Introducing the 2025 Health Spark Peer Educators Empowering Youth for SRHR and Community Wellbeing in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam
At Women and Youth Movement (Woyomo), we are excited to unveil the 2025 cohort of Health Spark Peer Educators—a vibrant team of young leaders working to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)and advance gender equality in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam.
Through our Health Spark project, these peer educators will lead impactful, youth-centered interventions in six secondary schools and across media platforms, championing accurate information, dialogue, and action on issues affecting young people’s health and rights.
Why Peer Educators?
Young people in urban and peri-urban areas like Kinondoni continue to face SRHR-related challenges including stigma, lack of comprehensive sexuality education, and limited access to youth-friendly health services. To tackle these issues, the Health Spark project puts youth at the forefront—equipping them with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to support their peers and influence positive change.
Meet the 2025 Health Spark Peer Educators
● Lewis Kagande
● Anna Pamba
● Hassanath Hussein
● Gloria Tareto
● Lucy Lumala
● Amina Shabani
● Sharifa Shabani
Each of them brings a unique voice and commitment to creating a safer, more informed, and inclusive environment for their peers.
What Will They Do?
Under the Health Spark project, our peer educators will:
● Conduct peer-to-peer education sessions in six schools across Kinondoni District, reaching adolescents with accurate, youth-friendly information on SRHR, consent, menstrual health, relationships, and gender equality.
● Facilitate interactive discussions to help students challenge stigma and harmful norms while promoting respect and healthy behaviors.
● Lead media campaigns and outreach, including radio engagements and social media storytelling, to expand awareness on SRHR, mental health, and youth empowerment in and beyond the school communities.
● Create youth-led content (videos, blog posts, and testimonies) amplifying the voices of young people and their lived realities.
Expected Outcomes
By the end of 2025, we aim to:
● Reach over 1,000 adolescents through in-person school sessions.
● Increase SRHR knowledge, positive attitudes, and agency among young people in Kinondoni.
● Establish supportive environments in schools where students can speak freely about their health and rights.
● Use media platforms to reach thousands more youth, parents, and community members with key messages on gender equality and reproductive health.
The Bigger Picture
The Health Spark Peer Education Program is more than just school visits—it’s a youth-led movement to shift culture, challenge silence, and inspire action. When young people are trusted to lead and empowered with the right tools, they become powerful forces for sustainable change.
We are proud of our 2025 Peer Educators for stepping up to spark important conversations, hold space for their peers, and be the change-makers their communities need
