WHY DO WE NEED TO HELP CHILDREN.

There are many different paths that we passed to be here today, most of those who rose to be big people in the world have had a rough time to reach the positions they have today. It is not a bad thing to pass from 1 stage to another, however some wont change or use the hardship they face to reach the good positions rather they tend to GIVE UP on life and turn out to be the worst kind of people in the communities. What kind of comminties do we want, or rather what kind of people do we need for the communities today. We do not need the GIVE UPs that is why we need to help these children.

They turn out to be the best people when they are given the best of care, love and affection, how do we do that, it is through COMPASSION and LOVE which was imparted within us with our almighty GOD.

We need to contribute the least to these children because doing so will not only change their individual life rather it will change the whole community, the help that these children need is big and possible, its through the little contributions that we make for them, think about it this way; why do we have the bad communities today, it is because we did not help change the past children who are now the elders raping, stealing, selling drugs, in general the pilled up prisons that we have is the result of leaving children to suffer and GIVE UP HOPE while we could have helped shape their minds and life. If we dont help children then we dont get the good communities that we wish for. let us now help these children so that we get the best of communities tommorrow.

The Natioal Director of FLAJO Mr. Francis Elias has been touched be the children and has dedicated so much of his life to helping these children, for that he goes out to see them and give them the little help that he can for now, let us join hands today to reach and cater for the helpless children for the better tommorow not only for their life but rather for the whole community.

HELP THE HELPLESS

We live in a world where an acute need for mutual love, care and cooperation is so demanding in our communities. Every member of the community must be a benefactor to another person. We need to live as children of one father. We all need to live as children of one father, we all need each other. Today, there are compelling social forces to restructure the social Organisation of our communities hence negative setting. There is a world outcry on the classes growing rapidly in most of the conservative capitalist societies. class-struggles therefore is the most dangerous drama ever existed all to say in the history of developing countries best known as the "Third World Countries".

It could be a lie to say Africa is the poorest continent in the world. Vice-Versa Africa by all means is not an economically poor continent in the world. It is the world's most gigantic economic continent. It has everything needed to be a Gigantic Economic continent. It has everything including Good People, Rich soils, Wonderful friends (neighbors). But it is not a disputable fact that Africa is behind in everything in the world.

I am positively driven by the spirit of change for the way we think as African people, we should have constructive thoughts for a change, we should adopt a more strategic approach to the resurrection of our communities, the people have money, technology and leadership inside them we should not change them rather we should learn to share them.

We should think about the less privileged young people, the potentials of leadership, economy management and technological development are hidden in them and are lost because they are not developed by the community. Our future depends on these young energetic minds, the only price we must pay for them to realize their potential is to educate, train and lead them in the right direction. The young minds get lost everyday in the realm of street life, they do not get proper food, shelter, and sometimes even clothing. various factors have lead to their situations including poverty, family violence to mention only a few.

We kindly ask you to make a decision to invest what you have in other people's lives, invest your harvest in the restoration of a dying generation. life has got nothing in these worldly materials. What if you can make one person a hope of the entire nation tomorrow. Put a smile on an ever-sad face of a young girl/boy who has faced the harsh side of life from a very young age, something which no one deserves. This is a call for the Community to donate for the under privileged youngsters in our nations, they can be changed from the drug abuse and harsh street lives through our efforts and donations.

At FLAJO we believe that of all the special groups existing in the community the most important is the group of Children. This is so because children form the future of the community, without children the Human generation can not move forward.

A Child is a person who is under the age of 18 years Old. This definition is in accordance to the International Organizations from its various instruments, The Regional Organizations from its different Instruments and the Tanzania Law of the Child.

We believe that children are the most vulnerable group in the community and thus it must be protected at all costs, however in Tanzania, Children still face many problems that threaten their lives especially in rural areas. Children living in rural areas are seriously affected by poverty and adequate social services, like lack of water, poor schools, and inadequate resources for health and nutrition. Moreover children are victims of violence, Child labor, prostitution, diseases, malnutrition, torture and cruelty, corporal punishment, and lack of maintenance.We therefore find that the world has fought so hard to protect the rights of children in many aspects as follows:

 LABOUR: The ILO is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards. It is the only 'tripartite' United Nations agency that brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programmes promoting Decent Work for all. This unique arrangement gives the ILO an edge in incorporating 'real world' knowledge about employment and work.

