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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.

Save the Children is calling for urgent action to strengthen child protection systems in Tanzania following a series of recent cases of violence, abuse, and exploitation against children reported across the country. The organisation warns that these incidents are not isolated tragedies but indicators of broader systemic gaps that continue to put children at risk. Save the Children urges government institutions, law enforcement agencies, community leaders, parents, teachers, and the public to work together to prevent violence, ensure justice for affected children, and create safe environments where every child can grow up free from fear, abuse, and harm.

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 inviting qualified consultants or consulting firms to submit proposals to conduct an impact assessment of the ProFuturo Digital Education Project implemented in refugee camps in Kigoma Region.