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Star for Life Tanzania
In 2023, the Star for Life programme was launched cultural context. In May, two coaches travelled to
on Mafia Island in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania. South Africa for an observation trip where they had
In its first two years, the programme has reached the opportunity to shadow our experienced coaches
2,070 students in eight schools, exceeding our and leaders.
initial expectations for the pilot phase. Given the
challenges of extreme poverty, deep-rooted religious
traditions and a widespread culture of impunity
for those in positions of power on the island, the
coaches have made an outstanding breakthrough.
Through a series of workshops and counselling ses-
sions, the coaches have worked tirelessly to change
students’ attitudes, to support and motivate them to
realise their dreams. This year, these sessions have
been expanded to include parents as well, further
promoting positive societal change.
We offer our coaches continuous training to help
them adapt to the island’s unique environment and
Star for Life Jerusalem
Our school programme SFL Education has expanded children’s book that addresses trauma, was printed
to ten schools, and we now reach 2,309 students in 37,500 copies and distributed to school students.
and 300 teachers. We have developed three In addition, 400 food packages were distributed in
manuals, three student journals and “Najoom”, a collaboration with World Food Programme.
Through SFL Sigma Labs, we have been involved
in enabling over 150 jobs in hi-tech during 2024. We
have supported 1,500 jobseekers, 25 startups and
50 interns have been placed in leading multinational
companies. Our work has also contributed to 200
students enrolling in various technical education
programmes.
Our employment programme SFL Job Hub has, in
cooperation with more than 45 companies, mediated
over 105 jobs. We have also supported more than 40
small and medium-sized companies and 17 women’s
craft companies in their business development.
WEB
starforlifejerusalem.org
