Introduction
PANDA Initiative is a locally registered non-governmental, non-partisan community-based organization. It is a youth lead organization which was founded in response to support the alarming deficiencies of sustainable development goals in Tanzania. It was originally registered under the name: Organization for Capitalizing Community Resources and Initiatives (OCCRI) and late changed its name to respond to beneficiaries requests. It focuses on sustainable economic development projects at the local level to empower communities to improve their lives infinitely. The Organization was registered in 2018 with Registration No. 00NGO/00009975. Its headquarter is located at Kivule, a suburb in the outskirts of the city, in Ilala Municipality, Dar es salaam and operates in the Tanzania mainland and shall cooperate with other likeminded organizations and individuals within and outside the borders of Tanzania.
About Vocation Training Center (Ujuzi Hub)
Livelihood education for out of school youth, adolescent, girls and young women is provided through community programs conducted at the Ujuzi Hub Training center at the PANDA Initiatives headquarters. To enable youth and women to acquire skills necessary to enable them to start income generating activities, the center provided training on various vocation skills like tailoring, soap making, embroidery, cloth making (Batik), candle manufacturing, agri-business and food processing , waste recycling, computer skills and also link to other skills like carpentry, auto mechanics etc. This program are integrated with life skills education and HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
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