Table 3.
Proposed solutions for Tanzanian youth by priority rank and frequency.
| Challenge | Suggested solutions | Sub themes | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | Job creation and loan opportunity (both government and private sector)a | Create employment opportunities | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Provide accessible loans | 14 | 6 | 22 | ||
| Improving education | Entrepreneurship | 8 | 16 | 25 | |
| Capital and loan | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Career development and jobs | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Youth ownership | In the youth’s hands (clarify) | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Self-employment | 9 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Gender based violence | Improving education | Sexual violence and preventionb | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Reporting and prosecuting | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Sex education | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Human rights and gender equity | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Discussing various beliefs | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Legal frameworks | Legal aid and avenues for reporting | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Enforcing lawsb | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Support for survivors | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Religion | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Alcohol and drugs | Improving education | 21 | 21 | 42 | |
| Legal frameworks | Law enforcement | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Employment | Employment to reduce idle timeb | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Youth Ownership | Behavioral aspects | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Addressing mental health | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Support for substance users | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| SRH | Improving education | SRH, sex education, contraceptives and family planning, STIs | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| Maternal health | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Providing education without discrimination (age, marriage, couples) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Forming youth groups to teach peers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Improving SRH services infrastructure | Encourage engagement with services | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Improving SRH service provisionb | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Increasing manpower and training of medical professions | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mental health | Improving education | Mental health challenges | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| Coping strategies and resources | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| Improving mental health services infrastructure | Increase manpower and training of health professionals | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Provide early screening and diagnosis | 6 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Improving access, treatment and referral patterns | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
| Healthy coping strategies | General social support | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Sports and exerciseb | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Prevention strategies | Avoiding drugs and alcohol | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Reducing violence | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
aSome youth wrote govt, others private sector, others said both together; bn = 1 youth listed both genders.