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Prevention of Gender-Based Violence output:

Bluecrosstanzania — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:43:32 +0000

In the prevention of gender-based violence, BCST has reached out to 1,101 participants (706 female & 395 male) by educating the students, out of school kids and youth on gender-based violence and its effects. Moreover, participants discussed to rights and protect themselves. Moreover BCST supported 96 girls and women with hygiene pads from Ngaramtoni sober houses, Pippi Foundation for girls-Themi and Kindness Children Care-Kimandolu.

Community Action Output

Bluecrosstanzania — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:47:01 +0000

In the community action output, the following activities conducted included 7 radio programmes on alcohol, tobacco and drug related harm and its effects, guided and counseled street children in stopping using alcohol, tobacco and drugs, and facilitated life skills education to community members from Maksoro, Kati, Kimandolu, Lemara, Sakina, Kijenge, Unga limited , Ngaramtoni, Themi, Kilombero market, Sombetini, Sekei, Sinon, Siwandeti, Kiranyi. Moreover, 1,378 participants (696 male & 682female).
The Youth and local communities for a healthy future-preventing alcohol and drug related harm in Arusha, Tanzania programme went well in collaboration with Local Government Authorities, NGO’s, Academic Institutions , religious denominations and communities in Arusha.
The facilitation of prevention of alcohol, tobacco and drug through life skills education is highly needed in schools primary and secondary, people with disabilities, colleges and the whole communities. The life skills programme is the solutions to a gradual behavior change related to substance abuse in the community. Community and religious leaders and activists have a great
responsibility to educate and speak openly in the community gatherings about the causes and effects of psychoactive substance and sexual violence.
With collaboration with government authorities, Blue Cross Society of Tanzania (BCST) can change the attitudes of community members about alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug consumption and gender equality. Moreover the government has to insist on execute the laws and advocate the alcohol policies and enforcement of drug laws. The beneficiaries of this life skills
programme are instrumental in changing the attitudes and actions of other communities not in the programme.

Life skills output:

Bluecrosstanzania — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:41:15 +0000

The baseline survey before and after conducted to identify the students and out of school’s kids and youth behavior before and after attained life skills education in Arusha, Tanzania. The baseline survey before life skills education found out that 61% (n=267) out of (n= 438) of the students and out of schools kids/adolescents and youth who participated in the survey have
consumed drug in six months. However, participants who involved in the baseline survey after attained life skills education revealed that 21.7% (n=64) out of (n=295) have taken psychoactive substances (cannabis, catha edulis, cocaine and heroin). The life skills education facilitated in schools, out of schools, communities and colleges. The life skills education involved 3,727
participants (1,409 male & 2,318 female).

Programme Report in 2025

Bluecrosstanzania — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 06:35:29 +0000

The life skills programme focused on youth and local community for a healthy future preventing alcohol and drug related harm in Arusha, Tanzania in different communities with the following objectives in 2021:to prevent of the initiation of the substance use and reduce risky behavior in 720 children and youth; to reduce gender-based violence amongst the communities
in 452 women and girls; to empower citizens including faith communities to voice their concerns and act collectively to prevent harmful substances use which includes alcohol and drugs in 262 community members;