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Community action

Bluecrosstanzania — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:53:46 +0000

Empowered citizens (faith and community members) voice their concerns and act collectively to prevent harmful substance use. The local community members are sensitized to alcohol, tobacco and drug harm. In order to realize their human rights and to lead a life in health and dignity, local communities are enabled to actively advocate for more protective alcohol policies. BCST closely work together with decision makers, executives, and religious leaders on law enforcement on alcohol and drugs to protect public health and sustain the positive changes achieved by Life Skills education and community mobilization in Arusha, Tanzania.

Prevention of sexual gender based violence

Bluecrosstanzania — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:51:56 +0000

Gender-based violence (GBV) reduced through prevention activities. Gender-based violence (GBV is a grave human rights violation that can cause long-term and life-threatening injury and trauma to victims/survivors. All human rights and humanitarian actors must ensure that efforts are made from the onset of an emergency to prevent and respond to acts of gender-based violence and provide adequate care, treatment and support to its victims/survivors. Genderbased violence is deeply rooted in discriminatory cultural beliefs and attitudes that perpetuate inequality and powerlessness, in particular of women and girls. Various other factors, such as poverty, lack of education and livelihood opportunities, and impunity for crime and alcohol and drug abuse in the communities, also tend to contribute to and reinforce a culture of violence and discrimination based on gender. Blue Cross Society of Tanzania promotes and/or provides education on sexual gender based violence and other affected individuals to safe education, and life skills training, that can strengthen self-awareness and confidence. Moreover BCST promotes a safe learning environment both within and around schools and other educational facilities by awareness raising among children, parents, teachers and other educational staff, and relevant local authorities in Arusha Tanzania.

Life skills

Bluecrosstanzania — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:49:49 +0000

In and out-of-school Children and Youth adopt safer behaviour through life skills sessions in schools, colleges and youth centres. The Life Skills sessions in schools, colleges and centres empower children, youths and adults emotionally, socially and economically by capacitating them to solve problems and deal with challenges in their lives. The life skills training approach reached out children, youth and adults in Arusha, Tanzania. The training empower children at secondary schools, youth at colleges and adults to develop problem solving skills, decision making skills, effective communication skills, creative thinking skills, critical thinking skills, empathy skills, interpersonal skills, coping with stress, self-awareness skills and coping with emotion. These life skills empower them to become vessels for change in the community and deal with difficulties in their lives by saying NO TO ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUG in their lives.