The ILO provided that "The minimum age for admission to any type of employment or work which by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out is likely to jeopardize the health, safety or morals of young persons shall not be less than 18 years" as provided in Article 3 (1) of the Minimum Age Convention (1973). The ILO provides that Child Labour should be in accordance with the ILO terms which provides that a child should not be employed in the Worst Form of Employment which as provided in the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) includes:

• (a) all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom and forced or compulsory labour, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict;
• (b) the use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic performances;
• (c) the use, procuring or offering of a child for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in the relevant international treaties;
• (d) work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children. 

HEALTH: This is a vital sector for the welfare of the Child, it covers physical as well as mental conditions of the Child. With a good physical and mental health a child grows to be a good productive citizen directly invloved in the National GDP and GNP of the country, this is due to the fact that an adult whose growth was of healthy environment will always maintain that healthy environment. In Tanzania we implement the Health Policy 1990 which has established a good hierarchical structure to the provision of health services, from which many Village dispensaries have been built and still the health services are on the minimal level due to the fact that the hospitals are not furnished with enough equipments, attendants and even medications. The Health Service was meant for reduction of Infant Mortality rate. 

FOOD: Food is important for the survival of human beings, this is the main reason that cause children to engage in labour. The abundance of food to children will enable them to concentrate in their education. Most Tanzanian children work only to obtain enough for their stomachs because they are not in the Formal Employments. Thus we should work hard to maintain food, and health services of a normal quality whilst removing them from the worst forms of employment as done by The National Director of FLAJO Mr. Francis Elias who works hand in hand with Children Ministry at LAKE-VIEW CHURCH Malimbe-Nyegezi, Mwanza, from his work he was able to remove many children form the streets of Mwanza City who had engaged in Criminal activities and Drug Abuse due to their Harsh living conditions.

Mr.Elias was able to separate them to a good and healthy environment which has transformed them to become descent children. who now attend church services and wo

rk for living instead of drug abuses. We should give a helping hand to the people and Organizations which are community based for the betterment of our youths and our community in general.

Courtesy of

Mr. Francis Elias

National Director of FLAJO.

FLAJO IN CHARITY

The Friends of Law And Justice Organization of Tanzania recently attended a Charity work for the T.A.G LAKE-VIEW church at Malimbe-Nyegezi, Mwanza which was adding another wing to its Building.

The National Director of FLAJO Mr. Francis Elias who usually take his holly services at the church was glad to introduce and represent the Organization to the people at the church.

The Organization was moved by how the people worked hand in hand to the fulfillment of their goal, and until the day was done they had accomplished their goal.

 

The strong cooperation between men and women at the construction site meant that there was no better gender in the community hence all were equal and given equal opportunities. Women in most Lake zone regions are not treated as human beings rather they are only properties to the Men.

At FLAJO we believe that the special groups on the community need to be aware of their rights and responsibility, and all should be given equal opportunities, women should not be deprived their rights merely out of their Gender neither should they be given more rights out of being women, rather they should be treated equal as Human Beings as provided in the Universal Declaration of Human rights 1948. The achievement of this is one of the Tasks of FLAJO - to reach special groups.

COMMUNITY POLICING GRADUATION CEREMONY MWANZA TANZANIA - 2012

On the 9th of September 2012 Mwanza City saw its first COMMUNITY POLICING graduation.

The Ceremony took place at CCM Kirumba Stadium being attended by Hon. Patrick Damas the Assistant Regional Traffic Officer of Mwanza City as the Guest of Honor. The Friends of Law and Justice Organisation of Tanzania (FLAJO) attended the ceremony by an invitation from the Mwanza City Community Policing Commissioer Hon. Bundara Mtobwa as an appreciation for the 4 day workshop which the organisation had conducted in the course of community policing training from the 7th to 10th August 2012 at Isenyi Primary School Grounds, the workshop covered "Road Safety" and "Understanding of the Constitution of United Republic of Tanzania" as given conducted by the Assistant Secretary of FLAJO Miss Mbando Emeline and Francis Elias the National Director.

