Mboni ya Vijana is a youth community organization in Tanzania that aims to alleviate poverty. Over the past 4 years, the group has achieved success in several areas: 1. They established 60 beehives and harvested honey from 13% of them in 2016 for environmental conservation and income generation. 2. They engaged in sustainable agriculture projects including banana, sunflower, maize, and moringa farming as well as constructing a storage facility. 3. They started a microcredit scheme that has benefited 204 women and grown to $16 million in loans for small businesses. 4. They improved access to clean water for 18,000 people by drilling boreholes and producing rope pumps.

1. ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE GROUP AS AT
DECEMBER 2016
By: Benedicto Hosea Ntibikema
Chairman and Founder,
Mboni ya Vijana Group (MVG)
ZEZE – KASULU.
Email: benosea86@gmail.com
Phone No. +255 757 253 632
Updated July 2017

2. INTRODUCTION
 Mboni ya Vijana is a community based organization that is led by the
youth. The group is aimed at alleviating poverty for the members
and improving the Zeze village as a whole.
 The group was started in 2012 and formally registered in 2014 in
Kasulu district.
 The group is funded through members’ contributions,
sponsors/donors, loans, and profits from the group’s projects
 The group has 15 members (11 Men & 4 Women).
 The achievements by the group have been possible due to the
commitment and will of the group members to strive towards their
set goals.
 Special thanks and appreciation go to Benedicto Hosea for his will
and selfless commitment in helping the group achieve success,
using his skills, knowledge and experience.
 The following are some of the achievements by Mboni ya Vijana
group (MVG) as at December 2016.

3. 1. Bee Keeping
(Environment Conservation)
 The group has been able to produce and use
60 modern beehives in Zeze village. In 2016,
they harvested honey from 13% of these
beehives. The photos below illustrate their
achievements;

4.  Youth from Mboni ya Vijana Group transporting beehives
to the forest

5.  Youth from Mboni ya Vijana Group preparing (baiting)
beehives for hanging.

6.  Some of the beehives by the group already hanged in the
forest.

7.  An apiary by Mboni ya Vijana Group - Zeze

8. 2. Sustainable Agriculture
(Agricultural Entrepreneurship/Agribusiness)
 Mboni ya Vijana group is involved in
entrepreneurial activities that affect the different
aspects of the economy. One of such activities is
agriculture.
 The group has been very successful in agricultural
projects. Not only do the agricultural projects
involve the local community, but they also benefit
the group.
 The following photos show the achievements by
the group in the agricultural sector as at
December 2016.

9.  Banana Farming

10.  Sunflower Farming
 A sunflower farm facilitated by Mboni ya Vijana
Group. The plants are in their early growth
stages.

11.  A sunflower farm. The plants are in the flowering stage.

12.  Production of oil from
Sunflower

13.  Moringa Farming
 Moringa plant ready for harvest (left). Harvested
Moringa seeds and seeds in their pods. (right)

14.  Grounded Moringa products. By MVG.
Grounded Moringa leaves. Grounded Moringa seeds.

15.  Maize Farming
 Mboni ya vijana group has successfully
facilitated education on proper and sustainable
agriculture to its members and other
beneficiaries.
 After the education and training, the group has
also facilitated the farmers by providing the
inputs for maize farming.
 These efforts by the group have resulted in great
success in maize farming in the area.
 The following are photos that illustrate progress
in maize farming in Zeze village.

16.  Beneficiaries receiving training on maize farming.

17.  Beneficiaries preparing demonstration farms for
maize farming.

18.  A group photo of the beneficiaries of maize
farming training project.

19.  A maize farm planted as per the training and with
assistance from Mboni ya Vijana Group

20.  Mboni ya Vijana Group assisting a farmer by providing
pesticides and assisting with its application.

21.  A successful farmer in her farm after
facilitation by MVG.

22. 3. Construction of a Storage
Facility for Agricultural Produce
 Mboni ya Vijana group has managed to construct a
storage facility for storage of agricultural produce.
 The storage facility has a capacity of up to 100 tones.
 The construction of the facility was at a cost 12
million Tanzania shillings.
 The storage facility will ease safe storage of
agricultural produce and thus increase efficiency in
selling the produce.
 The following photo shows the storage facility during
its final stage of construction.

