Is it worth coaching youth in consulting? What young researchers with In-Depth Consulting Say.

In-Depth consulting Inc. made a strategic decision to mentor and coach the youth in consulting. We believe they youth need exposure to professional experiences and guidance on planning and leading researches and evaluations as a means to develop a generation that will drive intellectual pursuit of answers to Tanzania’s development challenges today and in the … Continue reading →

So it happens! Blending approaches to demonstrate change.

How is impact demonstrated?  This was one of the big questions giving me sleepless nights in May and June 2014.During those months, I had developed a lot of interest in identifying and documenting some of the changes that obtain as a result of the work we do with our boundary partners[1] (http://www.outcomemapping.ca/download.php?file=/resource/files/BP%20discussion%202013.pdf) as The Foundation … Continue reading →

Better SAD than HAPPY: Innovations in child protection

Is it really better for a child to be SAD than HAPPY? We all want children to be happy; however as human beings we ask more questions when a child is SAD than when they are HAPPY. When children are HAPPY, we celebrate with them and are less interested to know what makes them happy. … Continue reading →

Are we integrating ICT, buy-in and transparency in research processes? The case of “The state of youth study” in Tanzania.

Research designs are rarely public tools, buy-in is seldom thought of at the start and even when mainstreamed in the design little is done to assure it. ICT is mostly considered in dissemination of the product, reaching people who did not know about the research ab-initio. And, the process of research is only reported in … Continue reading →

Haya ndo maendeleo ya vijana Tanzania: SHAIRI (This is youth development in Tanzania: POEM)

I. Ninamshukuru jalali, kunijalia uhai, Na hii bora hali, shetani kwangu hakai Bada ya hii kauli, na ninyi nawasabai Haya ndo maendeleo ya vijana Tanzania II. Baada ya hizo salamu, sasa zafuata pongezi Restilesi , wataalam, watafiti vijana na washirika muhimu, hali kuiweka wazi, ukweli kuibainisha Haya ndo maendeleo ya vijana Tanzania III. Katika mikoa … Continue reading →

Biting for accountability or kissing for survival-Nationalization of UN staff & Tanzania

If you bite hard you either draw blood or you remain with flesh on your teeth-that is if you have teeth. I am not accounting for rabid bites here. However if your bite does not leave a mark (praying that your gums are strong if teeth is a challenge), then it is nothing but a … Continue reading →

Emerging perspectives on youth participation and empowerment: A peep@Ideas4Work conference, Dakar-Senegal:

  I recently participated at the Ideas4Work conference held in January 23 -25, 2013. An initiative of the Global Partnership for Youth Employment (GPYE). In my research presentation titled Livelihoods, employment creation and policy in Rural Tanzania-presentation conducted in Mbeya, Iringa and Ruvuma, in 2011, surfaced the disadvantaged position of young women, the acute gap between … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Restless Development State of the Youth Research:
As one of the consultants, i Kennedy Oulu (www.in-depthconsulting.com) together with Francis Omondi (www.enhance.co.ke) will be sharing with you events, lessons and opinions of young people as we conduct the study in seven regions of Tanzania. The study will commence on 7th Jan 2013 with…

Uganda Anti-Gay Bill: Is Tanzania safe?

I have been following a discussion on feelings and perspectives of health professionals (“[afro-nets] Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill”) with alot of interest. Inasmuch as i concur with many others that gay people, despite being a minority must also exercise their human rights within safe spaces that enable this, the issue of homosexuality in Africa is sensitive … Continue reading →

Schools as learning organizations: My experience in facilitating the workshop

In the spirit of keeping a promise (see previous blog on the same), i wish to share the process, insights to discussions and learning from leading a workshop bringing together managers of private schools, orphan care institutions managing schools, organizations managing special schools and NGOs coordinating quality education programmes in Arusha, Tanzania. I must acknowledge … Continue reading →