by emmanuel shoo Embarking on a journey of change requires patience, perseverance, and time. The aim of our Safe School Movement is to...

by raphael dennis Growing up in Tanzania, and having experienced Tanzania's public school system, I have always aspired to be involved in...

by emmanuel shoo "It's very hard to change a problem that is not being defined as a problem." These words resonate deeply when we...

by raphael denis A couple of months ago, myself and some other members of the C4C team took part in a week-long training session that...

by emmanuel shoo I never realized the immense power that unwritten rules held until recently. These hidden regulations, silently...

by raphael dennis Violence against women and children is a global problem that requires collective action to solve. In partnership with...

by raphael dennis "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." Margaret J. Wheatley This...

by dr kate mcalpine A few months ago, I had the absolute pleasure of talking to The Project Chatter Podcast and Jo Lucas about my origin...

by dr kate mcalpine Citizens 4 Change addresses the collective action problem of violence against children by learning from the wisdom of...

by dr kate mcalpine Children dream of a school environment that is safe, friendly, and inclusive; that supports them as they grow and...

by dr kate mcalpine Many of us believe that there is no place for violence in schools, but if you were to learn that a child had...

by dr kate mcalpine “At our school, you can be beaten without any guilt, we can be included in the punishment for mistakes done by...

by dr kate mcalpine The Problem More than half of East Africa’s population is under the age of 18. From this population 64% report...

by dr kate mcalpine In East Africa, 75.3 million children and youth report to have experienced physical violence — that is the equivalent...

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by dr kate mcalpine Earlier this month Citizens 4 Change sought feedback from child protectors about a series of SMS messages that we...

by dr kate mcalpine Seeking your feedback on the design of 5 SMS messages that seek to cover the fundamentals of what children need at...

by kate mcalpine Insights from C4C Community Connect — 8th August Kate McAlpine’s PhD explored the worldview of Tanzanians who protect...

by kate mcalpine Insights from a virtual world cafe In early 2020 I facilitated a listening exercise with people who are trying to do the...

by kate mcalpine As part of establishing Citizens 4 Change (a community of East African citizens who protect children from harm) I have...

by dr kate mcalpine What is the tech that Citizens 4 Change uses to map, track, communicate with, & mobilise citizens who want to do the...

by kate mcalpine Hope and Homes for Children contracted ConnectGo & Citizens 4 Change to develop and pilot mobile and face-to-face...

by kate mcalpine Citizens 4 Change is a community of citizens in East Africa building safe and inclusive societies for children and young...

by dr kate mcalpine Learnings from Perspectivity Training on Navigating Complexity A complex situation is characterised by the...

BY C4C Read how we work with partner organisations Archdiocese of Arusha is committed to protecting children from harm and combatting...

by dr kate mcalpine Learning from using the Complexity Navigator I recently participated in a fascinating training with Perspectivity;...

by C4C Humans are social beings and our decisions about how to behave are often based on what we believe others in our society would do,...

by Raphael Dennis I am part of the #Citizens4Change team and for the past 4 months we have been visiting multiple wards across Tanzania...

by C4C Making East Africa a safe environment for all children will require the cultivation of empathy among those who currently walk by...

by C4C Whilst the world’s young people have been making their voices heard about climate change led in large part by Greta Thunberg, at...

by C4C In the past few months we have been busy building our #Citizens4Change community. Our teams, supported by amazing volunteers, have...

NA C4C Hivi sasa ambapo watoto wengi wapo nyumbani badala ya mashuleni ili kuzuia kuenea kwa maambukizi ya Covid19, majukumu ya shule na...

by C4C With many children now at home instead if at school as a result of the spread of Covid19, the responsibility of schooling has...

by Dr Kate McAlpine Violence and maltreatment of children costs East Africa over $20 billion every year and inhibits the region’s...

Na Njeri Omesa Jamii ya wana Citizens4Change imejikita katika kushirkiana na watu katika jamii, Tunaamini kwamba ikiwa kila mtoto atakuwa...

by C4C At Citizens4Change we recognize that the love and care of a family is one of the most fundamental factors for a positive, safe and...

by Raphael Dennis Cities are becoming home to a growing proportion of Africa’s children. Already one in four lives in an urban centre,...

by Njeri Omesa The Citizens 4 Change Community has its roots in interaction with members of the community. We believe that if every child...

by Njeri Omesa The background Save the Children in Tanzania, (STC) through funds from Comic Relief and with support from Save the...

by dr kate mcalpine CCR — WORKS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN. CCR is a social enterprise that offers “boutique child protection...

by dr kate mcalpine This blog was first posted on the Community Child Protection Exchange. The room was silent at the end of the short...