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March 21, 2025, Dar es Salaam – Save the Children, in partnership with Tanzania Bora Initiative, officially launched the EU-funded "Vijana Plus" project, valued at over €2 million, with a goal of reaching 700,000 youth and 40 youth-led CSOs directly across Tanzania.The Vijana Plus project is designed to strengthen the capacity of youth-led civil society organizations (CSOs) and young leaders in Tanzania, enabling them to become independent actors of good governance and development.

Campaigning for her rights: Asia, 17, from Tanzania

In 2025, progress for children in Tanzania didn’t come easy, but it happened where it matters most.

More than 130,000 refugees and asylum-seeking children living near Tanzania’s border with Burundi could lose access to education and all essential services in coming weeks due to an accelerated repatriation programme.

What happens when violence becomes normal, hidden behind culture, fear, and silence? Across Tanzania, too many children grow up carrying pain no one sees and stories no one hears. It’s time to confront what’s happening behind closed doors and spark a conversation that refuses to stay silent.

As part of the Vijana Plus Project, Save the Children and Tanzania Bora Initiative are looking for eight dynamic facilitators to support 40 youth-led CSOs across Tanzania. Facilitators will guide each organization through a self-assessment process and help them develop customized capacity development plans. The role requires strong facilitation, report writing skills, and experience in organizational strengthening.

Save the Children Tanzania is seeking a consultancy firm or individual to conduct a comprehensive baseline assessment for the "Increasing Access to Improved School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SWASH) Facilities" project in Zanzibar. This 18-month project, funded by the Big Heart Foundation, aims to enhance access to age-, disability-, and gender-appropriate SWASH facilities and improve Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in 10 public primary schools across Zanzibar's Unguja and Pemba districts.We are looking for experienced consultants with expertise in SWASH and MHM to assess the current state of school hygiene facilities, practices, and the challenges faced by students—particularly girls and children with disabilities. This will inform our project design, implementation, and monitoring.Interested candidates can submit their proposals by May 12, 2025, by 5:00 PM via tenders@savethechildren.or.tz with the subject line "SWASH Baseline Assessment Consultancy – Zanzibar.

Save the Children Tanzania, in partnership with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, has launched an innovative and scalable solution: “Adopt a Child Care Centre”This public-private partnership calls upon visionary businesses, philanthropists, faith-based organizations, diaspora members, and individuals to sponsor and sustain Child Care Centres across Zanzibar. These centres serve as safe, nurturing spaces where children can learn through play, receive nutritious meals, access early health screening, and benefit from the care of trained professionals all aligned with the globally recognized Nurturing Care Framework.

The impact of COVID-19, conflict and climate crises are limiting African children, Save the Children warned as African leaders meet to discuss

Save the Children is seeking a skilled consultant to lead qualitative research for a learning initiative focused on community-led disaster preparedness and response in Hanang District, following the December 2023 floods and mudslides. The role involves refining research tools, supporting data collection, analyzing findings, and drafting a comprehensive report and policy brief. The assignment spans approximately 40 working days.

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Through Vijana Plus program, selected organizations will receive:✅ Capacity-building training on strategic planning, organizational management, and sustainable project implementation.✅ Funding and mentorship to implement innovative youth-led projects.✅ Support in building strong organizational systems for long-term impact.

COVID-19 risks in East Africa heighten as severe floods displace nearly half a million people

Save the Children’s impact and outputs at the the Women Deliver Conference.

For years, Ndikiray struggled to provide enough nutritious food for her two young sons, relying on basic meals that left them vulnerable to malnutrition. Everything began to change when she joined Save the Children’s Lishe Yangu, Maisha Yangu project and received training and a dairy goat. What followed was more than improved nutrition it was new income, growing confidence, and a future she can finally plan for.

Misinformation leads to increasing COVID-19 stigma in sub-Saharan Africa

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Supporting COVID-19 response in urban informal settlements

Cyclone Kenneth: Money running dry as death toll rises to 38

Should local organizations really be trusted with major funding? For many, the answer has long been uncertain and for groups like ZAPHA Plus from Zanzibar, that uncertainty has meant doors quietly closing despite years of impact on the ground. But something is beginning to shift. Behind the scenes, a different approach is challenging old assumptions, turning doubt into confidence and unlocking opportunities that once felt out of reach. What changed and what does it reveal about the real potential of local organizations?

Save the Children is proud to announce the finalists for its inaugural Global Media Awards 2024, representing outlets from around the world whose innovative & impactful reporting has raised awareness about the challenges & achievements of children whose unique rights were first recognised exactly 100 years ago.

Drones delivering blood have revolutionised medical care for women giving birth at Rwanda’s largest refugee camp

As a father of girls, I often pause to reflect on how my daughters’ opportunities contrast with those of earlier generations.

Press release from Save the Children on caesarean sections in Rwanda refugee camp

Girls have 'mountain to climb' to achieve same opportunities as boys

Progress for children isn’t possible without progress for girls

SHIFTING POWER TO CHILDREN – OUR CHILD PARTICIPATION EFFORTS IN OUR LOCALISATION AGENDA

6 Ways Children Are at Risk in a Health Crisis, Even If They Don’t Get Sick

One child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds, agencies warn

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African Governments Must Commit to Get Children Back to School!

Harnessing the power of data so no child is left behind

A rare tropical disease that is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide was halved in one of the world’s worst-affected communities due to foreign aid but is now at risk of resurgence following aid cuts, as is another tropical eye disease, Save the Children said.

The analysis, released on International Day of the Girl, found that 17 of the 20 countries most severely affected by global aid cuts this year were ranked as having ‘poor’ (4) or ‘very poor’ (13) gender equality on the global SDG Gender Index.