 12 journalists at Charlie Hebdo, a French magazine. While
masses marched side by side in the rally at the Boulevard Voltaire, similar
tragedies were unfolding on Africa. Just four days before the Paris attacks,
Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria (and now in the neighboring countries of
Chad, Cameroon, and the Republic of Niger) carried out its deadliest attack,
where more than 2,000 people were slaughtered, including children and women.<br />
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These events, when reported in Western media, drew no attention for mass
solidarity, but instead, all it could bring to us was travel alerts, tourism
and investment threats, and foreign intervention to step into resolving our
crises because of the absence of our leadership. Has anyone organized an
international protest against the African massacre? Have any African leaders
flown to Abuja, Nairobi or Tunis to stand in solidarity with each other?<br />
<br />
Likewise, the global outrage over the Chibok abductions, where more than 200
girls still remain kidnapped, was intense but short-lived. The attention of
international media soon faded and leadership reaction has been shortsighted.
That’s why the kidnapping, killings and abuse by Boko Haram have continued
unabated.<br />
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I don’t have answers to why these atrocities continue to intensify; I have even
more questions. When are we increasing our vigilance and strengthening our
collective stand against those who commit such atrocities? When are we starting
to treat Africa as our borderless united motherland and not as small divided
territories?<br />
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The solution to face these atrocities on the continent is not only to ensure
short-term security measures or aid, but mainly to work on social and economic
development. When are we starting to have a serious talk about economic
integration? When are we implementing serious intracontinental collaboration in
the attainment of Africa’s development objectives? Africa’s prosperity, as a
united continent, will depend essentially on tighter political, trade and
economic integration.<br />
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As we continue losing our natural and human resources, I am also afraid we are
losing our confidence in our civilization, our pre-colonization history, our
common identity and ourselves. Usually the unions play a major role in
protecting the civilizational values, but our African Union (AU), previously
known as the Organization of African Unity (OAU), has failed spectacularly. The
AU is strongly based on important principles of unity and pan-Africanism.
However, most of us either do not know them, or do not live our lives by them.<br />
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African Unity is not only about solidarity within the continent but also our
collective response outside. AU member states have rarely voted together in
international fora to safeguard common African interests. Regional institutions
have had no uniformed mutually beneficial policy towards interacting with
outside powers because most of the African countries are eventually bought off
by former colonial powers. Sadly, the leaders unite only behind the AU, ECOWAS,
CEMAC or SADC to protect each other when abusing and censuring their citizens.<br />
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Looking towards the future, we need:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #555555; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">A renewed focus on what unites us and in finding our common
interest to build a peaceful and prosperous common homeland that allows its
citizens and youth to flourish.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">A united political will to move forward together in solving our
problems at continental level, and not turning our backs on our neighbors’
problems.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">A celebration of our differences as our diversity and our
diversity as our unity - a shift in dealing with Africa’s cultural differences
that led to the divide and rule by outsiders.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">To resolve our disputes always through peaceful means that would
enable us not to be exploited or manipulated.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.25pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">To unite our youth movements in a common vision to lead the next
generations on a solid foundation of values and unity.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14.25pt; text-align: justify;">While many of our leaders may have forgotten the treasure of
wisdom our ancestors handed down to us, the rest of us should not. So let’s
remember the African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If
you want to go far, go together”.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-89299140292133037182015-05-05T01:53:00.000-07:002015-05-08T04:37:33.387-07:00Meet Miss Hadija, a young Tanzanian woman in the race of supporting youthful generation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking,
my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to
better living, for myself, my community, my country and my world.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Hadija during one year assessment on KISA project achievements</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Queendelifa" target="_blank">Hadija Hassan</a> is among the outstanding young
Tanzanian women who work closely with the societies to ensure changes both
human and societal. “Be the change you wish to see” from Mahatma Gandhi had
been her favorite quotation. The involvement she had since young with her
fellow youth gave her awareness on different issues prevailing in Tanzanian
societies. Hadija`s major concern is on transforming the lives of youth and
women in Tanzania.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Hadija
in her Kisa project</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Currently
Hadija is working with the Non-government organization in Arusha called
AFRICAID under KISA project in which she is mentoring young Tanzanian women and
girls on leadership skills and life skills. She chose to work with this group
because she believes that, once you educate one girl you have educated the
whole society. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The KISA girls, seems to be happy and more confident after one year of mentorship</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Traditionally
women had been given the role of raising children so mentoring the girls (mothers
of tomorrow), will help to shape them and also shape their children in the
future. She believe that the chain will be in a form of personal development
and nation at large.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“The
marginalization of women and other women violation in Tanzania is rooted from
our cultural practices that are sometimes encouraged by women themselves. Lack
of self-confidence and the status quo have been the major reasons that hinder women’s
development. Women had been very behind in social, political, and economic affairs
despite the fact that the government has strategies to ensure women empowerment.”