On the ceremony the organisation was represented by its National Director Mr. Francis Elias and its Legal Officer Kagaruki Jackson, the Ceremony included the following:

 A Martial Arts combating skills technique was demonstrated by the graduants when the ceremony started. it was amazing how well they were trained and had mastered the art.

Then the graduants gave a speech to the esteemed guest of honor and other guests, and among other things they acknowledged the workshop provided by FLAJO during their training.

 Having read it the graduants handed the speech to the Guest of Honor (at the center in Police Uniform with a stick).

 The Chairman of the Mwanza city Commercial Bikers Association Hon.  also gave a speech to the guest of honor and other guests

 The Guest of Honor replied to the speeches with a number of pointers including the fact that the COMMUNITY POLICING force is meant to strengthen the relationship between the Police Force and the Community in combating crimes hence the graduants should not misuse the power vested in them.

 After the speech then came the Certification; where every graduant was given a certificate of completion of the training showing that he/she had graduated and had became a Community Policing Officer.

 The Gurst of Honour had an early Departure form the ceremony due to a call of duty, even so; the National Director of FLAJO managed to to get an up close chat.

A number of happy faces posed for the Group Picture as the ceremony ended soon after all had received their certificates and taken lunch.

PREMISES

The FLAJO premises in Mwanza is located at Mkolani, within Nyamagana District, a street called Ibanda.
one should drop at a bus stop called MBEGE when coming from town then follow the street just at the bus stop then take the next right hand street then he /she would find us. A person coming form Buhongwa should drop at the same bus stop then Cross the road following the directions above.
to remove any confusion the office looks like this:

The Founder and National Director of FLAJO - Francis Elias

Flajo Legal Officer - Kagaruki Jackson

Flajo Legal Officer - Mbwana Joseph

Upon arrival, one will be recieved with a worm welcoming face such as this of our National Director and Founder of FLAJO.

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

OBJECTIVES:

(i)        To promote and guarantee obedience of law without order among various groups in Tanzania.

(ii)       To advocate for change of youth development policies and creation of laws against acts which is detrimental to the good conduct among various groups.

(iii)      To cooperate with organisations dealing with behavioral change like prisons, police, Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) and the like institutions.

(iv)      To Liaise and cooperate with local and central government and all other civil society organisations.

(v)       To provide technica assistance in terms of knowledge transformation to the prisoners with the intention of changing thier behavior so as they may live descent life in the near future

(vi)      To act as a Bridge in facilitating various needy groups in the society in terms of finding scholarship and carrers guidance for having better life in the near future.

(vii)      To providde legal assistance among various groups in the society of Tanzania.

(viii)     To provide support to youth and children in respect of their understanding and respecting laws and accesing justice.

(ix)      To promote the protection of consumer rights.

(x)       To provide environment protection and conservation.

ACTIVITIES:

1.   To provide counselling to the prisoners with the aim of imparting knowlegde concering law so as to change their behavior and become good citizens.

2.   To conduct seminars, workshops, training and research among various groups in the society with the aim of providing knowledge of obeying laws and regulations without order form administrstive bodies.

3.   To establish various clubs in secondary schools, cilleges and universities with the aim of changing the mindset of the community upon understanding laws.

4.   To raise fund which shall be used to respond to organisation activites.

5.   To act as a bridge in advocating and lobbying organisation objectives through mass media such as Radio, TV, and Nemspapers with the aim of educating societies to be aware about the laws within the society.

6.   To concur with government policies aiming its various initiatives of fighting against behavior which led to violation of laws.

7.   To provide legal education to the youth and children to enhance thier respect of the rule of law, human rights and democratic governance.

8.   To provide legal support and defences to the youth and children in need.

VISION, MISSION, MOTTO.

OUR VISION

To get the community to willfully obey the law and to promote Human Rights

OUR MISSION

To pioneer the obedience of law and promotion of Human Rights by advocacy, lobbying, conducting seminars, workshops, training and research among various stakeholders for betterment of the community.

OUR MOTTO

"Law implies a common foundation of justice"