Nancy Lazaro
Nancy Lazaro is a social entrepreneur and an advocate for youth personal and professional development. Nancy Lazaro, is a 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, a Young African Leaders Initiative by President Barack Obama. She is also part of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers -Dar es Salaam Hub. She envisions young women and men being part of the solution to different societal challenges as they become leaders and changemakers. In 2012, she co-founded La Poetista which is a group of young artists and arts lovers who are committed to grow the art of poetry in Tanzania and use art for social change. Also, she is the Founder of SurvivorHood, a non-profit organization which uses media, art and technology for young women and men personal and professional development preparing them to become leaders and changemakers so they can experience a world of limitless opportunities as well as for them to become positive change agents in their communities. Nancy has worked at the United Nations - International Labour Organization as a National Youth Employment Coordinator. Also, she has worked on the UNHCR project, Echoes of Pain, where she taught refugees poetry and how they can tell their stories to bring positive impact to the world. She is a poet and author of the book The Best is Found in You. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce and Management and Master’s Degree in International Business, both from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. She is now pursuing her second Masters Degree on Arts and Culture Management from Rome Business School. She joined ARTE as an intern in order to learn how a non-profit is operating in the US, fundraising and expand her knowledge on how best to educate young women and men in our communities on their rights and issues that affects.
Nancy Lazaro is a social entrepreneur and an advocate for youth personal and professional development. Nancy Lazaro, is a 2014 Mandela Washington Fellow, a Young African Leaders Initiative by President Barack Obama. She is also part of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers -Dar es Salaam Hub. She envisions young women and men being part of the solution to different societal challenges as they become leaders and changemakers. In 2012, she co-founded La Poetista which is a group of young artists and arts lovers who are committed to grow the art of poetry in Tanzania and use art for social change. Also, she is the Founder of SurvivorHood, a non-profit organization which uses media, art and technology for young women and men personal and professional development preparing them to become leaders and changemakers so they can experience a world of limitless opportunities as well as for them to become positive change agents in their communities. Nancy has worked at the United Nations - International Labour Organization as a National Youth Employment Coordinator. Also, she has worked on the UNHCR project, Echoes of Pain, where she taught refugees poetry and how they can tell their stories to bring positive impact to the world. She is a poet and author of the book The Best is Found in You. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce and Management and Master’s Degree in International Business, both from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. She is now pursuing her second Masters Degree on Arts and Culture Management from Rome Business School. She joined ARTE as an intern in order to learn how a non-profit is operating in the US, fundraising and expand her knowledge on how best to educate young women and men in our communities on their rights and issues that affects.
A piece of art that resonated with Nancy is the picture on the right, which reminds her of equality and the fact that women and men alike are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The selected picture shows people in the village and there is a meeting where both women and men, are well-represented. Nancy believes that this painting conveys that equality can be a reality. To learn more about this Tinga Tinga painting, please visit the following site.