Life Skills for Out of School Youths Mapping Survey in Tanzania: Theories and Practical Experiences from Stakeholders

Nassibu Richard Mwaifunga

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.53012

Life Skills for Out of School Youths Mapping Survey in Tanzania: Theories and Practical Experiences from Stakeholders

Author(s)	Mr. Nassibu Richard Mwaifunga
Country	Tanzania
Abstract	Abstract This article reports findings of the assessment of the implementation of out of school youths' life skills in Tanzania. It focuses on its coordination, supervision, monitoring, evaluation and reporting system. The study is based on aspiring for the existence of uniformity and one guide for life skills training. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the impact and challenges of life skills programme, finding out the existence of data integrity and regular feedback of the programmes. It explored LGA's priorities of life skills programmes in budgeting, adherence to the standards set by the government through the out of school youths National Life Skills Training Manual of 2009 by stakeholders, and assessed the effectiveness of national life skills facilitators. The study reached 291 respondents, including Ministry Departments and Agencies, Regional Administration secretariat, DPs, FBOs, youth lead organisations and life skills facilitators. Data were captured through questionnaires deployed in the Open Data Kit (ODK). The qualitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), while qualitative data were analysed thematically. The study revealed that 85.3% of respondents share information related to implementing life skills programmes. The study also revealed that although information sharing was extensive, it was with poor flow among the stakeholders. There is a need for a life skills framework for out of school youths. Likewise, there is a need to strive more for youth development by various agencies in developing a comprehensive framework for life skills. A special life skills framework should be developed to ensure proper coordination, supervision, monitoring, evaluation and reporting system
Keywords	Life Skills Education, Out-of-School Youth, Youth Empowerment, Skills Development, National Life Skills Framework, Youth Policy Implementation, Tanzania, Stakeholder Coordination
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-08-12
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.53012
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9w5h2

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