said Hadija. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Everyone
is a leader, although others have devoted their time, humanity and dignity to
serve not only themselves but also other community they live in, these are the
one we call them socially responsible leaders. These people have ability to motivate,
mobilize and inspire other community members to work together towards archiving
the same goal. Not only men are capable of archiving those abilities but also
women can, “believing in our selves is the only solution” said Hadija<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We Share, Grow and Lead, is among the best motto by KISA girls.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
status quo/the easy way out/kama kawaida is a notion prevailing to all
Tanzanian societies and women being the victims. Women and other members in our
societies are raised knowing many practices are the result of their cultures
and that’s how things are and supposed to be; not to speak in front of men,
women being followers and men being leaders are the examples of status quo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the process of mentoring these girls, the most important things Hadija put into
consideration is to ensure that girls are able to explore their potentials and
exploit them to the maximum. She also facilitate girls growth by sharing
resources/ideas and networks, she also challenges girls to move beyond their
comfort zone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Hi5 from Kisa girls,,,our future women leaders looking gorgeous with their smiling faces, we all believe on Hi5 towards the journey of achievement. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Thumb finger:have the positive and professional attitude, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Index finger: have a goal and direction. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Middle finger:stand out and be proud. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Ring finger:be loyal and a team player. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Little finger:take little but smart steps</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Apart
from leadership skills girls have to acquire other life skills to help them
reach their dreams in this era of globalization, putting this into consideration
she also train girls on social entrepreneurship, budgeting and saving, business
plan, and business nuts and bolts. The main aim of life skills trainings is to
help women and girls to think beyond employment and hence employ themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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share, the more you grow.”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-20985522118581072282015-05-04T21:37:00.001-07:002015-05-04T21:37:38.830-07:00Proudly Tunisian: Collective Struggle<a href="http://aya-chebbi.blogspot.com/2015/05/collective-struggle-and-solidarity-is.html?spref=bl">Proudly Tunisian: Collective Struggle</a>: Published at Foresight For Development -Africa Over the past years, our African unity has been tested constantly to realize that uni...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-15255920700167526412015-04-15T05:24:00.004-07:002015-05-08T04:38:02.782-07:00The future of Africa depends on youth who dream BIG, meet Miss Catherine Fidelis, A young Tanzania and most promising African young leaders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When we speak of changes,
we don’t mean transforming Tanzania to be a developed nation like America in a
single night dream, but we speak of small but powerful efforts taken by young
Tanzanian who see and dream that one day we will be a really independent country
with good governance, quality social service, improved infrastructure and
utilization of country’s resources in a way that can benefit every individual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Today we are honored to have on board Miss <a href="https://www.facebook.com/catherine.fidelis" target="_blank">Catherine Fidelis</a>, a young
Tanzania, feminist and activist who holds a bachelor degree of Economics in
Project Planning and Management from Mzumbe University. Catherine is also a
prestigious fellow of Vital Vices LEAD program and a winner of 2014 <a href="http://www.moremiinitiative.org/milead-fellows/2014-milead-fellows" target="_blank">MoremiInitiative Leadership Development Program</a> (MILEAD) emerging young African
promising leaders Fellowship. She is a co-founder of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/fahari/" target="_blank">Fahari ya Kuwa Msichana</a>
Program at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rootsandshoots" target="_blank">The Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots Tanzania</a>. Catherine is
passionate on youth empowerment especially girls and women since she believes
it is each woman’s responsibility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“It was a process
to realize my passion and still I am exploring, since 2009 I started being
active on community engagement and in years of service I came to be drawn on
girls and women issues, but I could say the true realization was in 2013, Yes!
