Youth Economic Empowerment Activity Quarterly Report Quarter II – January 1 to March 31, 2018

Figure 1: Young woman in Rungwe District after a Livelihoods Training by YEEA

Submission Date: April 30, 2018

CONTRACT # AID-OAA-I-15-00014 TASK ORDER # AID-621-TO-17-00004 COR Name: Joyce Mndambi

This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development/Tanzania (USAID/Tanzania). It was prepared by DAI for USAID/Tanzania Youth Economic Empowerment Activity, Contract No. AID-OAA-I-15-00014 Task Order No. AID-621-TO-171- 00004.

Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ...... 3 LIST OF FIGURES ...... 4 LIST OF TABLES ...... 4 LIST OF ANNEXES...... 4 1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY ...... 5 1.1 Program Description/Highlights...... 5 1.2 Summary of Results to Date ...... 7 1.3 Evaluation/Assessment Status and/or Plans...... 8 2. PROGRESS NARRATIVE SUMMARY FOR FY18 Q2 ...... 10 2.1 Project Personnel ...... 10 2.2 USAID ...... 10 2.3 Other Agencies and Donors ...... 14 2.4 Key Meetings, Communications, Workshops and Conferences...... 17 2.5 Field Operations and Stakeholder Participation ...... 19 3. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ...... 20 3.1 Performance Against Indicator Targets...... 20 3.2 FY18 Work Plan Progress Against Milestones ...... 23 3.3 Planned activities for FY 18 Q3 (April to June, 2018) ...... 26 4. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES ...... 27 4.1 Women Empowerment ...... 27 4.2 Key/Major Achievements during FY18 QTR 2……………………………………………………………………………… 4.3. Implementation Challenges ...... 27 4.4. Administration and Management Issues ...... 28

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

APS Annual Program Statement AWEI Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index BDS Business Development Services CBOs Community Based Organizations COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative DCOP Deputy Chief of Party ENGINE Enabling Growth for Investment and Enterprise FAS Foreign Agriculture Services FGDs Focus Group Discussions GIF Gender Integration Framework GoT Government of Tanzania ILO International Labor Organization IP Implementing Partner IR Intermediate Result KII Key Informant Interviews LGA Local Government Authority LMA Labor Market Assessment LOP Life of Project M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MLEEYWC Ministry of Labor, Empowerment, Elderly, Youth, Women and Children MnM Mboga na Matunda (USAID Horticulture Activity) MOU Memorandum of Understanding NGO Non-Governmental Organizations PORALG Presidents Office Regional Administration and Local Authority SIDO Small Industries Development Organization, Tanzania TOT Training of Trainers TPB Tanzania Postal Bank TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UN United Nations USAID United States Agency for International Development USDA United States Department of Agriculture YEEA Youth Economic Empowerment Activity ZOI Zone of Influence

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Young woman in Rungwe District after a Livelihoods Training by YEEA...... 1 Figure 2: Kitonga Polyculture Youth Group sweet pepper farm in Kilolo District ...... 1 Figure 3: USAID Mission Director, Andy Kazas, visit with youth in Mbozi District ...... 12 Figure 4: Youth entrepreneurs from the Zanzibar Tech and Business Incubator showcase their products...... 16 Figure 5: COP William Creighton Speaking at the LaunchPad Conference in Dar es Salaam...... 18 Figure 6: Women gathered at the International Women’s Day Celebration co-organized by YEEA in Iringa .. 19 Figure 7: YEEA Organizational Chart...... Error! Bookmark not defined.

LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary of Results...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 2: Status of Quarterly Contractual Deliverables ...... 8 Table 3: New Staff - Start Dates ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 4: Short Term Technical Assistance During FY18 Q2 ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 5: USAID Mission Director’s Visit – Youth Participants Breakdown ...... 13 Table 6: Summary of key meetings attended by YEE during FY18 Q2 ...... 17 Table 7: FY18 QTR2 Performance against Indicator Targets ...... 20 Table 8: Attendees at the Grantees Conference ...... 26 Table 9: Planned Activities for FY18 Q3 ...... Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 10: Financial Reporting as of March, 2018...... Error! Bookmark not defined.

LIST OF ANNEXES ANNEX 1: Monitoring and Evaluation – Detailed Breakdown by Indicator………………………… 32 ANNEX 2: Next Quarter Performance Targets and Workplan……………………………………. 34 ANNEX 3: Gender Breakdown (Distribution by Age and Sex)……………………………………… 37 ANNEX 4: Sustainability Mechanisms and Observations……………………………………………. 38 ANNEX 5: Policy and Governance Observations…………………………………………………… 38 ANNEX 6: Local Capacity Observations…………………………………………………………….. 38 ANNEX 7: Key Technical Issue Observations……………………………………………………….. 38 ANNEX 8: Lessons Learned…………………………………………………………………………. 39

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1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY

Table 1: Program Overview

Program Name: USAID Youth Economic Empowerment

Activity Start Date and End Date: August 17, 2017 to August 16, 2022 Name of Prime Implementing Partner: DAI Global, LLC. Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-15-00014 Contract Number: Task Order Number: AID-621-TO-17-00004 Name of Sub Contractors /Sub-awardees: Pathfinder International, SNV, and Khanga Rue Media Government of Tanzania and Major Counterparts Organizations The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar Iringa - Iringa DC and Kilolo Districts Geographic Coverage Mbeya - Rungwe and Kyela Districts (cities and or countries) Zanzibar - Unguja and Pemba Districts Reporting Period: January 01– March 31, 2018

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/INTRODUCTION The USAID Youth Economic Empowerment Activity (YEEA) was designed to tackle youth unemployment by empowering rural youth aged 15 to 35 in rural agribusiness value chains. The activity focuses on three regions in Tanzania: Iringa, Mbeya and Zanzibar. YEEA connects youth to opportunities promoting employment, wellbeing, and leadership – empowering participants to become leaders in their respective communities. The activity is structured around three main objectives: 1. Increasing entrepreneurship and workforce readiness skills among young people aged 15-35 (IR 1) 2. Strengthening leadership and positive youth development (IR 2) 3. Enhancing life skills for healthy living and future planning (IR 3)

This second quarterly report highlights YEEA achievements and milestones during this period: During this quarter DAI welcomed a new COP, William Creighton, as well as 12 new YEEA staff. The project will be fully staffed upon recruiting three additional staff in the next quarter. After six weeks of preparation, training youth interns, and collaborative field research (young people paired with YEEA staff) YEEA completed the Labor Market Assessment and received USAID approval early in the third quarter. This foundational document will serve as a roadmap for project implementation, assisting leadership to strategically target interventions to maximize impact over the LOP. On March 6, YEEA partnered with the Local Government Authority (LGA) in Iringa to organize the International Women’s Day 2018 conference. This inspiring event brought together 90 women agri-preneurs and 30 young people interested becoming business women. It was a unique opportunity for YEEA and the LGA to demonstrate partnership, as well as a shared commitment to gender equality and women’s

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YEEA hosted a dialogue between the USAID Tanzania Mission Director, Andy Karas, and young people from Kyela, Rungwe in the Mbeya region and Mbozi district in the Songwe region on March 12. Fifteen youth-led agribusiness enterprises from these areas showcased their ingenuity and highlighted areas of opportunity by exhibiting their products to the USAID/Tanzania Mission delegation. In addition to learning about their products, YEEA facilitated a dialogue between the young participants and the delegation, offering a platform for them to raise the issues they face and highlight how they would like the project to facilitate their efforts.

YEEA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Prime Minister’s Office for Regional and Local Government and awaits countersignature. This MOU will afford the project authorization from the Government of Tanzania (GoT) to fully implement the program in mainland Tanzania. The team will continue to develop a coalition of active supporters and contributors by developing clear and actionable MoUs with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar as well as other USAID projects such as NAFAKA, ENGINE and Mboga na Matunda (MnM). This process will clarify objectives and commitments, ensuring consistent collaboration. Finally, in addition to recruiting the YEEA Grants Manager this quarter, the project kicked off a key feature of the activity: Grants Under Contract. The Grantee Conference introduced the Catalytic Grants Facility to the community by carefully explaining the open and competitive process under an Annual Program Statement (APS) and emphasizing objectives, selection criteria, and compliance. Thirty-nine participants attended the conference to learn about USAID YEEA program goals, developing concept notes aligned with YEEA objectives, determining the size and scope of potential activities and budgets, and compliance with USG regulations. While the concept of an APS was new and unfamiliar to participants and other potential partners, creating a perceptible level of apprehension, the YEEA team is committed to spreading the word and offering clarification and assistance throughout its area of operation.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS TO DATE

As indicated in the work plan, progress against Year 1 will increase significantly in the next quarter. Below is a snapshot of YEEA’s numbers to date. Table 2: Key Indicators

Annual Performance Annual On Indicator Performance Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Achieved to Target Frequency Target Number Indicator FY18 FY18 FY18 FY18 the End of FY18 Y/N and Reporting Source Period (%) CC 1 Number of youth - 30 1 Quarter Y 2,871 trained under all IRs IR 1 Number of youth 686 - 15 2.2 Quarter Y trained under IR1 IR 2 Number of youth 172 - 15 8.7 Quarter Y trained under IR2 Number of youth 137 - 15 10.9 Annual Y reporting that they have participated in at least IR 2.2 two activities pertaining

to community decision making in the past 6 (or 12) months

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EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT STATUS AND/OR PLANS

Table 2: Status of Quarterly Contractual Deliverables

Status Assessment Type Due date

Labor and Market Assessment March 31, 2018 Approved

Rather than focus on preconceived notions or assumptions of community needs, USAID YEEA dedicated much of the quarter reaching out to partners and target populations to solicit their direct feedback on local needs and gaps in the market and training. The team conducted a labor market and workforce assessment (LMA) in Iringa, Mbeya, and Zanzibar to inform the implementation strategy and specific interventions. The LMA provided an opportunity to meet with key partners, including local government, private sector, and NGO/CBO actors as well as training institutions, and business development services (BDS) providers among others. The assessment also created the opportunity to learn from and teach youth leaders. The LMA team conducted a Training of Trainers (TOT) in February for YEEA staff and youth interns engaged as field enumerators. The four youth experts and nine YEEA staff were trained to conduct the field survey using the specific LMA tools along with the enumeration guide. To complement their work, the group also learned how to conduct desk research and stakeholder mapping. Once the team was trained and the tools developed, it was time to pilot both. By field testing tools in Tanangozi village in Iringa DC, the group could gain experience quickly but with structure and oversight. Following an extensive debrief with the teams after piloting, the tools were modified for optimal usage. Final preparation and departure to field sites (Mbeya, Iringa and Zanzibar) began and in late February, lasting two weeks. The four youth volunteers included two women from Mbeya and Iringa, and two men from Iringa and Zanzibar. By participating throughout the entire assessment from training to research to data collection and analysis, these youth volunteers garnered concrete experience and key practical lessons conducting formal research. The team conducted key informant interviews (KII) with 72 private sector companies and businesses, six LGAs, 12 TVETs, 12 BDS, 18 NGOs and 36 Youth FGDs in Mbeya, Iringa and Zanzibar, totaling 288 respondents and 36 youth groups. YEEA benefited from the active participation of a representative from the President’s Office Regional Authority Local Governance (PORALG), a vital Government partner.

Figure 2: YEEA M&E Manager, Bariki Chambulikasi, interviewing youth during the LMA

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For example, Rehema Mdendeme, Principal Officer from PORALG joined the LMA training, supported translation of tools and conducted LGA interviews during field visits1.

LMA Key Findings: • Private sector firms recognize the energy, resourcefulness and strength that young people could bring to their work with relevant skills development. They see opportunities for youth-owned businesses to support the value chains in which they operate; • The BDS market is nascent in YEE’s three regions, especially Zanzibar. Donors often play the roles that established BDS might play in other countries; • TVET providers have seen little change in long-course curricula over the past few years; opportunities exist to expand short course offerings, and to work with select universities that offer an entrepreneurship focused education but need resources to expand it; • International and local NGOs are engaged in some youth employment and entrepreneurship programming, but their participation is limited and short term in scope. It could be leveraged to have greater impact through YEE; • LGAs, while viewing themselves as important facilitators of youth with value chain, donor and p rivate sector activities, have an inability to address long-term constraints and translate the opportunities from short-term donor programs to long-term sustainable, government-directed youth employment creation, given their limited resources; and • Young people are limited in the job search by their knowledge and, but are open to and interested in potential entrepreneurship opportunities that surround value chains so long as there is the potential to access finance, infrastructure, skills and market information. Gender related constraints also limit women’s roles in both self-employment and formal employment in Zanzibar.

LMA KEY TAKEAWAYS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The following are observations from the LMA field exercise: ▪ Private sector participants urge training youth in soft skills such as self-awareness, goal setting, time management/planning, communication and critical thinking. ▪ Since entrepreneurship training programs that focus on business skills and accounting are already available, YEEA should differentiate by providing training that directly connects people to a value chain. ▪ Practical approaches to education and training are necessary. Apart from a handful of TVET programs, secondary school after school clubs and specialized university programs, few opportunities for practical training exist. Also, TVET does not have sufficient resources to develop programming responsive to the changing needs of the economy and private sector companies. ▪ YEEA could maximize impact by collaborating with accredited Tanzanian institutions, broadening their reach and increasing the number of youth with nationally recognized certification.

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2. PROGRESS NARRATIVE SUMMARY FOR FY18 Q2

PROJECT PERSONNEL

YEEA Staff YEEA onboarded 12 staff in this quarter including a new COP who brings over 30 years of experience working in agricultural value chains in rural Tanzania and has a deep understanding of the country, people, and language. The Finance and Administrative Manager joined the YEEA team in February. The candidate brings more than 10 years of experience working in both Tanzania and South Sudan for international organizations as a Finance Manager. The YEEA team also welcomed a Grants Manager bringing with him extensive grants experience from similar USAID projects managing grants under contract. In March YEEA welcomed the IR 3 Life-Skills Team Lead based in Iringa, and two technical advisors. They collectively bring over 15 years’ experience working in life-skills related areas and health with various NGO ’s and USAID projects. With these 12 new staff, YEEA has filled 95% of project roles, bringing the total staff number to 19.

An Access to Finance Expert and M&E Officers for Mbeya and Zanzibar, are in the recruitment process as is an IR2 Lead that should start in quarter 3.

Staff Composition by Age: YEEA benefits from a balanced staff, more than 55 percent of whom are themselves part of the Tanzanian youth population. A team that reflects the project’s target population ensures relevance and credibility. YEEA’s youthful team demonstrates that the project has internalized its goals with a staff that walks the talk of professional growth and goal setting. With “youth empowerment” in its name, YEEA proves its commitment to youth by empowering its youthful team to achieve the activity’s objectives.

Short-Term Technical Assistance (STTA) Assignments In this quarter, the team welcomed seven technical experts who contributed to building and tweaking DAI systems and developing staff capacity in DAI’s management information system (Technical Administration Management Information System [TAMIS]), procurement, grants, IT, and finance. Technical experts provided support to key contractual deliverables such as the Grants APS and the Labor Market Assessment.

USAID

Courtesy Call to USAID Mission Director The COP and DCOP held an introductory conversation with the USAID Mission Director on January 25th. The Mission Director emphasized the value in ensuring YEEA visibility across all levels of government and positive relationships are critical to project sustainability and impact, in line with USAID/Tanzania’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS).

Youth and Gender Assessment Presentation

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YEEA presented the Youth and Gender Assessment study at the USAID Mission on February 22. The team highlighted the findings of the assessment. Key findings include the need to create practical opportunities that reduce the disproportionate burden of work young women carry, the opportunity to increase impact through partnerships especially with complementary USAID investments, plus the need for a community-led approach in coaching, training and matching young people with mentors. The findings and opportunities from the Youth and Gender Assessment, along with those from the LMA, will guide program strategy and interventions.

The Global Youth Summit Presentation with COR The COP and DCOP joined COR’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2017 presentation with the theme: “The Future of Work: Youth Economic Opportunity in a Changing World” at the USAID Mission on January 25th. YEEA presented itself as an example of a USAID/Tanzania program that promotes employability and entrepreneurship among Tanzanian youth. Key Takeaways: 1. Solidifying partnerships during implementation is not only encouraged but it is a pragmatic and efficient way to leverage resources, avoid duplication of effort and maximize impact. 2. Gender issues require concentrated efforts, partnerships, and multi-pronged approaches that are more effective in tackling pervasive and harmful gender norms. 3. LGAs have expressed interest in promoting gender sensitive approaches within livelihood and health initiatives. This enthusiasm suggests an opportunity to engage LGAs fully in YEEA’s gender interventions.

Gender Mainstreaming by USAID Tumaini Initiative The DCOP and Life-Skills Technical lead attended a youth and gender inclusion meeting held in Morogoro on February 26-27 in Morogoro. The meeting was held to discuss effective strategies to improve gender mainstreaming in USAID programming. Implementing partners from other USAID-funded projects shared how they worked to attract government support, mobilize communities, engage various stakeholders and thus achieve results.

M&E USAID Training In February, the M&E team attended an M&E integration training in Morogoro. The training focused on helping USAID implementing partners to understand how to report within the Government M&E systems. The training involved a presentation from an LGA in Morogoro and a visit to WARIDI site, a USAID-funded water and sanitation program.

USAID Mission Director Visit to Mbozi District On March 12, the USAID Tanzania Mission Director, with a team of nine USAID staff took part in a youth- adult dialogue with 15 young people from Kyela, Rungwe and Mbozi districts. YEEA hosted the dialogue as part of the Mission Directors’ visit to Songwe region. Although Songwe is not currently part of YEEAs’ region, its proximity to Mbeya provided an opportunity for the YEEA program to host the Mission Director and team to hear directly from YEEA target beneficiaries. The day prior to the Mission Director’s visit, the YEEA program held a leadership training with the youth focusing on self-awareness and assertiveness. The training provided was geared towards entrepreneurship and

USAID TANZANIA YOUTH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITY (YEEA) Page 11 of 39 FY 18 QTR 2 REPORT: JANUARY – MARCH, 2018 learning different ways they can raise their voice to issues they require support from the LGA and in their communities. The training helped youth feel capable of addressing the Mission Director, crafting engaging questions and airing their views. The Mission Director presented USAID/Tanzania’s approach and commitment to youth and listened to the group’s diverse perspective and experiences. He encouraged the young participants to speak freely about their experiences and the challenges affecting their businesses. The Mission Director asked them about their perception of available opportunities in their respective districts and how USAID could help to address challenges and improve their businesses. He was excited by the passion with which the young participants shared their ideas and encouraged their continued collaboration with YEEA. He also appreciated YEEA’s solid partnership with LGAs in Kyela and Rungwe.

Figure 3: USAID visit with youth in Mbozi District

Suggestions from the group included:

Figure1. 3: TheUSAID need Mission for Director’s, focusing Andy on Kazas, irrigation visit with rather youth in than Mbozi rain District-fed agriculture production for youth to ensure they manage the risk of seasonality and can acquire sustained income through the year through growing crops “out of season”. 2. Building capacity in business skills and facilitating access to finance and mentorship through the initial stages of a business. 3. Support to youth leadership groups to advance new ideas through meetings, workshops and discussion groups initially through boot camps for young people. 4. Assistance in packaging and security seals on products to facilitate access to supermarkets 5. Support youth groups and youth started businesses to access finance. 6. Exposure visits to see how other businesses and entrepreneurs work and overcome challenges.

Based on the issues raised at this forum, YEEA looks forward to working with youth and other partners such as NGOs, government organizations, LGAs, private sector companies and BDS providers to support the following activities: ▪ Providing life skills and leadership training to positively influence youth attitudes. ▪ Assisting with business formalization and acquisition of barcodes from Global Standards (GS1). This would help youth to do business with local mini supermarkets in Mbeya, Iringa and Zanzibar. ▪ YEEA will use the grants facility to work with SIDO to provide up to date packaging equipment that will be available to youth businesses

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▪ YEEA will provide market information and linkages to buyers through new markets for youth businesses ▪ Assisting the formation of youth saving and lending associations to increase youth access to financial services for businesses. ▪ Linking youth to private sector companies through on the job training and exposure visits. ▪ YEEA can offer real life experiences through workshops and forums and invite selected speakers to give their perspective on the business environment ▪ YEEA to ensure that youth leadership councils will take a lead on issues raised by young business people and along with Khanga Rue will develop videos for training and distribute them via social media

Table 3: USAID Mission Director’s Visit – Youth Participants Breakdown

Summary of 15 youth participants Category Number

Sex Female 8 Male 7 Age group 20-24 4 25-29 5 30-35 6

Agribusiness Roundtable Discussion The DCOP took part in an agribusiness roundtable forum hosted by USAID, the US Embassy, USDA/FAS US Foreign Commercial Services and the US Department of Agriculture/Foreign Agriculture Services (FAS) at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam on March 29. The roundtable aimed to assist traders to build contacts in Tanzania with US companies and establish effective business relations with Tanzania Agricultural and Food importers for the purpose of establishing efficient business linkages. Participants included Tanzanian importers, exporters, large scale farmers, distributors and Agribusiness people. YEEA presented the program and shared opportunities for linkages through entrepreneurship and job creation with young people in Iringa, Mbeya and Zanzibar.

D4D Four Levels of Kirkpatrick Training Evaluation The YEEA M&E team attended an M&E training hosted by USAID Data for Development (D4D) in Iringa on March 9, where they learned the four levels of the Kirkpatrick training evaluation model. The training focused on building the capacity of M&E staff across USAID IPs to improve the quality of data collected during trainings. A key takeaway for the YEEA participants was that capacity building for the technical team was required to strengthen data quality when capturing results of trainings. This is important since 33,000 young people are expected to be trained by YEEA during the life of the project.

Iringa Hub Meetings The COP and DCOP attended the Iringa Hub meeting on January 22 and March 23. January 22 marked YEEA’s first time participating in these meetings, which are focused on building synergies across USAID IPs in Iringa and putting into practice the Collaborative Learning and Adaptation (CLA) approach. On March 23, YEEA hosted and chaired the meeting. During these two sessions, YEEA and partners such as NAFAKA and ENGINE committed to sharing resources such as surveys and studies and discussed effective ways to engage the Iringa community and local government.

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OTHER AGENCIES AND DONORS

USAID IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: YEEA held numerous partnership meetings with other USG funded projects including Feed the Future Mboga na Matunda, NAFAKA, Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise (ENGINE) and Kizazi Kipya.. Collaborating and Learning from across USAID IPs and other donor funded project is encouraged to leverage resources and increase the impact that partners can bring from building synergies in the implementation of projects.

NAFAKA: YEEA continued engaging with USG-funded initiatives working in the activity’s zone of influence (ZOI). With NAFAKAs’ COP, YEEA agreed to work together on piloting an information and communications technology (ICT) request for proposal (RFP) that would be geared towards providing last mile solutions in agribusiness value chains ensuring that inputs and services are delivered at farmer level.

ENGINE: To strengthen the business environment for young people, YEEA met with ENGINE’s COP and DCOP on January 25. Leadership from both projects agreed to forge a partnership to support more youth focused BDS providers through ENGINE’s Bizfundi web platform. Since ENGINE tackles policy issues at the local government level, together with YEEA they will support transitioning youth funds management from the current, haphazard disbursement conducted by LGA itself, to becoming profitable, revolving funds managed by competent financial institutions. This would mean government oversight of the fund while a private sector provider would manage it. Regarding youth employment enabling environment issues, the two projects agreed to collaborate in hosting policy dialogues. Anticipated policy changes are aimed at reducing levies at LGA for youth enterprise, and removing startup capital tax on youth enterprise. ENGINE and YEEA will develop a MoU under which to work and cooperate.

Mboga na Matunda (MnM) YEEA also met with Mboga na Matunda’s (MnM) COP, on January 25, to discuss collaboration in horticulture value chain. MnM shared the horticulture value chains study they had conducted. Since there is potential for leveraging resources, the YEEA activity will host a partner meeting between ENGINE, NAFAKA, and MnM in the next quarter as an effort to harmonize and leverage youth focused efforts from all four partners. MnM invited YEEA to attend a horticulture boot camp in Mafinga where the YEEA M&E team learned about MnM’s boot camp methodology. YEEA explored opportunities to partner with other youth already trained in good horticulture practices, goods transport, and packaging services, all of which are critical for youth who will be engaged by the YEEA program.

Kizazi Kipya (K2) The YEEA activity met with the Kizazi Kipya’s (K2) COP on January 25. K2 has an extensive program that reaches over 700,000 stakeholders, some of which are in YEEA’s ZOI. K2 focuses on economic strengthening for caregivers and YEEA would like to leverage this initiative by strengthening efforts on livelihoods for young care givers. During the meeting, YEEA learned that another project, JHPIEGO SAUTI (Voices of the Tanzanian People), focuses on youth economic empowerment in the Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) sphere. In Q3, YEEA will contact the project to further explore a potential partnership and development of a MoU.

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YEEA M&E staff attended a Mboga na Matunda horticulture boot camp on March 19 to 23. The boot camp training focuses on good agronomic practices for horticultural crops to government extension officers and private sector partners such as GBRI farm, Balton as well as YEEA staff. YEEA participated in supporting curriculum development and training efforts such as training youth experts in good agriculture practices. These young experts will then provide services to farmers on a pay for service basis. This will be adopted from Community Animal Health Workers in Zanzibar and tailored to rural Iringa and Mbeya. In this way, YEEA can engage with community workers or service providers in the horticulture sector. This training will be a guide for whomever seeks horticulture farming as a business or as a service provider to farmers engaged in horticulture. This level of training will be useful to YEEA staff who will engage with potential partners who want to contract skilled youth out grower farmers.

ENGAGEMENTS WITH ZANZIBAR GOVERNMENT The YEE Zanzibar Regional Coordinator, the USAID COR and ACOR, and YEEA leadership met with Ms. Mwanaidi Ali, Director for Youth at the Zanzibar Ministry of Labor, Empowerment, Elderly, Youth, Women and Children (MLEEYWC) on January 29. YEEA learned that the Ministry serves elders, youth, and cooperatives and focuses on promoting, among others, youth empowerment. MLEEYWC was pleased to learn about YEEA and its focus on leveraging resources to enable youth wellbeing. Furthermore, the Ministry offered YEEA Sheila M. Makungu, an officer at the Ministry, to support the Labor and Market Assessment in Zanzibar and Pemba. Though Ms. Makungu assisted with the LMA, MLEEYWC has not yet designated a point of contact for the project.

MAINLAND GOVERNMENT Like the Youth and Gender Assessment, the President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) provided a translator to support the Labor and Market Assessment Training of Trainers, continuing with the YEEA a tradition of engaging the Government of Tanzania as much as possible to foster project ownership.

OTHER DONORS To further leverage resources with partners beyond USG implementers, YEEA met with Technical Director Michael Kairumba from Agriculture Market Development Trust (AMDT), on February 22 nd. AMDT is a $52 million, five-year project funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Irish Aid, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). AMDT has conducted extensive studies in the sunflower value chain and has supported the GoT in creating a sunflower policy. With a short turnaround period, the sunflower value chain can produce valuable outputs at each processing stage across YEEA’s ZOI. During the discussion, YEEA and AMDT also explored other opportunities for collaboration including supporting teaching institutions to develop and deliver relevant curriculum that matches market needs and, thus, equip youth with valuable skills. Besides supporting curricula, AMDT showed interest in supporting ICT related interventions in YEEA’s ZOI. UN-ILO: COP Creighton and DCOP Kanyeka met with the UN International Labor Organization (ILO) National Program Officer for skills development on February 22. Potential cooperation including examining a working modality for sharing ILO curriculums and including YEEA in the skills development working group were discussed. ILO and YEE will work together to actualize the apprenticeships program that ILO and GoT have piloted. Discussions and meetings have also taken place with Small Industries Development Organization

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(SIDO) as well as the Vocational Education and Training Agency. There are opportunities to cooperate and share costs with these valuable partners that will lead to achieving YEEA targets under all three IRs. In the coming weeks and months these will be consolidated into action. In respect of SIDO Iringa they attended the Grantees Conference and will submit a proposal for upgrading their equipment and machinery to enable more youth headed businesses to be serviced and supported by SIDO. For VETA they have suggested that any cooperation with YEEA will start in quarter 3 as this suits their timetable better.

Zanzibar Technology and Business Incubator (ZTBI) Along with the YEEA team, the USAID COR and ACOR visited the Zanzibar Technology and Business Incubator on the 29th of January. The Zanzibar Technology and Business Incubator, is managed by Kizimbani Agriculture Institute of Training (KIT), an institution within the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. This incubator focuses on agro-processing of dairy and baking products among others. This meeting provided an important and necessary introduction of YEEA to the Zanzibar entrepreneurship ecosystem. Aspiring agri- preneurs from the area were invited to raise their concerns and priorities to the visiting YEE delegation. Though they prioritized training, they emphasized the need for additional machinery for practical training and production as well as market access.

Figure 4: Youth entrepreneurs from the Zanzibar Tech and Business Incubator showcase their ready-for-market products

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT By February,Figure 4: Youth YEEA entrepreneurs had made from progress the Zanzibar toward Tech and businessBusiness Incubator strengthening showcase their by ready supporting-for-market theproducts Iringa Regional Administration to create a business and entrepreneurship forum. The forum will serve to consolidate regional plans to position Iringa as an agribusiness hub capable of feeding Dodoma. With the renewed political impetus to recognize Dodoma as the established capital, the push to position Iringa to become a food basket for Dodoma is strategic and relevant to YEEA’s objective of creating opportunities to accelerate income for youth in rural agribusiness value chains.

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KEY MEETINGS, COMMUNICATIONS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

Table 4: Summary of key meetings attended by YEE during FY18 Q2

S/N Key Meeting TITLE YEE Stakeholders Main Purpose Date Representatives

January 25, USAID Mission Director USAID Mission Courtesy call with USAID MD to 1 COP/DCOP 2018 YEEA courtesy call Director introduce YEEA key players

The Future of Work – Youth Opportunity in a Changing World. January 25, Global Youth Summit 2 COP/DCOP USAID COR Presentation by the COR on her 2018 Presentation findings from a meeting in USA in September 2017 LaunchPad organisers. World Bank, ILO, United Nations To launch a new for profit entity representative. Prime February 19 that seeks to ensure that young 3 LaunchPad Forum COP/DCOP Minister’s Office, to 20, 2018 people have employability and Private sector entrepreneurship skills representatives, students and young entrepreneurs USAID Tanzania Mission Director March 12, USAID Mission Director 4 DCOP/COP USAID Team& LGAs with a team of nine USAID staff 2018 Visit to Mbozi District took part in a youth-adult dialogue Aimed to assist traders to build contacts in Tanzania with US companies and establish effective March 29, Agribusiness Roundtable 5 DCOP USAID, USDA business relations with Tanzania 2018 Discussion Agricultural and Food importers for establishing efficient business linkages. D4D Four Levels of Learned the four levels of the March 09, M&E & IR 1 D4D, NAFAKA and 6 Kirkpatrick Training Kirkpatrick training evaluation 2018 Teama Mboga na Matunda Evaluation model Youth Employability and February 25, Entrepreneurship and 7 COP /DCOP LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Forum that YEE 2018 Employability Forum took part in Learn about the Mboga na BOOTCAMP-Good Matunda Methodology for March 20 to M&E ad IR 1 Mboga na Matunda 8 Agricultural Practices for conducting bootcamps and how 23, 2018 Team Bootcamp Crop Production (GAPs) YEE can emulate the same in its program Understand Iringa District’s life March 21, IR 3 Team/YEE skills priorities and develop a 9 Stakeholders meetings Iringa LGAs 2018 staff localized life skills package to address youth needs and priorities Understand Kilolo District’s life March 22, IR 3 Team/YEE skills priorities and develop a Stakeholders meetings Kilolo LGAs 2018 staff localized life skills package to address youth needs and priorities Global Youth Summit "The Future of Work: Youth presentation with the March 25, Economic Opportunity in a 10 Global Youth Summit COP/DCOP COR /Courtesy Call 2018 Changing World” at the USAID with the USAID Mission Mission Director

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DCOP, M&E Specialist, Leadership training and referrals to Gender and Women from various districts in March 06, International Womens’ Workforce 11 Iringa LGAs, USAID Ips Iringa who took part in the 2018 day forum Specialist, International Womens’ day Lifeskills Lead celebration advisor and Admin Assistant

The LaunchPad Entrepreneurship and Employability Forum Continuing to raise YEE’s visibility, YEE leadership facilitated and supported a panel on youth employability and entrepreneurship in February at a forum organized by the LaunchPad. The LaunchPad is a new for-profit entity that seeks to accelerate youth opportunities in empowerment and entrepreneurship. The LaunchPad Forum for Entrepreneurship and Employability was held in Dar es Salaam in late February. YEE supported this forum with logistical and financial support, in addition to facilitating panel discussions. Several organizations including the World Bank, International Labor Organization, United Nations, World Education Connection, Tanzania Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness, Recruitment Figure 5: COP Speaking at the LaunchPad Conference in Dar es Salaam Agencies, and the Prime Minister’s Office were represented at the LaunchPad Forum. Overall, many organizations were interested in YEEA and possibly partnering in implementation.

International Women’s Day Celebration in Iringa ‘Press for Progress’ On March 6, YEEA helped organize the International Women’s Day 2018 in Iringa. Four YEEA staff actively participated in the forum and provided coordination, logistical, emcee, and facilitation support. Organized by the Regional Commissioner’s Office in Iringa Region, the event’s main objective was to bring together entrepreneurial women to share their experiences tackling business challenges. Reflecting on 2018 International Women’s Day Slogan “Press for Progress,” forum participants shared practical strategies that women can use to empower themselves and strengthen their businesses. In her opening remarks, Iringa Regional Commissioner, Honorable Amina Masenza, shared her experiences about how successful business women have been pressing for progress and tackling the challenges they face. She cited GBRI Farm as one of the successful businesses started and run by a young woman (Hadija Jabiri – a horticulture entrepreneur who exports green beans to Europe), encouraging other women to learn from Ms. Jabiri and her pathway to success.

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The forum started by inviting various stakeholders like USAID MnM, USAID ENGINE, Tanzania Association of Business Service Providers, Tanzania Local Enterprise Development, Care Tanzania, Small Industries Development Association (SIDO) Below are some of the opportunities for YEEA engagement with women at present. Other opportunities will arise as the program makes progress: • Horticulture market linkages, capacity building in post harvesting, training agri-value addition in terms of packaging and practicing Good Agricultural Practices for young women • Engaging financial service providers to support women headed SMEs financially • Training and establishing Village Savings and Loan Associations specifically targeted to women • Training women and taking them through the business cycle from registration through cash flow, product technical training, packaging and market access • Provision of healthcare services, entrepreneurial support, and other livelihood skills to young women. • Training for child care opportunities in communities to free up other women • Offer information and training through social welfare sites that will target and benefit women specifically

Figure 6: Women gathered at the International Women’s Day Celebration co-organized by YEEA in Iringa

Figure 6: Women gathered at the International Women’s Day Celebration co-organized by YEEA in Iringa

FIELD OPERATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

Not applicable until next quarter.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

PERFORMANCE AGAINST INDICATOR TARGETS

YEEA Standard and Custom Indicators are set out in the following table. Table 5: FY18 QTR2 Performance against Indicator Targets Achieve Annual Achieve d this FY18 FY18 % On Indicator Male/ Performance Indicator FY18 d FY18 Quarter QTR QTR Male/ Comments Target Number Female Target QTR 1 FY 18 3 4 Female Y/N QTR 2 CC 1 0 30 14/ 47/53 See Annex 2: Y Custom Number of youth trained under 16 Table A 2,871 Indicator all IRs

Number of youth at risk of 172 0 0 Quarter CC 2 violence trained in social or Standard leadership skills through USG (F- assisted programs (YouthPower Indicator) IDIQ YOUTH-1, F Indicator) Number of YEEA youth 2,860 0 Quarter Y CC 3 beneficiaries provided with Custom referrals (business, education, Indicator health, etc.). Number of YEEA youth 572 0 0 Quarter CC 4 beneficiaries who report Custom increased self-efficacy at the Indicator conclusion of USG assisted training/programming. CC 5 0 0 0 Quarter Number of rural micro, small, (added): and medium-sized businesses Custom established Indicator CC 6 0 0 0 Quarter (Added): Number of youth who receive Custom formal/informal employment Indicator IR 1 686 0 15 7/8 47/53 See Annex 2: Y Number of youth trained under Custom Table A IR1 Indicator

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IR 1.1 21 0 0 Quarter Number of rural SMEs established Custom or improved. Indicator IR1.2 58 0 0 Quarter Number of microenterprises Custom established or improved by YEEA Indicator IR 1.3 346 0 0 Quarter Number of formal or informal jobs Custom created Indicator IR 1.4 675 0 0 Quarter Standard Number of youth with improved (F- skills following WFD Indicator) programming EG.6-2 IR 1.5 0 0 0 Quarter Percentage of youth beneficiaries Custom with increased incomes (impact) Indicator IR 1.6 286 0 0 Quarter Number of microenterprise Custom borrowers (MRR) Indicator IR 1.7 0 0 0 Quarter Number of new/improved Custom technologies Indicator IR 1.8 0 0 0 Quarter Number of MSMEs using Custom new/improved technologies Indicator IR 2 172 0 15 7/8 47/53 See Annex 2: Custom Number of youth trained under Table A Indicator IR2

Number of youth reporting that 137 0 15 7/8 46.7/53.3 See Annex 2: IR 2.2 they have participated in at least Table D Custom two activities pertaining to Indicator community decision making in the past 6 (or 12) months Number of laws, policies, or 0 0 Annual IR 2.3 procedures adopted and Standard implemented with USG (F- assistance designed to promote Indicator) and improve youth participation at the regional, national, or local level.

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IR 2.4 # of youth who participate in 137 0 Custom civil society activities following Indicator leadership training IR 3 2,860 0 Quarter Number of youth trained under Custom IR3 Indicator Percentage of beneficiaries who 50% 0 Quarter IR 3.1 agree that community-based Custom health services and referrals are Indicator now more accessible. Percentage of youth who were 20% 0 Quarter referred for and completed a IR 3.2 reproductive health service Custom referral (e.g., for HIV testing, Indicator family planning, STI diagnosis and treatment, malaria)

A detailed breakdown of performance against indicators is contained in Annex 1 (Tables A – D)

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FY18 WORK PLAN PROGRESS AGAINST MILESTONES Progress in relation to the activities, outcomes milestones and timing as set out in the FY17/18 Workplan: ACTIVITY 1: Outcomes, Milestones and Timing I.R1: ENTREPRENUERSHIP AND WORKFORCE-READINESS SKILLS OF YOUTH INCREASED IR1.1.: Youth Selection

ACTIVITY 1: YOUTH SELECTION, INCLUDING "YOUTH MARKET TIMING ASSESSMENT" (FOCUS GROUPS DISCUSSIONS) March, 2018 OUTCOME: Youth mobilized by Local service providers and local leaders, eg LGA; Youth selected through participatory process, youth ambition and interests presented from LMA results. 700 youth already selected by March 2018 MILESTONES: Communicate with local leaders for the selected geographical areas March 2018 Completed Introduction of the project to youth, selection criteria, presentation of identified market April 2018 opportunities Completed Focus group discussions (youth market assessment); registration, time schedule/planning April 2018 Ongoing

