“I thank TIMIZAMALENGO PLUS project support for freeing me from my former husband physical violence and humiliation. However, I know my HIV status and I am among IGA beneficiaries who received training and soon I will start my own business as soon as I receive seed money from TIMIZA MALENGO PLUS that will help me generate my own income thus my next husband can no longer abuse me by his money”

“I scored low grades in final national examination (Division IV) and therefore was unable to continue with advanced secondary education, so I was helping my mother with restaurant business immediate after fail to join high school until I got a job at the hair dressing salon as I used to plait hair since primary school. later I decided to open hair dressing salon with friend”. Hawa said “After sometime my friend got married out of Kondoa and left Salon to me. Hawa Said “Through the street leadership I was identified to be enrolled in Timiza Malengo Program in 2022 as one of TASAF Beneficially of out of school Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW). I attended Income Generating Activities Training [ IGA], I chose Hair dressing Salon business and was given money in one phase”. Hawa Said “I was given 250000 through bank account and I bought hair relaxer, hair shampoo, hair spray, paid the business booth rent, roller trays, hair Rasta, braided yarn and hair extensions”. Hawa said “The business is still new but it helps me taking care of my son, pays rent and supports my mother. My dream is to expand my business in other wards and build a house for my family. I wish all TASAF beneficiaries to get a chance to attend Income Generating Activities Training just like me”

“Although I was able to escape the rapist, I didn’t know where to go and report but I was also very embarrassed to tell anyone and I believed it was my fault to agree to get on a bodaboda with someone else that I did not know.”

"Thanks TAYOA for the Timiza Malengo project, I have learned a lot and I will continue to provide education and reporting cases of violence occurring in my community to the relevant authorities.” "I came to realize I was raped with no action taken by my parents. The society was treating me unfair especially at school when my fellow student heard the story of being raped they were laughing at me, I had the feeling of leaving the village and going far away running from the scandal.” <br>

“I’m a peer educator I know my responsibility and I try best to educate other on SBCC and important of HIV testing, I love this work and I proud to be a peer educator”

“I manage to reach form four education and fail to continue with my study even though I was so interested in continuing with studies but because of my family situation they could not manage to pay for my school fees. Since dropping out of school, I started involving myself in the agriculture in my father’s farm and then I was provided with my own portion of land for cultivating.” “The program trained us on providing health education and it was required us to train our fellow adolescence young women and girls (AGYW). This training was conducted in Mahenge. My fellow AGYW enjoy the education and knowledge that I was providing them. Many girls said the knowledge is helpful and it opens their mind and provides them with a new fresh way of living. We trained each other in various topics such as entrepreneurship skills, health education, and gender-based violence.” “The training was conducted for 12 days, I was so happy being a part of this training, I said to myself even if I will not receive the seed money, the education itself on how to write my own business plan could enable me to start my business. I thank God that after the training they told us that we will be provided with a seed money depending on your business idea that you have written.” “I manage to sell some pigs (with a proceeds of TZS 150,000) that helping me in my farming process now I harvest rice with 5 bags and still helping my father in harvest process in their farms too”. “In future I planned to continue with my business by selling some of these pigs and open up a shop that I will sell various commodities including grains”. Roida says.