GIRLS VOICE POWER PROJECT: STRENGTHENING DAR ES SALAAM ADOLESCENT GIRLS VOICE POWER AND RIGHTS MOVEMENTS.

Dar el salaam cluster with the support from Children Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) are implementing a project of Strengthening Dar Es Salaam Adolescent Girls Voice Power and Rights Movements in four districts Ilala, Kinondoni, Kigamboni and Temeke.

This project is being been implemented with partnership with Dar Es Salaam cluster which comprise the four girls group namely Jitambue group (Temeke), Social empowerment group (Kigamboni), Juhudi girls (Ilala) and Wadada wa Leo (Kinondoni) and KIWOHEDE as lead organization. The project beneficiaries are Adolescent Girls age (14-19) targeted to reach 100 girls directly and 900 adolescent girls indirectly, project time frame is two years 2020 to 2021.

The main objective of the project is to empower adolescent girls exercising power of their voice, to transform and change the structures that deny them their rights. The project has the following four specific objectives;

• Strengthening safe spaces for adolescent girls to elevate their Voices
• Increasing knowledge of issues of Girls power and voice to Government, Community leaders and Community members.
• Strengthening existing groups of girls to create Movements to advocate for girls.
• Strengthening referral system in response to Gender Based Violence issues by Girls