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Welcome to My True Beauty Ministry

A vision close to my heart, created to remind women of their God-given worth, beauty, and purpose.

Let’s grow together and unveil the beauty within us

#mytruebeauty_ministry
# Unveilingthebeautywithin

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🥁🥁 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺!📢

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢: 𝘼𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙣𝙞 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧.

Are you a young woman alumna of the She Leads Green Action Program with an innovative idea to tackle climate change or address environmental challenges in your community?

This is your chance to turn your green ideas into real impact!

𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑭𝑶𝑪𝑼𝑺
→ Climate Adaptation & Community Resilience
→ Ecosystem Restoration & Biodiversity Conservation
→ Nature-Based Solutions
→ Waste Management & Circular Economy
→ Climate-Resilient Livelihoods & Food Systems

𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑮𝑨𝑰𝑵
→ Expert mentorship and coaching
→ Technical support and project incubation
→ Project development and management guidance
→ Peer learning and networking opportunities
→ Opportunities to test and strengthen your solutions

𝑭𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑶𝑷𝑷𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑻𝒀
Outstanding projects will each receive €500 to support the implementation of innovative climate and environmental solutions in their communities.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 (𝗚𝗘𝗡-𝗚) and join a growing movement of young women driving climate action, championing innovation, and building a greener, more sustainable future!

𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄: 𝟏 𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Your idea can make a difference. Don’t let it remain just an idea — 𝑨𝑷𝑷𝑳𝒀 𝑻𝑶𝑫𝑨𝒀!

Click the link in our bio or scan the QR code on the poster to apply.

INQUIRIES:
📞 +255 752 834 758
✉️ programs@ecct.or.tz

💚 Tag a young woman alumna ready to turn her climate ideas into action!

#sheleadsgreenactionprogram #sheleadsgreenaction #generationgreen #GreenG

Cc: @climate.kic @irish.aid

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Once an Innovation Week, always an Innovation Month😅🔥

Too blessed for being at the #iwtz2026 from organizing, to learning and unlearning, building connections, and of course, having fun. It was truly a game changer! 🤩

And a huge congratulations to all the winners of the @funguo_tz Call for Funding! 🥳🔥 We keep learning, building, innovating, and clapping for others until it’s our turn!

To God be the glory. 🙏🏽 It was an incredible moment connecting with everyone who came through, much love to @undp_sap_tz , @afrinova_initiative & @daruso_coict family😊💙.

Let’s keep building, it’s worth it! 🫶🚀

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Innovation needs imagination. Impact needs courage. And the future needs young women bold enough to create both.

Young women are not here simply to fit into existing spaces. We are here to reimagine, create, challenge, and build solutions that respond to the realities of our communities.

Innovation is not only about technology or new ideas, it is about having the courage to turn ideas into meaningful impact.

The future is not something we wait for. It is something we are building.📌

#womancrushwednesday #womenininnovation
#sheleaders #youthleadership
#sustainability

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Young people have ideas. But what happens after the idea?

At the Youth Agrifood Innovation Lab 2026, Sara Mpanda highlighted a challenge that many young innovators face: the gap between having promising solutions and having the pathways, resources and financing needed to turn them into reality.

Youth innovation cannot stop at the idea stage. Connecting solutions to national development priorities such as Dira 2050, FYDP and Annual Development Plans can help young people position their ideas within the bigger development agenda and push them toward implementation.

From Ideas to Impact means moving beyond innovation for innovation’s sake — and building solutions that can be supported, scaled and create real change.

The question is: are we only creating ideas, or are we creating pathways for those ideas to reach the people who need them?

#Vijana4Food #AgrifoodInnovation #YouthInAgriculture #ClimateFinance #Dira2050

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We’re taking @vijana4food & @justgreentz to Innovation Week Tanzania 2026! ✳️

And we’re bringing a room full of ideas, experiences, questions, and young people who are already building solutions for Tanzania’s food systems.

On 1 September, join us for the Youth Agrifood Innovation Lab 2026: From Ideas to Impact — a youth-led conversation about what it really takes to turn an idea into something that works, grows, and creates impact.

But first… meet our speakers! 👇🏾

🎤 Sara Mpanda – Program Coordinator, Environmental Conservation Community of Tanzania (ECCT)

🎤 Selestine Focus – Founder & CEO, Green Harvest Organic Fertilizer | Agroecology Champion, FARA Africa

🎤 Kenedy Erick Lyatuu – M&E, Vijana4Food | Founder, AfroHarvest Ventures

🎤 Sussan Mkamba – Founder, The Host Doctor & The Host Doctor Academy

🎤 Rahma Muhibu Makwega – Founder, Pika Royal Spices (KilimoFix Co. Ltd) | PR Officer, JustGreen TZ

🎙️ Moderator: Kibendera – Food Systems & Agriculture Value Chain Practitioner

These are young people building, experimenting, learning, and creating across agriculture, agroecology, livestock, food processing, environment, entrepreneurship, and food systems.

So, if you’re a young innovator, agripreneur, farmer, student, researcher, policymaker, or simply curious about the future of Tanzania’s food systems…

This conversation is for you.

📍 Youth Dome, JNICC
📅 1 September 2026
⏰ 11:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Come meet the speakers.
Come ask questions.
Come share your own ideas.
Come connect with other young people building the future.

