USAID Kizazi Hodari Northeastern Zone: Empowering girls and young women, building resilience in the face of HIV/AIDS
Some youths (seated front), who have benefited from the VETA scholarship programme, pose in a group photo after receiving sewing machines and kit under the USAID Kizazi Hodari ‘Brave Generation’ Northeastern Zone Project as part of marking International Women’s Day. The event’s chief guest, who doubles as the Eastern Africa Regional Director at Trias, is Ms Ritha Tarimo (standing centre in black). To the left of Ms Tarimo are Ms Vailet Mollel, the Deputy Chief of USAID Kizazi Hodari NEZ, and Mr Daniel Kasikiwe, representing the Arusha Regional Social Welfare Officer. To her right are Ms Faustina Nilan, the Gender and Children’s Director at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and Ms Anna Mahenge, the Associate Director of Technical Services for the USAID Kizazi Hodari NEZ.
What you need to know:
The survey reports approximately 60,000 new cases annually among adults. USAID Kizazi Hodari (Brave Generation) Project is a child-focused and family-centred project with the main goal of improving health, well-being, and protection of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and youth aged 0-17 years in high HIV burden communities along four key domains of services which are health, safety, education, and stability.
