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.

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.

Prevention of Gender-Based Violence output:

Bluecrosstanzania — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 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.

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 2021

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;

Build School for our Children

Bluecrosstanzania — Thu, 27 May 2021 06:30:55 +0000

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