Sports & Talent
Creating a platform for young athletes and emerging runners to participate, gain exposure and develop their abilities.
Kizimkazi • Zanzibar • Tanzania
Kizimkazi Marathon
Running together towards sports, youth empowerment and community development, youth opportunity and community development.
The Initiative
Running with a purpose beyond the finish line.
The Kizimkazi Marathon is a major sports and community development initiative organized as part of efforts to mobilize Tanzanians towards the opportunities and national momentum surrounding sports, youth empowerment and community development.
The initiative brings together sports, youth development, community participation, tourism, entrepreneurship, national unity and social development.
The marathon is designed to go beyond running. It provides a platform for young people, communities, institutions, businesses, athletes, partners and supporters to participate in activities connected to Tanzania's preparations for sports, youth empowerment and community development.
Through the marathon, Vijana Nguvu Kazi aims to raise public awareness about sports, youth empowerment and community development while encouraging Tanzanians, particularly young people, to understand and prepare for the opportunities that can emerge from hosting a major international sporting event.
What the Marathon Connects
A platform where sport meets national opportunity.
The initiative brings together different parts of society around participation, preparation and positive community development.
Community Development
Mobilizing partnerships, contributions and resources that can support selected community development activities.
community sports and development Awareness
Encouraging Tanzanians, particularly young people, to understand and prepare for opportunities connected to community sports and development.
Tourism & Enterprise
Connecting the momentum of international sport with tourism, hospitality, entrepreneurship and local economic participation.
Youth Participation
Giving young people a visible role in sport, entrepreneurship, community action and future economic opportunities.
Unity & Solidarity
Promoting peace, cooperation, hospitality and solidarity as Tanzania participates in an international sporting environment.
Preparing for Opportunity
community sports and development can create opportunities beyond the stadium.
The marathon encourages people, especially young Tanzanians, to recognize the wider economic activities that may emerge around a major international sporting event.
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Tourism
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Hospitality
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Transport
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Food Services
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Creative Industries
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Technology
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Communication
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Entrepreneurship
Our Shared Values
The spirit we want the marathon to carry.
Peace
Using sport as a platform that brings people together positively.
Unity
Connecting people and communities through shared participation.
Hospitality
Strengthening the welcoming spirit important to Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Solidarity
Working together toward community development and future opportunity.
Be part of the Kizimkazi Marathon journey.
Follow upcoming marathon events and participation opportunities as they are officially published.