Two years after I have started Fahari”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/fahari/" target="_blank">Fahari ya Kuwa Msichana</a>
is a mentoring program for girls between 11 – 24 years of age in primary,
secondary school and universities under Miss Catherine, where girls get to
participate in two days’ workshop. In this workshop girls who are in
Universities and in Secondary and primary schools are brought together where
those from Universities train and mentoring the Youngers. The goal is to make
girls realize that the development of women and girls in their communities is
individual girls’ and women’ responsibility. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The program started in
December 2011 with a help of international volunteer Erica Hall after
witnessing that girls in Roots and Shoots Clubs and other extra curriculum
clubs were not actively participating in leadership roles. Thus, the initiative
was to get girls share their experience with their peers and those older than
them to boost their morale to use their potential. The program has reached more
than 500 girls since it has started.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Apart from Fahari
project, Catherine has actively been involved in Peace building programs after
attending a two weeks training in Rwanda on Peace Building and online course on
Global Education: The Intercultural Dimension. Catherine believes that peace is
undeniable subject since more than ever, Tanzania has been on verge of
conflicts, terrorism threats and unsettlement with the majority perpetrators
being young people and victims being girls, women and children. These are small
signs that need to be addressed before they escalate to more violent conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most successful story is her education background</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I am always proud of my
education background, I always tell people my education never cost my parents
more than 2000USD from primary to university, I studied in government schools,
from primary school to university and yet I have managed to achieve most of my
dreams that mostly think are for those brought up with a silver spoon on their
mouths. But it is about determination, perfection and passion”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Everyone’s
dream has to be natured by someone, on Catherine’s side there are different
people who influenced her to be who she is:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“There are several people
who are my role models but most are my parents and especially my mother. She
has been an inspiration all my life. She realized the value of education; she
made sure school was a priority in my life. She was always keen about my
progress in school, and she made sure to support me to get the positive
exposure and network that will develop my skills. Being a housewife she seek
out advice from friends on carrier opportunities. She was never aggressive in
dealing with me but she wanted me to prove to her I was bold enough, mature
enough and wise enough in making decisions. With her example I am inspired to
make every girl realize that education is the first step of empowerment and
mothers have a great role to play.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Life
without challenges looks like life without vision. For one to grow and who they
want to be they have to face some challenges to test their abilities. Catherine
is still facing some difficulties on her ways, she says:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> “My challenging situation is to get girls
understand the essence of the Fahari program, mostly they are distracted and
they want tangible products not service and at times it gets frustrating when
you feel unappreciated. I am restructuring the program to be very simple and fun
for them to concentrate and participate regularly”.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Catherine
believe that everyone has to succeed, if not today, in a near future, but the
best way is to seek for advice and mentorship from those who have succeeded,
her advice to everyone is that</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“there is no magic to
success but it starts with setting goals, discipline and endurance. Myself I am
still seeking advice from others”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615748279233458510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191734895273067185.post-10176315748233217222015-04-09T06:53:00.002-07:002015-04-09T06:53:56.842-07:00The Job Interview with a Big Life Lesson: A must read!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #141823; line-height: 14.25pt;"><i><b>I found an interesting story shared by Opportunity Desk. I believe it carries a great message that will
inspire you either as a young person, an applicant awaiting a job interview, a
manager or a mother.</b></i></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: blue;">Happy Reading (grab a popcorn if you can)</span></b></i><span style="color: #141823;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">One young man went to apply for a managerial position in
a big company. He passed the initial interview, and now would meet the director
for the final interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">The director discovered from his CV that the youth’s
academic achievements were excellent. He asked, “</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; line-height: 14.25pt;">Did you obtain any
scholarships in school?” the youth answered “no”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">” Was it your father who paid for your school fees?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">“My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my
mother who paid for my school fees.” he replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">” Where did your mother work?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">“My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">The director requested the youth to show his hands. The
youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">” Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes
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<span style="color: #141823;">“Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more
books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;">The director said, “I have a request. When you go home
today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chance of landing the job was high. When he went back home, he asked his mother
to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange. Happy but with mixed
feelings, she showed her hands to her son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The youth cleaned his
mother’s hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he
notices that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many
bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother winced when
he touched it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes every
day to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother’s hands
were the price that the mother had to pay for his education, his school
activities and his future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After cleaning his mother’s
hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mothers. That
night, mother and son talked for a very long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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went to the director’s office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Director noticed the
tears in the youth’s eyes, when he asked: “Can you tell me what have you done
and learned yesterday in your house?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The youth answered. “I cleaned
my mother’s hands, and also finishes cleaning all the remaining clothes’ “I
know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, O would not be who I am today.
By helping my mother, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to
get something done on your own. And I have come to appreciate the importance
and value of helping one’s family”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The director said, “This
is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can
appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to
get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This young person worked
very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked
diligently and worked as a team. The company’s performance improved
tremendously.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A child, who has been
protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop an “entitlement
mentality” and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his
parent’s efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen
to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of
his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may
be good academically, they may be successful for a while, but eventually, they
would not feel a sense of achievement. They will grumble and be full of hatred
and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really
showing love or are we destroying our children instead?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You can let your child
live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch on a big screen TV.
But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let
them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It
is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want
to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich
their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, some as the mother of the
young persons. The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate
the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with
others to get things done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Have a blessed life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>About the Author</u></b>: Grace
Ihejiamaizu ia a social entrepreneur, lecturer and founder of Opportunity Desk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It is so sad to hear that 147 students at Garissa University lost their life by gun shots, most of them are youth, the generation that needed for the country development. But the question that we can all ask is "Why did they do this?"<br />
My heart is bleeding to see innocent youth's dreams are cut off. Most bad of it they really know nothing about politics behind this attacks, they know nothing about why and who is behind this.<br />
Now it is a time for African to stand and say #NOMORE killing of innocent souls, we have to stand as one nation and one people to end terrorism.<br />
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My condolences goes to my fellow Kenyan, friends and families who lost their beloved one, we are in this together. Let us use this as a point to unite us all regardless our religion, tribes and country. As African we have every reason to end terrorism<br />
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"But who was behind our victory? It was Tunisian people including Tunisian women who chose to be part of history... The history which had been steered towards depriving women equal opportunities and marginalizing the youth. We decided to re-write history and make it right for the next generations" "Let's Keep The Fight"<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Her life has chapters of inspiration stories which you will never tired to listen and read, she is an inspirational and role model to many young African boys and girls who thriving for their destiny. She believe in youth and she is working hard to unite all African youth with the aim of having united African youth voice through African Youth Movement.</div>
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activist. Her enthusiasm for blogging was birthed during the Tunisia 2011
Revolution, when she felt the urge to report events from a "Proudly
Tunisian" perspective as opposed to the international journalists who were
tainting her country's narratives to suit the Western media’s interests. Today,
the blog she started for the simple purpose of documenting Tunisian realities,