And hey — tell a friend! 👊🏾

See you at the Youth Agrifood Innovation Lab 2026: From Ideas to Impact. 🌍

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At the Mashariki Creative Economy Expo 2026, ECCT had the opportunity to showcase how environmental action can be transformed into creativity, enterprise and opportunity.

Through 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥,we are reimagining textile waste, turning materials that might otherwise be discarded into beautiful, purposeful and sustainable fashion pieces.

A special highlight of the Expo was the meaningful exchange with legendary artist and humanitarian Yvonne Chaka Chaka, whose engagement with ECOWEAR reflected the growing connection between creativity, culture and environmental responsibility. Her appreciation of the story behind each piece reminded us that sustainable fashion is not only about what we wear — it is about the choices, people and possibilities behind what we create.

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣.
𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.
𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩.

Our Fahari Kimono was more than a gift , it represented the possibility of giving discarded materials a new life while celebrating African creativity, identity and craftsmanship.

The Mashariki Creative Economy Expo reminded us that sustainability does not have to be boring. It can be beautiful. It can be fashionable. It can create livelihoods. And it can tell a story.

We are proud to continue building ECOWEAR as a platform where fashion meets the circular economy, youth creativity meets opportunity, and environmental responsibility meets African design.

Thank you to CDEA for creating a space where creativity, culture, enterprise and sustainability could come together. 💚

𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙍 — 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝙁𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙.

📸 Mashariki Creative Economy Expo | 18–21 August 2026

Cc: @cdeatz | @ecowearproject | @ecowearshop.co | @yvonne_chakachaka

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We were delighted to participate in the Mashariki Creative Economy Expo, held from 18–21 August 2026, where ECCT showcased our work in transforming textile waste into beautiful, sustainable Ecowear design pieces.

Yesterday, @yvonne_chakachaka stopped by the Environmental Conservation Community of Tanzania (ECCT) booth to learn more about the Ecowear Project and how we are turning textile waste into innovative and sustainable fashion.

Our Executive Director, @ms_luckymichael and Program Coordinator @ms_sarampanda_ , had the pleasure of sharing more about the project and our vision for a more circular and sustainable fashion industry.

We were also delighted to gift her a beautiful Fahari Kimono from the Ecowear Shop. 💚

Many thanks to CDEA for organizing the Mashariki Creative Economy Expo and creating a platform that celebrates creativity, innovation and sustainability.

Cc. @cdeatz | @ecowearproject

#ecct_org #ecowearproject #pamojatuyatunzemazingira

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Happy Friday! ✨

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@ms_sarampanda_ is empowering young people to lead climate action and sustainable community development by connecting environmental science, student leadership, and grassroots engagement. Through her work with the Environmental Conservation Community of Tanzania and her leadership at Ardhi University, she promotes environmental education, youth participation, conservation, and more inclusive institutions.

Her work reflects a broader vision of sustainability driven by informed and engaged young people. By translating scientific knowledge into practical community action and creating opportunities for youth to participate in environmental leadership, Sara is helping strengthen climate resilience while developing a new generation of leaders equipped to advance Tanzania’s sustainable development.

#PeaceMedia #The360Changemakers #208of360

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We just finalized the first cohort of going beyond project as host partners that took consistent two month training held ot our office for young entrepreneurs.

Congratulations to all youth peers for whatever it took to complete the trainings

And for @ms_sarampanda_ and @abdulrahman_juma1 leading the peers through the whole sessions

And @herinitiative for trusting us as host partner for going beyond project.

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𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔 𝐊𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐈 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈 𝐘𝐀 𝐁𝐄𝐁𝐀 𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐎.

𝐄𝐂𝐂𝐓 kwa kushirikiana na 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐏𝐎𝐋 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,tunaendesha 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈 𝐘𝐀 𝐁𝐄𝐁𝐀 𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐎 kupitia Mradi wa ECOWEAR, tukilenga kuwafikia watoto 1,000 wanaoishi katika mazingira magumu kwa kuwapatia mabegi ya shule.

Kila begi hutengenezwa na vijana waliopata mafunzo kupitia Mradi wa ECOWEAR. Hivyo, unapochangia begi, unafanya zaidi ya kumsaidia mtoto, unachangia kupunguza taka nguo, kuunda ajira za kijani, na kuwapa watoto nafasi ya kusoma kwa heshima na kujiamini.

Kwa pamoja, tunaweza kuhakikisha hakuna mtoto anayekosa fursa ya elimu kwa sababu hana begi la shule.

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐀 𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐄𝐎
Begi 1 la Shule = TZS 35,000
Unaweza kuchangia begi moja au zaidi ili kuwafikia watoto wengi zaidi wanaohitaji.

🎯 Lengo: Watoto 1,000 | Mabegi 1,000 | Ndoto 1,000

𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐍𝐀 𝐘𝐀 𝐊𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐀:
M-PESA
0752 834 758
Environmental Conservation Community of Tanzania

MIXX by Yas
1819 771 82
ECO WEAR

Kila mchango una maana. Kila begi linaweza kubadilisha safari ya mtoto mmoja.

𝗕𝗘𝗕𝗔 𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗧𝗢. 𝗪𝗘𝗭𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗔 𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗨. 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗔.

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