Partnere i Tanzania

Community Research and Development Centre (CORDS) is an organisation established to address some of the challenges that pastoral communities face in the Maasai region. CORDS works to secure land and human rights for pastoralists through participatory approaches aimed at empowering the poor and marginalised to participate in local decision-making. Since 1999, the organisation has worked with and secured 71 Village Land Certificates and thus is highly regarded by local authorities as well as ordinary people.

KINNAPA Development Programme is a non-profit organisation formed in 1990 which works to improve the quality of life of pastoralists, hunter-gatherers and small-scale agriculturalists in the Kiteto and Simanjiro districts. KINNAPA is working on gender equality; livestock and agricultural development; water supply and sanitation; environmental management; and education.

Morogoro Paralegal Centre (MPLC) is a non-governmental organisation which was established in 1993 on the initiative of the Women’s Legal Aid Centre. MPLC’s long term goal is to contribute to poverty reduction among women and children in Morogoro Region by addressing laws and customs that suppress women and children’s rights and by promoting human and legal rights education.

NARAMATISHO is a grassroots umbrella organisation established in 2003 that brings together a number of pastoralist cooperatives in the Bagamoyo district. The aim of NARAMATISHO is to improve the livelihoods of pastoralists, many of whom have become marginalised due to population growth, increased speculation and environmental degradation.

Tanga Youth and Development Association (TAYODEA) is a democratic umbrella organisation representing the interests of youth in the Tanga Region. It was founded in 2000 with the aim of engaging youth in social, political and economic development activities, by seeking to strengthen youth participation in decision-making processes, build youth leadership, and create accountability.

Tanzania Youth Coalition (TYC) is a national youth umbrella organisation that focuses on youth empowerment. It is the biggest youth movement in Tanzania, with 97 member youth organisations as well as hundreds of youth individuals across the nation. TYC aims to build the capacity of local youth organisations and to create political platforms from which they are able to influence and advocate for just and democratic development.

The Coalition of Teacher’s Resource Centres (TRCC) is a democratic umbrella organisation representing the interests of 410 local Teachers’ Resource Centres (TRCs) in Tanzania. TRCC’s focus is on supporting the academic and professional development of teachers and, in doing so, the quality of education in schools across Tanzania. It aims to empower TRCs through networking, lobbying and advocacy, and to develop a common resource centre to promote the exchange of information, skills and technology for teachers.

Vijana Vision Tanzania (VVT) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 2000 that aims to build youth participation in development in Tanzania, with a particular emphasis on environmental issues and sustainable development. It also works in community-based natural resource management, having established a network of four villages surrounding the Kisarawe natural forest that regulates the use of forest resources.

Youth Partnership Countrywide (YPC) is a national organisation established in 2003 that aims to widen the space for youth participation in local politics and to strengthen youth political consciousness. Through voters’ education, public debates and support to youth candidates in local and national elections, YPC attempts to change the political culture that prevents youth from influencing and accessing local politics.