What To Do When Your Dreams Seem Long Overdue
I vividly remember the white-painted, slightly weathered bookshelf in my father’s old house. It stretched from wall to wall, packed…
Quick Money Nightmares: Tales of Financial Ruin
I once heard someone refer to our generation as “The Microwave Generation”. So impatient. We want things done, and we…
Rising Above the List: Turning New Year’s Resolutions into Achieved Dreams
This will probably not be a new scene to you. The end of December 31st, the clock strikes midnight, and…
5 smart financial decisions to make in your twenties
Getting your finances together is a part of getting your life together. Here’s some smart financial decisions that you can make in your twenties that will help you get your life together
Incentivising youth to pursue commercial agriculture
A recent article on IPPmedia.com highlights an exciting program that supports Tanzanian young entrepreneurs and agribusiness owners with training, finance…
Five questions with Dr. Askwar Hilonga
Dr. Askwar Hilonga is the Tanzanian scientist behind a new water filtration system that is affordable and promises to save lives.
Kuwa Kijana and other books on puberty
Grow and Know has published books on puberty and sex that can be read by young people, or used in schools.
5 Questions With Ejaz Bhalloo
We got to know Ejaz Bhalloo, an outspoken student who lectures on Religion, Politics and Humanity.
Let us all be Bayesian
On October 16th, 2017, the Washington, D.C.-based opinion polling research organization, Pew Research Center, released its latest research report that…
Magufuli and Social Media- Is Jamii Forums Africa’s WikiLeaks?
Academics need to take note of ordinary Tanzanians leveraging social media for change.
99 Problems, Ebola Ain’t One
This past Sunday, October 19th, Nipashe reported on a possible Ebola case in Mwanza‘s Sengerema district. The patient, Salome Richard,…
Mwalimu
In Japanese, the term Sensei loosely means “teacher”, however its literal meaning, “person born before another”, is even more appropriate in encapsulating…
Fungu hili limekaaje manzee?
Kwenye Wizara Ya Vijana Utamaduni Na Michezo, kuna fungu linalotolewa kila mwaka wa fedha, lenye lengo la kuendeleza vijana chini ya “mfuko wa maendeleo ya vijana”.
Five questions with Dunda’s Zaka
“I think when people get to the basics of issues without camouflage, they become efficient.”
Do Something!
In search for local youth volunteers.
2012 year in review
The questions we are asking ourselves moving forward are: How do we organize ourselves such that we can produce offline content as well? With what means can we support content collection and creation for the longer term? And, most importantly, what kind of discussion do young people want to get involved with in Tanzania and greater East Africa?
Questions & Answers with Aimée Umugeni
Ms. Mugeni is one of young actors who have been acting for a long a time in the soap opera, her character is Nyiraneza. She recently talked to Vijana FM about her role, her future plans, and shared her message to the girls and East African youth among others.
November Youth Violence Conference in Dar
The conference comes at a time during which there is “growing emphasis on youth as both victims and perpetrators of violence” and when violence “has become an accepted component of young people’s social interactions”.
No Longer Child’s Play
In the end, it all boils down to each and every one of us to uphold the relative peace that Tanzania enjoys and prides itself for…
Aniflostandards Ltd: A business to improve lives and give back to the community
Anita Umutoni and Florence Mukundwa are recent graduates of the Akilah Institute for Women, a college that offers a leadership and hospitality management course. They dared to take risks by starting a business while they were still in college.
Be Silent. Not.
If people are not empowered to express their thoughts, aren’t they mere parrots, narrating someone else’s thoughts, talking but not really saying anything?
Five questions with Shujaaz FM’s DJ B
We were lucky to bump into DJ B from the award-winning Kenyan show Shujaaz FM last week! No doubt, we asked him five questions.
Sikiliza hoja za aliyeandika mistari ya ‘Bongo Flava’ kwenye mtihani
Msikilize kijana Julius kwa makini kisha jiulize kama michango tu inayotolewa “kumsaidia” italeta mabadiliko kwenye sekta ya elimu Tanzania.
Dar es Salaam ni Sisi
Wakazi wa Mburahati wanakwambia “Dar ni Sisi”.
Heshima haina umri
Lazima kaya zetu zijengwe na upendo, uzalendo na heshima ili taifa liwe na watu wa aina hiyo.
Help Maanisha! reach more students
Maanisha! Foundation’s Managing Director, Andrew Mahiga is due to run the half Kili Marathon (21.1km) in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, this Sunday (26th February) as he raises money for a van so that Maanisha! can reach more students in schools nationwide.
Twiga Stars: Tanzania’s Soccer Sisters
Follow a year in the life of the Twiga Stars, the Tanzanian women’s national football team, as they prepare for their biggest competition, and fight to prove that “wanawake wanaweza”.
Buriani Mpiganaji na Shujaa Regia Mtema
“Nilimfahamu marehemu Regia kama kijana mwanaharakati na mpambanaji asiyechoka kupigania kile anachokiamini. Kipindi hiki harakati nyingi alizokuwa akizifanya, alizifanya kupitia harakati za kudai haki za msingi za vijana wa Tanzania, hususan haki za makundi maalumu wakiwamo watu wenye ulemavu, watoto, wanawake na vijana kwa ujumla.”
Five Questions with SaRaha
Sara Lundström aka SaRaha ni msanii anayefanya kazi zake kwenye studio za Usanii Production.
Wakati ni upi, ujanani au uzeeni?
Upi ni wakati muafaka wa kutumikia wana wa nchi! Ujanani au uzeeni?