Kwa mujibu wa mtandao maarufu nchini Ghana unaohusika na tafiti mbalimbali zinazohusu vijana wa Afrika wa ‘Africa Youth Awards’ umewataja vijana watatu kutoka Tanzania, Kuwa miongoni mwa vijana 100 kutoka Afrika wenye ushawishi zaidi barani Afrika kwa mwaka 2019.
Tafiti hiyo inayofanywa kwa nchi 32 barani Afrika umewataja Watanzania hao kuwa ni Kennedy Mmari (Mkurugenzi wa Serengeti Bytes), Felix Manyogote (Daktari, MaMa Afya Initiative ) na ndugu Petrider Paul ambaye ni Kiongozi wa (Voice Out Against Gender-Based Violence Initiative).
Mwaka jana, Tanzania iliingiza takribani vijana nane ambao walikuwa ni Ali Kiba, Faraja Nyalandu, Herieth Paul, Jennifer Bash, Jumanne Mtambalike, Mbwana Samatta, Millard Ayo, pamoja na Yusuf Bakhresa.
29. Felix Manyogote (Dr) – Medical Doctor, MaMa Afya Initiative (Tanzania)
Felix Manyogote is passionate about providing free door-to-door antenatal service and advocacy on male involvement in maternal health.
Felix was born and raised in Tanzania. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree at Catholic University of Health and Allied Science. As a Program Manager at the Mama Afya Initiative, he is responsible for organizing free health screening for rural women and conducting workshops in rural schools on comprehensive reproductive health. Through his work, he won a 2017 United Nations (UN) Global Goals Award in the Leave No One Behind category. Additionally, he also is the Vice President at the Tanzania Medical Students’ Association.
44. Kennedy Mmari – CEO, Serengeti Bytes (Tanzania)
Kennedy Mmari is a Tanzanian public relations, strategic communications, and digital marketing practitioner. He founded and run Serengeti Bytes, a full-service Communications, Public Relations, and Digital Media agency based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In September 2019, Clutch a US based research, ratings and reviews site listed Serengeti Bytes as one of the 2019 Top 20 B2B companies in Africa.
Prior to those, Kennedy worked as a Communications Officer for Raleigh International Tanzania, a sustainable development organisation that harnesses passion and energy of young people to effect positive change. During his time at Raleigh, he supported all external communication efforts authored several publications including annual reports, news articles, press releases, blogs, and social media management. Some of Mr. Mmari’s publications have appeared on the Guardian Newspaper (UK) and Raleigh International’s website, as well as local newspapers and television stations.
73. Petrider Paul – Team Lead, Voice Out Against Gender-Based Violence Initiative (Tanzania)
Petrider Paul is passionate about Gender Equality, reached over 200 young people to involve them directly to be agents of change, she oversees to an integrated Pan -African community where young people spearhead development, her engagement in formulating youth policies which gives room for young leaders in Tanzania to be part of the decision making process.
Team leader of Voice Out Gender-Based Violence Initiative aimed at reaching survivors and victims of gender based violence and amplifying their voices also serves the youth of Africa as an African Union Commission Youth Advisor appointed by His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat , amongst the 100 2019 Tanzania SheRoes profiling excelling women leaders in Tanzania , among many others she is also a Point of Light Commonwealth Award 2019 Recipient by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her voluntary work to end gender-based violence and child marriage , also a member of the East African Youth Ambassadors Platform she envisions an integrated East Africa with youth bring at the forefront to instil good governance democracy and development.
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