Save the Children Tanzania

Opportunities are open. But who can actually reach them?
During Innovation Week 2026, young people took the lead in a powerful conversation on opportunity, innovation, employment and influence.

Through a Youth Ideas Debate led by the Youth Sounding Board (YSB) and Youth-led CSOs from Vijana Plus, EU funded Project implemented by Save the Children in partnership
with Tanzania Bora Initiative, young people challenged assumptions and shared their experiences around accessing opportunities, building networks, driving innovation and finding pathways to decent work.

The discussion explored three critical questions:
-Does your CV open the door, or does your network get you through it?
-Are young innovators being given what they need to shape Tanzania’s transformation?
-Are volunteering and internships pathways to decent work, or becoming substitutes for it?

The conversation went beyond identifying challenges. Young people proposed solutions and shared what they believe institutions, development partners, employers and decision makers need to do differently.

Because young people are not only asking for opportunities. They are asking to help shape them, access them and influence what comes next.

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