23.  The Storage Facility by Mboni ya Vijana Group

24. 4. Project on Business and Loans.
(MICROCREDIT SCHEME)
 Mboni ya Vijana group has been successful in
running a microcredit scheme for women.
 The project has benefited 204 women who have
started businesses and thus improved livelihoods for
their families.
 Proceeds of this project also funds the day to day
management of the group.
 As at now the project has 16 million in the scheme,
up from 600,000 which was the starting capital.
 The following photos show different women who
have benefited from the project.

25.  Women receiving training on starting and running
small businesses.

26.  Members of the loans committee giving loans to
women.

27.  Janet (UK) speaking to women involved in
small enterprises in Zeze Village.

28.  Some of the beneficiaries of the microcredit
scheme running their businesses.

29. 5. Drilling of clean water boreholes and rope
pumps project
 Other achievements by this group include the drilling
of boreholes for provision of clean water, and the
production of rope pumps for pumping water from
boreholes and wells.
 This project was linked with training of the members
on welding and masonry.
 The success of these projects has a big impact in the
lives of the villagers.
 As at now, this project on drilling of boreholes and
production of rope pumps has improved the lives of
18,000 members of the community.
 The following pictures show the success achieved
from this project.

30.  Youth carrying out borehole drilling

31.  A complete borehole by MVG in Zeze village

32.  Members of the community getting clean and
safe water from the borehole project by MVG in
Zeze village.

33.  Members of the community getting clean and safe
water from the borehole project by MVG in Zeze
village.

34. 6. Craftsmanship
 Mboni ya Vijana group has successfully
introduced craftsmanship opportunities to its
members.
 These opportunities are expected to go a long
way in reducing unemployment, and increasing
the availability of the services to the local
community.
 The following photos illustrate the steps taken in
craftsmanship activities by MVG and their
success.

35.  The early stages of construction of a shed to be used
for carpentry and welding.

36.  The final stages of construction of a shed to be used for
carpentry and welding.

37.  The shed constructed by MVG being used for
carpentry.

38.  Mboni ya Vijana group in the final stages of
construction of a fish pond.

39.  Bar and liquid soaps produced by Mboni ya
Vijana group.

40.  Mboni ya Vijana group in the process of soap production
after being trained on soap production techniques.

41.  Mboni ya Vijana group constructing better toilets with
septic tank.

42. 7. Other Activities by MVG
 Education of children and group
members
 Research
 Communication
 Assistance to students

43.  Children Education; Children reading books in the
MVG library.

44.  Students receiving solar lamps to facilitate their
personal studies at night.

45.  A group photo. MVG members with teachers and
students of Zeze Secondary school after
students received solar lamps.

46.  WiFI hotspot at the Mboni ya Vijana office to facilitate
communication.

47.  Conservation of the Environment is among the
activities carried out by MVG.

48. Construction of better toilets.

49. Construction of an Administration
block.

50. Pressing of bricks to be used in
construction of a modern shed for
training and production purposes.

51. Palm Tree Farming
 The group has planted over 100 palm trees and the
group members have access to similar palm trees.

52. Seed Change, the organisation that
facilitates production of the palm
tree seedlings visiting MVG.

53. Education session on adapting to
climate change.

54. The leader of the council of Kasulu
district when he toured the MVG
projects.- Fish pond

55. Training the youth on GPS
mapping

56. KARIBU KASULU
KARIBU ZEZE
KARIBU MBONI YA VIJANA
TUJIFUNZE PAMOJA, TUWEZESHANE PAMOJA

57. Welcome to KASULU
Welcome to ZEZE
Welcome to MBONI YA VIJANA
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