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Organization Background.
Tanzania Youth Coalition (TYC) is a non-governmental organization of youth and community-based organizations and hundreds of youth individuals countrywide that works towards ensuring the voice of a young person are heard at relevant national and international policy platforms. TYC is registered under the NGO Act of 2002 no. 00NGO/1382. TYC works in facilitating information dissemination about different youth issues, sharing and exchange programs, policy analysis, youth capacity building, lobbying and advocacy. TYC operate under five program areas, which are; Youth livelihood and Employment, Youth Livelihood and Environment, Youth health and gender, Youth leadership and building local democracy, Youth exchange and international partnership for sustainable development. We mostly work with individuals aged 15 to 35 years old.. Through TYC and VU partner on to conduct a project based on awareness and education in importance of Mental health awareness to youth.
The Tanzania Youth Coalition (TYC) in collaboration with Venstres Ungdom(VU) from Denmark are two nongovernmental organizations aimed to collaborate on implementing the pilot project “Mental health project” within six months from May to October 2025. The partnership is funded through Danish Foreign Aid, (DUF) and builds on the principle of encouraging Youth Development through project-based cooperation. successfully held a mental health mentors’ education programme about mental health awareness to the communities. The Mental Health Project is held on two municipals of Kinondoni and Temeke in Dar es Salaam in which each municipal has three selected wards that in Temeke are Buza, Mbagala and Chang’ombe while in Kinondoni the included wards are Kijitonyama, Makumbusho and Msasani. The project aimed at providing education, creating awareness on mental health challenges, and distributing a mental health guide tailored for youth and community health leaders. The project was born out of a growing recognition of the mental health crisis among youth, exacerbated by social pressures, unemployment, family dynamics, and limited access to professional care and information that most youth face in their community. This joint initiative reflects the shared commitment of both organizations to promoting youth well-being, empowering local communities, and enhancing the capacity of health service providers to address mental health issues effectively. The project is structured to provide in-depth information about the project, introduce practical tools for mental health awareness, and foster cooperation between stakeholders at the ward and district level. In this project 30 youth mentors five from each ward will be given educated on mental health issues with a satisfied psychologist and thereafter will be given certificates award and the opportunity to train other youth mentees in their communities.