“Sikkika” formerly known as Youth Action Volunteers, is a Tanzanian CSO founded in 1999.  The organization focuses on health advocacy, and has been working on health and budget issues since 2005.  Sikika’s overall vision is a Tanzania where healthy and responsible citizens enjoy equitable, affordable, and quality health services as their basic right. Sikika empowers citizens to interact with health service providers through enhancing active community engagement, transparency and accountability within the district health systems. Sikika also works with Parliament and key central Ministries to influence the national health plans and budgets. Read Sikika’s Profile