ZANAB IMPLEMENTING Project of Advocacy for BLIND and ALBINO Children to be mainstreamed in Normal School TEAM meeting members of the Halmashahuri of Kaskazini[North District] "A". Photo taken after the two hour meeting in front of the ZANAB offices

Zanzibar National Association of the Blind is having its Annual General Meeting AGM as from Thursday 6th- Sunday 9th December 2012 at its H.Qs in Wareless, Kikwajuni, Zanzibar. High expectations to have a more vibrant leadrship elected from the General Assembly with upholding and approving the Strategic Plan 2013-2017

ZANAB members listening attentively to a debator advocating disability rights in the ZANAB offices

ZANAB with support of RFE/BOCAR has manged to consolidate forces and and made a 2013-2017 Startegy to which has a vision, mission, 7 core values, 3 startegic areas, seven(7) startegic issues and seven strategic responses and 35 strategies outlining a number of outcomes and each startegic response. to that effect ZANAB intends to raise atleast 750,000,000 annually for its development activities, build capacity of 5 district committees annually, Form 8 self help groups and provide them with seed capital of TSHS 2,000,000.00 annually each, Enroll 60n children, youth, and adult in schools and vocational training annually.

Reach 4000 people with gender and HIV?AIDS interventions annualy and Organise to dialogue and develop 2000 pieces of different IEC materials for lobbying and advocacy annually. The startegy is endowed with a strategy Map that summarises strategic areas,startegic issues, strategic responses,  startegies and outcomes of ZANAB in a period of 2013-2017 this results in the ability to prepare work plans annually enabling the implementation of the startegy.

ZANAB is carrying out a Grassroot seminar and training to young leades and youth on HIV/AIDS whereby they have covered history and expanse of the HIV/AIDS pandemic since it was first known in America and the virus discovered in France various statistics were voiced to them and surprisingly most could recall without hesitation on the various prevalencies country by country and county by county.Remarkable. Sadly it was noted the prevalence among children and youth most of whom reside in the south of the saharan region. Despite an incresing potion of the population do take VCT and numeous centers established the pandemic absorbs more of the population rapidly. As such the spread was covered comprehensively seeking to answer if Zanzibar without the pandemic was possible. It was agreed that it was possible if lobbying and advocacy was enhanced along all sectors in private and public society.The definitions in use were brainstormed along how possible it was to stop the scourge and enhance better practice behaviours and customs at the society level. Since 18th ,19th and 20th February from 8.00a.m to 3.30p.m  participant enthusiasm was tremendously encouraged by Bi Sabaha's(Pemba) had facilitations in total participation and understanding by all participants. The group work were very vibrant contributions showing the participants enthusiasm to the subject and readily accepting to spread learn't lesons to their families and those around them at the home leve.

On the 24th and the 25th of November ZANAB successfully held PUBLIC FORUM-TALK SHOW involving students workers, doctors, media and ZANAB members