EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES (ECOI-TANZANIA)

THE IDEA OF ESTABLISHING ECOI ORGANIZATION CAME IN 2013. THE MERU COMMUNITY WAS FACING THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES: - ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, POVERTY AMONG WOMEN AND YOUTH AND UNACCEPTED QUALITYOF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE AFTERMATH OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE ORDINARYLEVEL SECONDARY EDUCATION. OBJECTIVES: 1. TO STRENGTHEN PROVISION OF QUALITY EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS 2. TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY IN IMPROVING COMMUNITY SERVICES 3. TO ENGAGE STUDENTS/YOUTH FROM TANZANIA WITH OTHER YOUTHS FROM OTHER WORLD COUNTRIES IN THE ISSUES OFEDUCATION ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE 4. TO STRENGTHEN CONTROL OF HIV/AIDS AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS ESPECIALLY YOUTH ACTIVITIES 1. TRAINING COMMUNITY ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, HIV/AIDS AND CHILD RIGHTS 2. PREPARING AND CONDUCTING YOUTH CAMPS FOR TANZANIA AND ABROAD STUDENTS 3. RUNNING A SECONDARY SCHOOL WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 4. PROVIDING SOFT LOANS TO WOMEN AND YOUTH GROUPS FOR INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES