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Education |Storytelling & Comms | Feminism &Governance|Founding Director @woyomo_tz @handmade_hope_tz 🌸
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Life lately 😍, mood - WORK WORK WORK!!!❤️. And we’re killing it.

Simiyu ni njema, atakaye na aje 😁. Sisi ndio tupo tumejaa tele 😂.

@woyomo_tz

#WatchMonicaWork

So excited, inspired, motivated for the work we do. I mean what else beat doing the important work like this ??

Anyways- I’m so excited for the Justice For Survivor project that @woyomo_tz is doing in partnership with other partners and funded by IPPF Africa region.

Category :) SKIN 😁❤️

….. so the project focus on supporting and enhancing access to justice for survivors of GBV. If you know me then you know how this is so personal. Cause I’ve seen women being killed and their cases never get Justice so I’m taking this so personal and close to my heart ❤️.

Category;) Sun-kissed ☀️

Just a 26 baby- chasing her dreams and becoming her best version of herself ❤️

So hapa ni wapi???…. Shout - SIMIYU 😁

My prayer : Baba gari kama hii niliyopewa lift, Amen 🙏

See beauty of Simiyu, mtakuja tule ugali, twende gamboshi tukapige story au bado mnalea mtoto wa taifa? 😁😂😂 by @monica._patrick

🇹🇿 Kutoka kwenye jamii, hadi jukwaa la Afrika—tuunge mkono Monica Patrick 🌸

Nyuma ya kila picha ya community engagement kuna muda wa kusikiliza, kujenga uaminifu na kufanya mazungumzo yanayowapa vijana nafasi ya kueleza uzoefu wao. Kazi hii hukua kupitia uwepo, uvumilivu na kujifunza pamoja na jamii.

@monica._patrick , Founder and Executive Director wa @woyomo_tz , ameteuliwa katika kipengele cha

Youth Changemaker kwenye EMY Africa Awards. Hii ni nafasi yetu ya kutambua juhudi zake na kuunga mkono uongozi wa kijana wa Tanzania. 🇹🇿✨

Nimeandaa video hii fupi kukuongoza hatua kwa hatua. Na unaweza jifunza kazi anazofanya kupitia page yake na ya shirika analoliongoza.

🗳️ Jinsi ya kumpigia kura Monica:)

1. Scan QR code kwenye poster au fungua link ya kura hapa chini:)

2. Chagua Youth Changemaker, kisha tafuta Monica Patrick – Tanzania, Code 01:)

3. Bonyeza Vote na uhakikishe umechagua kura 5 za bure:)

4. Chagua nchi yako🇹🇿 na ujaze namba yako ya simu. Kwa Tanzania, tumia +255. Jina na email ni hiari kwa risiti ya email.

5. Bonyeza Continue – 5 free votes:)

6. Fuata maelekezo ya uthibitisho kupitia WhatsApp, kisha tuma ujumbe ulioandaliwa kwa kura zako:)

7. Subiri uthibitisho kwamba kura zote 5 za Monica zimehesabika. Baada ya hapo, shiriki mwongozo na watu wako:)

🔗 Piga kura hapa:) 📥⤵

https://egotickets.com/competitions/emy-africa-awards/youth-changemaker/monica-patrick-tanzania

Asante kwa muda wako na mshikamano ⌚🤝🏿👏🏿🫂 Tunapothamini juhudi za vijana wetu, tunawatia moyo kuendelea kuitumikia jamii. 🤝🏾💙

#WatchMonicaWork #YouthChangemaker #EMYAfricaAwards #CommunityEngagement TanzaniaToTheWorld by @monica._patrick

What a way of starting a new week 💃🏼.

Watanzania wenzangu (nawaita mara 3) tumekuwa nominated huku kwenye @emyafrica awards kipengele cha “Youth Changamaker” tuzo kwa udhamini na ushirikiano wa @peacefirstorg .

Kama kijana wenu, naomba kura zenu ili tushinde kama tulivyokubaliana mwaka huu ni kushinda tu 😀. Asilimia 30% za ushindi zitatoka kwa public vote na zilizobaki kutoka kwa judges (watu wakubwa huko majuu 😀) . Hivyo basi,ninaomba hizi 30 tusimuachie mwingine kwa namna yoyote ile.

Ili kupiga kura fata hatua hizi

1. Fungua link iliyopo kwenye bio yangu ya kuhusu kupiga kura/ kwenye bio ya @emyafrica
2. Shuka chini mpaka sehemu yenye category yetu ya “The Youth Changemaker”
3. Tafuta jina langu, liko hapo namba moja kabisa kwenye website.
4. Bonyeza Vote - itakupeleka kwenye kujaza informations zako na wewe utajaza
5. Hakikisha unapata confirmation/ uthibitisho kuwa kura zako 5 za bure zimehesabika kwa kumpigia kura Monica Patrick.
6. Share na watu wako unaowajua kuhakikisha tunatisha zaidi!

N.B unaweza kupiga kura 5 za bure kwa siku, hivyo ukivote leo unasubiri kesho. Lakini unaweza vote kama una namba za simu nyingi, na unaweza tumia email pia kupiga kura.

Deadline ni tarehe 30 October. Hivyo tuna siku chache za kupambania ushindi.

Cc: @woyomo_tz by @monica._patrick

Some days you’re happy, some days when you seat and think deep about what’s going on you end up so hurt, so angry, so terrified and sad.

Inahuzunisha sana kuona idadi ya wanawake waliouliwa na wenza wao, na hizi sio namba tu - ni maisha ya wanawake yaliyokatishwa bila huruma, ni mateso na machungu ya familia waliopoteza wanawake hawa, ni huzuni na masikitiko ya watu wote tunaojali kuhusu utu, ubinadamu, haki, usawa na haki.

Wanawake zaidi ya 1,605 wameuwawa nchini kati ya mwaka 2024 hadi Juni 2026( yes, nimesema zaidi kwasababu wapo wanawake wengi ambao ninaamini case zao hazijarecordiwa/ hata kuripotiwa).

Sadly : Ndani ya siku 10 pekee za mwezi wa 10 tumeshuhudia taarifa za wanawake zaidi ya (5) kuripotiwa kuuwawa na wenza wao. Hii ikimaanisha kila ndani ya siku 2 mwanamke mmoja alipoteza maisha.

Maswali ni mengi ya kujiuliza - wauaji wako wapi?, kwanini wanaua?, kwanini wanaume wakiwachoka wenza wao wanashindwa kuwaacha mpaka kufikia hatua hii?, kwani mapenzi yamekua kitu hatari cha kuogopesha kiasi hiki?

Na swali kubwa ni kuwa HIVI, TUKO SALAMA KWELI? - Mimi na wewe ambae bado tunapumua tunafanya nini kujilinda, kuwalinda wengine, kudai haki kwa waliouliwa, kuzuia mauaji ya wenza na mengine mengi kwenye kujenga jamii yenye ustawi.

Jibu ni kuwa - Hatuwezi kumudu kunyama, hatuwezi kuhisi tuko salama kwakuwa ukweli ni kwamba HATUKO SALAMA kama wauaji wapo salama kwani hakuna anaeweza kuwa makini sana wakati wote.

Hivyo basi, wanaharakati kutoka mitandao ya kupinga ukatili wa kijinsia na kutetea haki za wanawake tumeungana kuanzisha campaign ya kitaifa ya kupinga mauaji ya wanawake nchini Tanzania @endfemicidetz_ ili kuunganisha nguvu za pamoja kudai haki, uwajibishwaji, ulinzi, usalama na kutoa elimu kwa wanajamii kuhusu mauaji ya wanawake yani “FEMICIDE”

Kila mmoja anaweza shiriki, tunahitaji ushirikiano kama nchi ili kuondoa watu wachache walioamua kuwa wanyama dhidi ya wanawake.

Follow @endfemicidetz_ kwa taarifa zaidi na tuungane kupinga mauaji ya wanawake nchini. by @monica._patrick

Mimi kama mdau wa maendeleo, mwana Simiyu niliyezaliwa na kukulia Simiyu hizi ni taarifa za kusikitisha 🤦‍♀️😀. Ila kuna matumaini kwani Simiyu ile ya Gamboshi na watu kupokea sio ya leo ambayo ina maendeleo na resting area incase watafutaji wakichoka waweze kupumzika 🤣 (jokes)

But yeah, kuna uhitaji mkubwa, umasikini wa hali ya juu ambao una hatarisha maisha ya watoto, kushusha ufauru na ushiriki wa watoto mashuleni, kuongeza ndoa za utotoni, mimba za utotoni (takwimu zinaonesha Simiyu ina rate kubwa kuliko rate ya nchi), ukatili wa watoto na ukatili wa kijinsia.

Kiujumla bado kuna uhitaji mkubwa wa investment za makusudi kupunguza umasikini, kuongeza uelewa na ufahamu wa watu hata wajue kiswahili kwanza kabla hatujaanza kuwafundisha computer😀.

Ila tupeni muda, tutafika na mkaribie kuungana nasi😀.

Ndugu zangu @_ms_keyz @lucy_beatrice44 @sophia_sije @salmas_maulid i hope mmeona Singida, Tabora, Lindi na Kigoma kwenye hizi taarifa🤣

Cc : @mkoa_wa_simiyu @halmashauri_ya_mji_bariadi @bariadi_dc

#simiyu #bariadisimiyu by @monica._patrick

Wiki hii tumefanikiwa kuwa na kikao na ofisi ya mkuu wa mkoa wa Simiyu na kukutana na mkuu wa mkoa Mhe. Said Mtanda, mganga mkuu wa mkoa wa Simiyu - Dr. Yudas Ndungile pamoja na afisa ustawi mkoa wa Simiyu Bwana. Daniel Mapunda.

Kikao hiki kiliangazia kuzungumzia kazi tunazozifanya ndani ya mkoa wa Simiyu, kutambulisha mradi mpya wa PAWA - wenye kulenga kuimarisha nguvu ya pamoja kati ya wadau wapenda haki, wanaharakati watetezi wa haki, vinara wa kupinga ukatili wa kijinsia, wadau wa serikali pamoja na wanajamii kwa ujumla dhidi ya kupinga, kukemea na kupambania haki za manusura wa ukatili wa kijinsia pamoja na kutokomeza ukatili wa kijinsia mkoa wa Simiyu.

Tunashukuru kwa ushirikiano kutoka kwa wadau hawa na ofisi ya mkoa pamoja na halmashauri na tuko tayari kuunganisha nguvu za pamoja dhidi ya mapambano ya kujenga jamii salama isiyo na ukatili wa kijinsia.

Mradi huu unatekelezwa kwa kushirikiana na @msichanainitiative @womenfund_tz kwa ushirika na @cusointernational na kufadhiliwa na @global.affairs.canada

#PAWAproject #SautiYetuNguvuYetu #WatchMonicaWork by @monica._patrick

Siku ya Nyerere Day (jana) mimi na my colleague @woyomo_tz pamoja na champions wetu wa kupinga ukatili wa kijinsia na kupambania haki za manusura tulitumia siku hiyo kujumuika na wanajamii wa kata ya Mbaragane mtaa wa Sulu wilayani Maswa.

Tukiwa tunaendeleza utekelezaji wa mradi wetu wa Justice For Survivor na efforts zetu katika kupinga vitendo vya ukatili wa kijinsia na upatikanaji wa haki kwa manusura wa ukatili wa kijinsia mkoani Simiyu.

Ulikua wakati mzuri wa kujifunza, kuburudika na kusikia kutoka kwa wanajamii wenyewe 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼.

Kijiji kwa kijiji mpaka kieleweke 🔥 .

#WatchMonicaWork by @monica._patrick

This International Day of the Girl Child, don’t just celebrate. Help girls come together. 💜

Girls in Tanzania have big dreams and real leadership potential. But many face gender-based violence, menstrual stigma, mental health strain, interrupted schooling, and few safe spaces or mentors. They don’t lack potential. They lack a platform.

That’s why we’re raising $5,000 for Girls Buzz Convening 2026, happening 20th November in Dar es Salaam. We’ll bring together 60 girls and young women in a safe space where they can learn, dream, and imagine the future that is theirs.

Here’s what your gift will make happen:

✨ Storytelling and intergenerational dialogues with Tanzanian activists and feminist leaders who changed norms and made big shifts
✨ Girls leading the space: co-designing, moderating, and hosting panels
✨ An honest conversation and Opportunity Deck with women from funding organizations and donors
✨ Letters to their future selves, in a room made for dreaming
✨ Sisterhood and an ecosystem where girls’ dreams can grow

Our partner, Feminist Idea Lab, has already committed to covering 25% of the budget. Now we’re inviting you to help us close the gap.

Donate through the link in our bio or scan QR Code in the poster.

Every gift, big or small, helps a girl walk into a room where she is safe, heard, and believed.

Can’t give today? Share this post. 💜
Happy International Day Of The Girl Child by @monica._patrick

P.O.V. You decided to say YES to the vacation and try to switch off your mind for two weeks 🙌🏽

As a young leader and founder, that was one of the hardest decisions to make. And honestly, when I thought about it, I wasn’t even sure it was a good idea because the truth was, “Work needs me!” 😀 And if you know me, you know I’m a workaholic and very addicted to my laptop 🙈. So, you already know that switching off my mind and actually relaxing 🧘‍♀️ wasn’t going to be easy!

But I did it, and I can CONFESS that I really needed it. Because this year has been back-to-back! Move after move! Travel after travel! And I barely had time to have a life outside of work.

And guess what? No one died because I wasn’t at work 🤣🤣🤣. So yeah, as long as taking a break won’t cause someone’s death, and you know you need it, then REST! Because life will go on with or without you.

We talk about care in the feminist movement, but some of us need to be FORCED to rest, lol 😂.

So, I’m sharing this with you, and here’s my simple message: I know you’re a founder, you’re in top leadership, and you have A LOT to do. But remember, you’ve already done so much, and you definitely deserve that rest. Our work is not easy, and you need that time to recharge, too.

So take it, darling! ❤️ Resting is also an act of resistance. ✊🏽

I hope that the next time you find yourself doubting whether you deserve a break, you’ll remember this: Nothing matters more than YOU. ❤️ by @monica._patrick

Them: “As a woman - you need to do this, that. Be this and that, behave this and that and other nonsense.

Me: “As a woman, my great joy is to disappoint everyone and choose myself cause in here and there my greatest assignment is Me”

Quick question that I was asked recently with my feminist sister- “What’s one thing that you need to do so you can challenge patriarchy?” - posting it here for you to also think about it 👌 by @monica._patrick

What if every girl's first period was met with support, dignity, and pride, not silence or shame? 🩸✨

At Msichana Juu, we are learning from adolescent girls about their first experiences of menstruation. Who supported them? Did they experience dignified menstruation? What do they have to say about their periods, and how do they want to be supported?

This documentary captures moments when we joined our partner @wego_tz in Mwanza, where more than 30 girls and 30 boys from Nyamhongwa Primary and Secondary Schools came together for an adolescent-focused discussion. By bringing girls and boys into the same conversation, we are breaking the silence around menstruation and building a community that understands, respects, and supports girls.

Why this matters: Every story we document, and every dialogue we hold with partners like WEGO, adds to a growing body of evidence from girls' own voices. Together, these insights will shape stronger programs, better policies, and a movement where girls lead the change they want to see.

Msichana Juu is working to make periods public and political, so that girls and young women can enjoy their periods without shame or limitations. This is what collective action looks like. 💪🏾

#MsichanaJuu #WOYOMO #WatchMonicaWork #DignifiedMenstruation #PeriodsArePolitical by @monica._patrick

Ending my September with grateful heart ❤️.

Borrowing quotation from Pastor Sarah Jakes who once said “You look into other people and think they were built to these beauty?. No babe, some of us God has to brake us so he can made us to this beauty”

Maybe you’re in your breaking season, hang on there cause that season will never last forever ♾️ .

Faith it 💕

#serengetinationalpark by @monica._patrick