ACTIVITY 2: Outcomes, Milestones and Timing IR2: LEADERSHIP AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY YOUTH STRENGTHENED IR2.1: Begin Dialogue with LGAs Around Creation of Youth-Adult Partnerships OUTCOME: Dialogue with District Leaders undertaken, youth-adult partnership issues jointly identified; advisory boards formed for joint dialogue of community issues among youth adult partnership. MoU on youth adult partnership signed. MILESTONES: Dialogue with District leaders to jointly identify areas and issues January 2018 Completed Identify specific civic advisory boards, councils, committees or similar bodies with which youth and February 2018 adults can partner Ongoing Profile the types of youth, knowledge and skillset that could add value to the community dialogue January 2018 Ongoing

IR2.2: Work with Africa Lead to Tailor Champions $ Change (C4C) Methodology for

Youth Leadership OUTCOMES: The C4C curriculum modified, best practices in Positive Youth Workforce and Social Development incorporated, youth leadership, entrepreneurship, civic engagement and intergenerational communications fostered to raise youth-adult partnerships MILESTONES: Obtain copies of existing C4C curriculum Planned for quarter 3 Engage with Africa Lead staff, master trainers and YLC to tailor C4C Initial work and discussion underway but planned for quarter 3 Conduct training of trainers in revised curriculum led by Africa Lead Master Trainers Initial work and discussions underway but planned for quarter 3

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MILESTONES Work with youth and local market actors to develop market-driven solutions to address access to Initial work and discussions childcare of youth and women underway but planned for quarter 3 Support youth to develop business plans for innovative and scalable childcare solutions Ongoing

IR2.4: Conduct C4C Training and Mentor Youth Trained OUTCOMES: 600 youth trained in the C4C curricula into 3 regions of ZOI, C4C Master trainers and YLC used, mentorship provided to youth trained in implementation of community action plans. MILESTONES Select youth leaders in different age cohorts In progress Assign Tanzanian C4C Master Trainers and the YLC to provide ongoing mentorship Initial work underway but planned for quarter 3 Youth develop and implement action plans designed to contribute to the social and economic Initial work underway but development of their communities planned for quarter 3

ACTIVITY 3: Outcomes, Milestones and Timing IR3: LIFESKILLS FOR HEALTHY LIVING ENHANCED IR3.1: Healthy Life Skills Curriculum Adaptation OUTOMES: IR 1-financial literacy and IR 2 -youth engagement leveraged for IR3; peer groups and young people counselled and referrals for services created. 1980 young people trained on basic life skills MILESTONES: Purchase mobile phones prior to adapting mobile application for CHWs to use for individual Complete and ready for counseling and confirmation of referrals quarter 3 activity – developing app, testing and rolling out Contract mobile health application developer Scheduled for June 2018 Mobile application content design Mobile phones procured and on site. Design work to begin in quarter 3

IR3.2: Landscape Analysis of Available Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Services OUTCOMES: Landscape analysis conducted; health facilities identified, SRH services assessed; HF youth friendly and quality services identified MILESTONES: In collaboration with LGA, adapt the health facility assessment tools January, 2018: Completed Pretest facility assessment tools February, 2018Completed Modify the assessment tools as needed March, 2018: Completed Conduct health facility assessment in Iringa, Mbeya and Zanzibar March 2018: Completed Facility assessment analysis and reporting March, 2018 Planning and discussion stage

CCCA-3: Establishing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Government and Timing Private Sector OUTOMES: MoU with Government and private sector created, stakeholder consultations made, validated multi-stakeholder workshop, Data analysis and draft report submitted to USAID MILESTONES: Joint preparation and planning of market opportunity scans January 2018: Completed Stakeholder consultations in Iringa, Mbeya and Zanzibar (local government authorities, private January – February 2018

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sector companies, training institutes, other development partners) Completed Multi-stakeholder validation workshop on identified employed opportunities and skills needs, February – March 2018 selection of districts for Year 1 interventions Completed Target-setting for specific interventions (sub-sectors, youth numbers, LGAs and private sector March 2018 partnerships for subsequent interventions) Ongoing Analysis of data and drafting of report for submission to USAID March 2018 Ongoing

CCCA-5: Digital Insights Survey January – March, 2018 CCCA-7: Institute Competitive Grants Under Contracts Award Process OUTOMES: M-Health Digital Referral System customized, APS advertised, receiving concept notes, Assessing and due diligence to high ranking partners MILESTONES: CCCA-6: Customize M-Health Digital Referral System to the YEE Activity Oct. 2017-March 2018 Ongoing Advertise APS January 2018 Completed Receive Concept Notes from Local Organizations January – February 2018 Ongoing Assess Concept Notes based upon criteria established in the APS March 2018 In progress Perform due diligence on highest ranking potential partners March 2018 In progress

CCCA-8: Develop the YEE Activity Content for Noa Ubongo and other Digital Media March 2018-Sep OUTOMES: AYA Activity content developed, Concept from IR 1 1-3 selected for curricula adaption MILESTONES: Select concept from IR1 1-3 curricula for adaptation March 2018 Ongoing

Monitoring and Evaluation: Outcomes, Milestones and Timing Monitoring & Evaluation Timing OUTOMES: Quarterly technical meetings and stakeholder Learning events conducted, Completing Digital Insights Survey, LMA conducted, Local Implementing partners’ orientation MILESTONES: Orient local implementing partners to M&E indicators, targets and reporting requirements January – February, 2018 Ongoing Job-market opportunities/needs and value chain assessment and network mapping January – February, 2018 Completed Digital Insights Survey January-February, 2018 Ongoing Quarterly Technical Meetings & Stakeholder Learning Events Quarterly (Jan-Mar, 2018 Ongoing

GRANTS DEVELOPMENT To date, YEEA has provided capacity building to 39 prospective local implementing partners in Iringa on key areas of grant management as well as understanding the requirements and financial compliance issues related to YEEA. At this first grants conference, a call for concept notes was made and to date three concept notes

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Table 6: Attendees at the Grantees Conference

Male Female Total All 24 15 39 Youth 7 7 14

PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR FY 18 Q3 (APRIL TO JUNE 2018) Q3 Implementation Schedule Table 9: Planned Activities for FY18 Q3

Planned Activity Dates District Employability skills at Iringa University/Kiota Hub IR1 April 06 Iringa

Growth mindset skills at Iringa University/Kiota Hub IR3 April 13 Iringa

Establishment of VSLAs’ + Training of Community Mobilization + IR3 Life skills training April 23 - 27 Rungwe

Establishment of VSLAs’ + Training of Community Mobilization + IR3 Life skills training May 02 -05 Kyela

Curriculum development for the Leadership program (IR 2) May 02 -04 Unguja

Curriculum development for Life Skills program (IR3) May 07-11 Iringa

Establishment of VSLAs’ + Training of Community Mobilization + IR3 Life skills training May 07 -11 Unguja

Employability skills at Iringa University/Kiota Hub IR1 May 18 Iringa

IR 2 training + Establishment of VSLAs’ + Training of Community Mobilization + IR3 Life May 14–18 Pemba skills training Youth Leadership training IR 2 + I Life skills training IR 3 May 21-23 Rungwe

Youth Leadership training IR 2 + I Life skills training IR3 Unguja

Youth Adult Dialogue in Rungwe + Kyela Youth May 24 Rungwe

Youth Adult Dialogue in Unguja + Pemba May 24 Unguja

Growth mindset skills at Iringa University/Kiota Hub IR3 May 25 Iringa

Youth Leadership training IR 2 + I Life skills training IR3 May 30-Jun01 Iringa DC Youth Leadership training IR 2 + I Life skills training IR3 June 04-06 Kilolo

Youth Adult Dialogue in Iringa DC + Kilolo Youth June 07 Iringa HO Employability skills training at Iringa University/Kiota Hub IR1 June 08 Iringa

Youth Economic Empowerment Youth Council & YEEA Project Launch June 14 Iringa HO

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Growth mindset life skills training at Iringa University/Kiota Hub IR3 June 25 Iringa

INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT YEEA by design focuses on women’s empowerment. During this quarter, YEEA ensured that more than 50 percent of beneficiaries engaged by the program were women. In the Women’s Day conference and during the USAID Mission Director’s visit as well as the grantee conference in Iringa, women were very well represented. The Women’s Day celebration was a collaborative effort with the LGA in Iringa and brought women together for an opportunity to learn from a myriad of actors who engage with business service provision and brought women leaders to inspire others to seek opportunities available in the agribusiness value chains. The Youth and Gender Assessment—which utilized elements of Positive Youth Development, Gender Analysis, Gender Integration Framework (GIF), and the Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment Index (AWEI)— underscored the need to be deliberate about engaging more young women than young men, since they have been systematically disenfranchised by pervasive patriarchal influences that characterizes YEE zone of influence. Thus, YEE purposefully engaged more young women than men in this quarter. A vivid example, is how YEE chose to have more young women than men in the USAID Mission Director’s visit in Mbozi district, were young women were deliberately selected to take part in the dialogue. Since mere presence does not equal participation, the YEE team engaged the youth and coached young women to speak up during the dialogue. During the LMA, the team engaged two young women and two young men as youth experts in the field. The two young women were critical in gaining valuable insights from young women during the Training of Trainers of the LMA how young women should be approached and engaged during data collection and the gender dynamics that are critical to understand when engaging young women in rural Iringa, Mbeya and Zanzibar.

While these are good examples of engagement the overall strategy of the YEEA will be to focus on young women to enable them to have a greater role in leadership within their communities, to have equal access to opportunity for business, land ownership and finance while ensuring that they can also access life skills advice around self-development and social services.

IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES While implementation ramps up, one consistent challenge the project faces is gaining meaningful and active participation from young women: a critical component of the program. YEEA takes this challenge seriously, emphasizing to all potential grantees, partners, learning institutions, and stakeholders engaged with the program that at least 50 percent of beneficiaries must be young women to be successful. Another challenge is obtaining formal consent to partner and implement project activities from the GoT and Zanzibar. While both continued to express their support of the project and its scope, neither have signed MoUs and follow up required a significant level of effort on the project’s part. While the Annual Program Statement (APS) has been released this quarter, many actors are unfamiliar with the APS mode of operation and more deliberate efforts need to be made to engage with actors and create awareness about the APS. Most stakeholders are used to working with a Request for Proposal (RFP) and it is a USAID TANZANIA YOUTH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITY (YEEA) Page 27 of 39 FY 18 QTR 2 REPORT: JANUARY – MARCH, 2018 perception among potential grantees that an APS is different. YEEA is rolling out engagement forums with stakeholders to address this issue and has developed a media plan to create awareness of the APS grants scheme.

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES YEEA project offices in Mbeya and Zanzibar have been identified and secured. From April, both of these satellite offices will be fully staffed and operational.

YEEA has received a second vehicle from USAID partner Vodacom Foundation and Torch Foundation. The pick-up double cabin was handed over to YEEA on February 22, enabling YEEA to have a vehicle in Mbeya. A new driver has been engaged and remains in the probationary period. Another new vehicle is in the procurement process. Ideally the YEEA project will have a vehicle in each of the satellite offices and two vehicles in Iringa office.

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ANNEX 1: MONITORING AND EVALUATION – DETAILED BREAKDOWN BY INDICATOR

Table 11: Custom Indicator; Number of youth trained under Intermediate Result (IR) 1 & 2 by District AGE GROUP

District Gender 20-24 25-29 30-35 Total KYELA Female 1(50%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 2 (100%) Male 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 3 (100%) Total 1 (20%) 1 (20%) 3 (60%) 5 (100%) MBOZI Female 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%) Male 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 1 (50%) 2 (100%) Total 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 1 (20%) 5 (100%) RUNGWE Female 0 (0%) 1 (33%) 2 (67%) 3 (100%) Male 1 (50%) 1 (50%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%) Total 1 (20%) 2 (40%) 2 (40%) 5 (100%) Total 4 (27%) 5 (33%) 6 (40%) 15 (100%)

Table 12: Custom Indicator; Number of youth trained under Intermediate Result (IR) 1 & 2 by Ward GENDER

District WARD Female Male TOTAL KYELA Busale 0 1 1 Ikimba 0 1 1 Nkuyu 1 0 1 Serengeti 1 0 1 Ipyana 0 1 1 Total 2 3 5 MBOZI Ilolo 1 0 1

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Mlowo 1 0 1 Nanyara 1 0 1 Nimbili 0 1 1 Vwawa 0 1 1 Total 3 2 5 RUNGWE Kawetele 1 0 1 Kyimo 1 0 1 Makandana 0 1 1 Ndanto 1 1 2 Total 3 2 5 Total 8 7 15

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ANNEX 2: NEXT QUARTER PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND WORKPLAN

IR 1: Entrepreneurship and Workforce Readiness Skills of Youth Increased (Supports both CDCS DO1 and DO2)

S/n Indicator Reference Activity Description Sub Activities Planned Target Location

1 IR 1.6: Number of 1.1 Establishment of 1.1.1 Identification of 60 community mobilizers microenterprise Village Youth Financial Community Iringa YEEA HQ (10 @ ZOI) borrowers supported Platforms (VFP/VSLA) Mobilizers by YEEA (Key Microenterprise 1.1.2 Training of Results Reporting Community indicator) Mobilizers (TOTs) and orientation on VFP/VSLA M&E tools 60 community mobilizers Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar and reporting (10 @ ZOI) templates (including development of VFP/VSLA kits for practical learning)

1.1.3 Inventory existing structures 30 existing structures Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar and characterize them

1.1.4 Community mobilization and Formation of youth VFP/VSLA groups (orient interested youth to the concept 60 Groups =1500 members Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar of community managed savings and Loan structures and the importance of fund safety)

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1.1.5 Develop & issue of VFP/VSLA kits to the 60 VFP/VSLA kits Iringa YEEA HQ established VFP/VSLA IR1.1: Number of rural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 1.2.1 Conduct SMEs Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar established or gaps & needs analysis improved by youth with USG assistance 1.2. Identification of 300 enterprises identified and 2 successful Youth Led supported IR1.2: Number of Enterprises 1.2.2 Develop and microenterprises implementation of established or the enterprise Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar improved by YEEA support strategy youth beneficiaries (linkage SIDO, ATF, (Micro enterprises) technical, market)

IR 2: Leadership and Positive Community Engagement by Youth Strengthened (Supports DO1 and DO3) 3 2.1 Number of YEEA 2.1 Establishment of 2.1.1 YLCs members' 6 District YLCs=12 members Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar youth beneficiaries Youth Leadership identification and =72ppl 3 regional who are active Council with the selection (based on YLCs @ 6 members=18ppl members of decision- following the set criteria) making bodies in their representatives communities (for (NGO, LGAs, Private 2.1.2 YLCs 72 members of the District Iringa YEEA HQ example, ward council, sector, TVET and orientation, YLCs district council, influential youth) Curriculum committees) preparation and capacity building training Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar

4 2.2 Number of YEEA 2.2 District dialogue 2.2.1 District dialogue 6 sessions reaching out to 180 Iringa YEEA HQ youth beneficiaries (build partnership (build partnership youth and 120 adults from reporting that they between youth and between youth and various sectors have participated in at adult which will adult which will least two activities involve District involve District Iringa, Mbeya & Zanzibar pertaining to leaders, youth and leaders, youth and community decision other potentials other potentials) making in the past 6 (or 12) months

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IR 3: Life Skills for Healthy Living Enhanced IR 3.1: Family planning and reproductive health services provided to youth increased 5 CC1 Number of YEEA youth 3.1 Mapping of TOTs (DONE)=11 3.1.1 Mapping of TOTs (DONE)=8 TOTs mapped-Iringa 11 TOTs identified (2=Iringa, 6=Mbeya and 3=Zanzibar) beneficiaries TOTs mapped and Mbeya (Zanzibar awaits) trained under all IRs