has attracted tens of thousands of visitors from around the world. Apart
from her personal blogging, Ayais a Columnist at <a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/author/aya-chebbi" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">OpenDemocracy</span></a>, and her articles have been
published at <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2015/01/yarmouk-camp-victim-water-wars-syria-201514102955303689.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Al-Jazeera</span></a>, <a href="http://www.dandc.eu/en/contributors/aya-chebbi" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">D+C for Development and Cooperation</span></a>, <a href="http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/contributors/ayachebbi_81" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Your Middle East</span></a> and <a href="http://www.foresightfordevelopment.org/aya-chebbi/read/ffd-blog/aya-chebbi" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Foresight for Development-Africa</span></a>. Her
impactful work as a blogger has earned her invites to speak at multiple
conferences and seminars, such as the Wheelock Global Conference in Boston on
“Human Rights, Health and Education” as well the International Lecture of the
National Cathedral School in Washington DC on the “Arab Uprising.” She has also
blogged for global events such as the CIVICUS Youth Assembly in Canada and the
World Innovation Summit of Education in Doha.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our Super Girl Aya, has travelled to over 20 African countries working with young people. She is the producer of a documentary called "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keMcAYVosGs" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kenya's conscious transformation</a>", a part of her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AfricaIinspire" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Africa Inspire</a> Project that aims at changing the negative narrative about Africa. She has also represented Africa on diverse international platforms over the past four years. Following Tunisia’s revolution, she has widely spoken about social movements worldwide at conferences and rallies in<a href="http://www.ncs.cathedral.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&tn=International+Lecture+2011%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+Arab+Spring%E2%80%9D&nid=741190&ptid=133196&sdb=True&pf=pcl&mode=0&vcm=True" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> the United States</a>, <a href="http://blogs.civicus.org/worldassembly/2012/07/19/2012-civicus-youth-bursary-portrait-aya-chebbi/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Canada</a>, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and <a href="http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-21-the-voices-of-young-africans-aya-chebbi/#.VImA-2SUfNX" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">South Africa</a> among other countries. She is also the co-founder of the <a href="http://vowinitiative.org/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Voice of Women Initiative</a> and <a href="http://www.civicus.org/index.php/en/about-us-125/youth-advisory-group/1832-aya-chebbi-tunisia" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">youth advisor</a> of CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Currently she works as a youth coordinator for the World Peace Initiative Foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aya Chebbi is passionate about volunteering, which gives her ‘a definition of whom I should be every day, serving others, uplifting others, inspiring others.’ The young Tunisian started volunteering in primary school, when she used to clean up her neighborhood on Sundays. She recalls: “I used to<b> </b>gather<b> </b>with the kids and knock the doors of all the houses to get people participate in the Sunday cleaning. I think at that early age, I didn’t see the environmental benefits of my action but I always had a sense of integrity to live in the community and make people happy around me.” She previously <a href="http://inspirationalfriday.com/2012/09/21/129/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">worked at the refugee camps</a> during Libya’s civil war then at Bureau de Cooperation Tunisie-Denmark on youth development projects in Tunis as well as the Carter Center in Cairo monitoring 2012 Egyptian Presidential Elections. An adept mobilizer and organizer, she has mobilized a <a href="http://aya-chebbi.blogspot.com.tr/2014/05/our-protest-at-world-conference-on.html" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">peaceful protest </a>for the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign in Sri Lanka.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A global voice to reckon with, Aya was recently invited to New York to deliver a speech during the 59th session on the Commission on the Status of women. She <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Gt9FerEBI" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">spoke</a> at the celebratory commemoration after high-powered speakers and celebrities including President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Hillary Clinton, Ban Ki Moon, Melinda Gates and Farhan Akhtar among others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She has committed her life to reuniting North Africa with the rest of the continent based on her pan-africanist vision, fighting racism and terrorism inside the continent and promoting African values and youth agenda internationally. She has witnessed historical moments at Occupy Wall Street in New York, Occupy Gezi in Istanbul, Presidential Elections in Egypt and Al-Shabab terrorist attack in Kenya. She considers these experiences her strive to further make a difference in the world and fight for peace and social justice. Despite being blacklisted and banned from entering Egypt since March 2014, Aya remains undaunted - pressing forward with her multifaceted activism. She received the "Excellence in Leadership" Award by the African Youth Awards, earlier in the year.</span></div>
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