Girls Break the Rotten Eggs Project - Girls Speak Out Women's Safety Education
2007

Girls Speak Out - girlsspeakout.org

This was a Girls Speak Out Worldwide self-esteem building workshop series attended by forty girls from the community. The goal of this initiative was to provide a safe place for girls to speak out about the issues affecting them. These issues ranged from body image to sexual abuse. Techniques used in the workshops included storytelling, literature, mentors, discussions, art, games and a talk show role playing activity. Training included expertise from a leading conflict expert from Canada provided by Girls Speak Out who trained the girls and MAdeA staff.

Pambana na UKATILI na UKIMWI dhidi ya wanawake kwa Ujasirimali.
2007-8

RFA Dar es Salaam

This capacity building workshop for women addressed both issues of domestic violence as well as developing strength through entrepreneurial (Ujasirimali) skills. The program consisted of two days of domestic violence awareness and strategy training followed by three days of entrepreneurial skills workshops. One hundred women participated and learned to create their own cooperative sewing based businesses, problem-solve, as well as train others. MAdeA not only provided educational guidance, but also sewing machines and monitoring and advice as the businesses launched their production.

Children training in Life skills Development (Weekly Saturday sessions)
2006-present

Kim Kitchen Foundation Canada, US on-site volunteer

This is a weekly program geared toward facilitating communication and positive lifestyles for young women that address a wide variety of challenges that they face growing up in Temeke. There are two groups with specific activities designed according to age (8-15 and 16-24). The younger group is focused primarily on communication while the older group is directed toward capacity building and entrepreneurial ideas. Both groups talk about HIV/AIDS, sexual assault, and substance abuse through a combination of activities including story telling, games, and open forums. This training has been provided by international experts in counseling, conflict resolution and domestic violence.

Volunteerism (experience exchange) 2007-8

IOGT-NTO MOVEMENT
&
UVIKIUTA

MAdeA has been involved with several international projects based around issues of drug, alcohol and physical abuse facing young people in Tanzania. In 2008 the Swedish-based organization IOGT-NTO Movement sent members to learn about MAdeA's strategies and educational programs addressing at risk youth. MAdeA members were able to introduce these visitors to youth in the most dangerous drug areas of Dar es Salaam a place where even the police do not venture.

In 2007 MAdeA worked with UVIKIUTA, a youth organization based in Dar es Salaam to partner with a Canadian women's shelter to send two young women as volunteers to Canada to work on issues of dmestic violence and sexual assault for three months.� This center has continued to support the two Tanzanian volunteers in university studies in community development and social science.

Micro-grants to community members

Community members, local church and MAdeA members.

From time to time, MAdeA will lead fundraising efforts to help victims of domestic violence who are especially in need after a serious incident. MAdeA will also help these victims connect with local food provision programs and help them access the required public services (justice, police, divorce & alimony).

Say No to Violence against Women campaign

Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children.

MAdeA was invited to participate in a newly-formed secretariat which arranged activities supporting victims of domestic violence. MadeA organized and gave workshops and sponsored a member of their community who had been a victim of domestic violence to appear before the president of Tanzania to represent women at risk. This program also included the reliable distribution of educational materials about these issues to the community at large. MAdeA serves as one of only two contact organizations for domestic violence across the nation.

Most vulnerable children identification project in collaboration with Temeke Municipal District
2005

UNICEF

Following the success of the youth identification project in 2004, MAdeA was chosen to aid the local government with their extensive knowledge of the community to identify the most vulnerable groups of children (orphans, victims of neglect or violence, affected by prostitution). A community council to advise on related issues was developed in each ward.

Mwela Band � Community Youth Band and Theater Group that Educates on Social Issues

Member funding

Mwela Band got off the ground with MAdeA funding support. This group uses music and theater to engage youth and educate them about issues of HIV, drug use and risk-tasking.

SAFINA
2006 to current

Local entrepreneurs, member funding

SAFINA is a women's cooperative that makes textiles. SAFINA received its seed funding and sewing machines from MAdeA and continues to prosper.

Youth camps identification project in Temeke Municipal District
2004

Members contribution

Many youths in Temeke form groups (camps) based around a common interests.� These groups often begin with high aspirations of becoming a successful sports team or band, yet fall into cycles of theft and drug use. One of MAdeA's early projects was to identify these youth groups and learn about the challenges they face. With the support of MAdeA members, more than 52 groups were identified including more than 1,200 individuals from 5 of the 24 Wards in the Temeke district.

This program gave rise to MAdeA's ongoing Saturday workshops directed at facilitating communication and education about HIV/AIDS, domestic violence and developing positive lifestyle choices.

Most vulnerable children education empowerment (support of school needs)
2006 to present

Members contribution

Although primary education is free in Tanzania, many obstacles such as lack of supplies and uniforms still stands in the way for many children. Some children who missed out on early education and begin at a later age are met with discrimination and may even be turned away from government schools. MAdeA acted as a successful advocate for these children by lobbying the government to accept students regardless of age. MAdeA members also contribute necessary supplies and fees for secondary education (which is not supported by the government) for especially needy students.

Participatory behavior changes towards HIV/AIDS in Temeke
2005-6

The Foundation for Civil society

MAdeA members delivered educational programs to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS covering issues such as transmission, proper use of condoms and strategies for educating children to 390 people including both local government leaders and community members all over the Temeke district.

Eye screening camp
2005-7

Sight Savers International

MAdeA partnered with Sight Savers International to organize travelling clinics to treat traucoma, a disease causing blindness which is transmitted by flies in areas will inadequate hygiene. MAdeA supported projects in the Mkranga and Bogamoyo districts, which are both areas of high prevalence of this condition. They organized medical personnel to treat eligible patients with free glasses and surgical intervention over the course of one month each year for three years. MAdeA staff educated community members about traucoma and how to protect themselves from this debilitating illness.

Study on determining community participation in care support of orphans and existing strategies.
2006-7

TEC - Tanzania and So. New Hampshire University

MAdeA was selected as a partner organization for several university projects for their extensive knowledge and presence in their community. They supported extensive graduate level research for a project between TEC- Tanzania and So. New Hampshire University on community support and strategies for the care of orphans. The program included capacity building training for MAdeA staff.

Study on Trust, commitment, fidelity and uses of condoms among youth.
2007

PSI- Tanzania and
University of Maryland

MAdeA was identified by PSI for their community based work with HIV education for young people in their community. They supported doctoral level research in collaboration with the University of Maryland to identify and interview sexual partners (150 participants ages 15-25 years). This study generated valuable knowledge for how to approach reproductive health challenges in Temeke.

Global Entrepreneurship Lab capacity building and strategic consulting
2008 - 2009

MIT Sloan School of Management

An international team consisting of a technologist, medical doctor, biomedical engineer, anthropologist and a banker hosted by MAdeA provided strategic advice and extensive training.