3.2 Curriculum development 3.2.2 Curriculum development 1 curriculum

3.2 TOT training (YEEA) 3.2.3 TOT training (YEEA) 11 TOTs

3.3 Community Mobilizers training 3.3.4 Community Mobilizers training by TOTs 66 CMs (Iringa 12, Mbeya 36, Zanzibar=18) by TOTs 3.1. % of youth Tbc beneficiaries who agree that community- 3.4 Facility assessment (Start with 3.4.1 Facility assessment (Start with Iringa & Mbeya 3rd 6 based health Iringa & Mbeya 3rd week April, week April, ZANZIBAR to second) services and ZANZIBAR to second) referrals are now more accessible IR 1.3: Number 30 traders/private sectors in Dodoma of formal or informal jobs 4. Feed Dodoma Initiative Rapid 7 4.1 Feed Dodoma Initiative Rapid Market Assessment created by Market Assessment private enterprises, business associations, and 29 hotels in Zanzibar CSOs who received USG 5. Rapid Market Assessment- 5.1 Rapid Market Assessment-Horticulture Value Chain in 8 assistance Horticulture Value Chain in Zanzibar (Standard with Zanzibar USAID/ ENGINE)

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ANNEX 3: GENDER BREAKDOWN

Table A: Trainings by Gender and Youth Segments by Regions % % Type of Training/Event Females Males 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-35 Total Females Males Mbeya: Kyela DC 2 40 3 60 0 1 1 3 5 Rungwe DC 3 60 2 40 0 1 2 2 5 Mbozi DC 3 60 2 40 0 2 2 1 5 Zanzibar: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 8 53 7 47 0 4 5 6 15

Table B: Participants at USAID Mission Director by age and gender Gender Age group

Training/Event held during Females % Females Males % Males 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-35 Total

Mission Director Visit – Mbozi, Mbeya 8 53.3% 7 46.7% 0 (0%) 4 (26.7%) 5 (33.3%) 6 (40%) 15 (100%)

Total 8 53% 7 47% 0 (0%) 4 (27%) 5 (33%) 6 (40%) 15 (100%)

MISSION DIRECTOR VISIT – MBO ZI Mission Director Visit –Mbozi

8 40% 33.30% 26.70% 7 0%

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-35 FEMALES MALES Age group

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ANNEX 4: SUSTAINABILITY MECHANISMS AND OBSERVATIONS: By supporting the LGA in Iringa to establish an entrepreneurship forum in this quarter, YEEA is creating ownership of the efforts that the program intends to implement. The forum meets every quarter to discuss pertinent issues that affect entrepreneurship. The for um brings together key stakeholders that work in entrepreneurship and is a discreet, informal meeting with the Regional Administrative Secretary. This is an important mechanism that YEEA plans to replicate in other zones of influence.

ANNEX 5: POLICY AND GOVERNANCE OBSERVATIONS YEEA intends to work with ENGINE to tackle LGA policies that hinder young people from formalizing businesses by reducing or removing tax levies that young people are meant to pay in the first year of business. Advocating for policy changes at the LGA level by ma king the business case for investing in alleviating tax levies would spur growth in the rural economies in our zones of influence. Part of the upcoming quarters effort is geared towards formalizing commitments that LGAs have made in land allocation. Through the leadership component, we plan to raise voices on the allocation of land that LGAs had committed to during our first quarter. One of the key outcomes of the establishment of the entrepreneurship is the identified need of making Iringa the breadbasket for Iringa and at the Government level, the ‘Feed Dodoma’ initiative is a critical driver for joint action and collaboration.

ANNEX 6: LOCAL CAPACITY OBSERVATIONS YEEA observed that most youth led and owned organization in the rural communities do not have the capacity to address technical requirements for grants and write in English even though they are currently doing the work and intervening in the areas that YEEA works in. This is a critical challenge even for more established institutions because of limited capacity in rural communities. YEEA is anticipating the need to conduct multi-forums for encouraging applications and demystifying the grants process which is currently seen as intimidating and too technical for most of our beneficiaries.

ANNEX 7: TECHNICAL ISSUES The YEEA grants requires more awareness building to potential stakeholders who have yet to understand how the Annual Program Statement Grants scheme works versus the usual Request for Proposal which most stakeholders are accustomed to. YEEA is creating a media engagement strategy around grants to spur application and is also conducting regional forums to engage potential grantees .

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The challenge of recruiting an IR 2 Leadership lead to Iringa has been a persistent personnel challenge that is hindering the acceleration of the IR2 activities. Nevertheless, YEEA DCOP is taking on the role until the identified candidate is onboarded in June. This has also been tackled by hiring Upendo Sanga, the IR2 officer in Mbeya. This will spur more activities in IR2 in the coming quarter.

ANNEX 8: LESSONS LEARNED YEEA observed that the program needs to keep encouraging and facilitating the participation of young women in the districts. Whenever a call is made to gather young people, the tendency within existing leadership structures at village to district level is to invite more young men than young women. Without being explicit, the district authorities and potential actors tend to exclude both because it is more difficult to encourage young women to participate when they already have a heavier burden of care and responsibilities, but also because they have been systematically excluded. YEEA will ensure that in trainings and events that YEEA is running that participation of young women is given preference with a specific bias towards young women.

YEAR 1 PERFORMANCE TARGETS VS ACCELERATED PLAN TARGETS IR 1.1: Entrepreneurship and Workforce Readiness Skills of Youth Increased (Supports both CDCS DO1 and DO2) % of Accelerated Annual Internal ZANZIBAR MBEYA IRINGA Annual Plan target Output/impact target IR1 Arrangement- Target Activity reached YEE Target Iringa Unguja Pemba Kyela Rungwe Kilolo DC # youth trained 700 1500 1000 250 250 250 250 250 250 214 # rural SMEs established or improved 550 200 700 30 30 70 70 70 70 36 # microenterprises established or improved 58 100 58 15 15 35 35 35 35 172

# formal or informal jobs created 346 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 # of youth with improved skills following WFD program 675 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 % of targeted youth beneficiaries with increased income NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA # microenterprise borrowers (MRR) 286 1500 500 250 250 250 250 250 250 524

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IR 1.2: Leadership and Positive Community Engagement by Youth Strengthened (Supports DO1 and DO3) ZANZIBAR MBEYA IRINGA Accelerated Internal Annual Plan % of Output/impact target IR2 Arrangement- Target Activity Iringa Annual YEE Unguja Pemba Kyela Rungwe Kilolo Target DC target reached # of youth trained under IR2 172 300 224 50 50 50 50 50 50 174 # youth who are active members of decision making bodies in their community 137 150 178.88 40 40 40 40 40 40 109 # youth reporting that they have participated in at least 2 activities related to community decision making in the past 6 (or 12) month 137 150 179 40 40 40 40 40 40 109 # of laws, policies or procedures adopted and implemented with the USG assistance designated to promote and improve youth participation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR 3.1 Life Skills for Healthy Living Enhanced

ZANZIBAR MBEYA IRINGA Accelerated Internal Annual Plan % of Output/impact target IR3 Arrangement- Target Activity Iringa Annual YEE Unguja Pemba Kyela Rungwe Kilolo Target DC target reached # youth trained 2860 1877 3718 311 310 321 321 307 307 66 % Beneficiaries who agree that community health/referral now accessible 50% 939 156 155 161 161 154 154 19 % of youth who are referred for & completed reproduction health service referral 20% 0 0 0 0 Cross-Cutting Indicators Internal ZANZIBAR MBEYA IRINGA Output/impact target Cross- Annual Accelerated Arrangement- Cutting Indicators Target Plan % of YEE Unguja Pemba Kyela Rungwe Kilolo Iringa Activity Annual

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Target DC target reached # youth trained in all components 2871 3677 4941.6 611 610 621 621 607 607 128 # youth at risks of violence trained in social and leadership skills (Youth Power) 172 218 0 36 35 38 38 35 35 127 # youth provided with referrals (Business education and health) 2860 3677 0 611 610 621 621 607 607 129 # youth who report increase self-efficacy at the conclusion (Youth Power) 572 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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