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Heather Haynes & Whitney Haynes

Pamoja Tunaweza Boys & Girls Club opened in heather@heatherhaynes.com

December 2013. We work with street- www.onendoto.org

connected children and youth to provide a

safe and healthy environment where they can

develop the skills necessary for a sustainable

future.

Our membership is almost exclusively male, as

they are most prevalent population on the

streets. In 2012 there were an estimated 869

part- and full-time children living on the streets

in Moshi and Arusha. With little hope for the

future and a lack of marketable skills, many

African children and youth end up on the street

unable to support themselves. We hope to

make a significant impact on this cycle of

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poverty by focusing on youth whom are often

left out of national and international aid

Pamoja Tunaweza Boys
programs. We are committed to empowering
and Girls Club
these young men to reach their full potential,

and become productive, self-sustaining, ptbgc

responsible members of the community.

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LOCAL LEADERSHIP THE ARTS, HEALTH

& FITNESS

Local leadership is the cornerstone of PTBGC. Our

leadership team is made up exclusively of young men

The Arts are an important aspect of programming at
and women living in the community we serve. As our
PTBGC. Many of our Leaders are either founders or
Leaders have lived through and overcome similar
previous members of a local organization that provided
struggles to those which our Members are currently
free art classes to children and youth in the local
experiencing, they are highly skilled and best suited to
community. We remain committed to the importance of
lead the Club. 100% of decisions regarding PTBGC are
the Arts, and offer art classes, photography classes,
made by our local leaders, with guidance from the
drama programs, traditional ngoma dancing and was as
Executive and Managing Directors.
local hip-hop classes.

Leadership opportunities and skills training are

PTBGC has a strong sports program with senior and
embedded throughout all our programming. As we
junior footballs teams, as well as rugby and volleyball
continue to grow as an organization, we are cognizant
teams. We hold annual community football tournaments
of our grooming our next generation of leaders.
to raise awareness on various social issues.

We also offer a range of programs on general health

EDUCATION PROGRAM
topics such as mens' and womens' health, first aid, and

STI and HIV/AIDS awareness.

On June 1, 2016 we launched our business/vocational

training program. The program is designed for male COMMUNITY &

street-connected youth ages 13-24, whom are unable
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to access or continue within the formal education

system, or whom have previously, are currently, or are

PARTNERSHIPS
at risk for living on the streets.

We recruit 15 students annually from the streets of

Moshi for this year long program. Our Leaders engage Establishing local and international partnerships is

in outreach programs to get to know the youth on the important to us in facilitating new opportunities for

streets, and build trust and relationships. Three of our our members.

Leaders work as teachers in the program. They teach

the students business, life skills, health, children's rights Current partnerships include Queens University in

and English, as well as jewelry making, tailoring and Canada; Adolfo Ibanez University in Chile; More Than

art. A Drop, a local women hospitality school; Makoa

Farms & Kilimanjaro Animal C.R.E.W.; and, First Aid

Upon successful completion of the program, students Africa.

are eligible for employment in the Pamoja Tunaweza

Workshop, producing our trademark handicrafts. If you are interested in partnering with us, please

send an email to Shay Bell at shay@onendoto.com