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::	Letter from the director
	25 February 2010
	In the newsletter for March 2010, the director Kristian S. Petersen reflects on civic ations in Tanzania.

::	A glimpse into the world of development work
	25 February 2010
	In February 2010, Miri Davidson worked as an intern for the Information Officer of MS Tanzania. This involved both working in the office in Dar es Salaam and a field trip to Kiteto District. The experience enabled her to gain a small but valuable glimpse into the large, complicated world of NGO-driven development.

::	Turning Coffee Farmers into Entrepreneurs
	10 February 2010
	Development of organised smallholder coffee enterprises and the introduction of sustainable agricultural practices are improving the livelihoods of 1700 farmers in Southern Tanzania. A farmer-to-farmer extension system, market linkages and access to credit are key elements of the initiative.

::	Selling Milk Empowers Maasai Women
	10 February 2010
	Bagamoyo District Council and MS Tanzania are partnering with pastoralist organisation NARAMATISHO to improve the livelihood of livestock keepers. Establishment of milk collection centres has led to better incomes which go directly to the Maasai women, empowering them in their daily lives.

::	Pernille Bærendtsen - is she louder than Swahili?
	10 February 2010
	Pernille Bærendtsen is leaving Tanzania for Copenhagen after almost five years working for MS in East Africa. Here she is interviewed by a colleague for the newsletter.

::	Update on merger
	01 February 2010
	July 1st 2010 will be a historic day for MS Tanzania. Sixteen former staff members will the position themselves in their new chairs in the offices of ActionAid International Tanzania.

::	Land Rights Programme Review Tanzania
	28 January 2010
	MSTZAADK’s Land Rights programme was reviewed in September 2009 as part of MSAADK's review of its land rights work. The review in Tanzania was the last country programme review following reviews in Zambia and Nepal earlier in 2009.

::	Adrian Nzamba: A Tanzanian blogging from Denmark
	17 August 2009
	From Dar to København to Jylland to hitchhiking as a climate detective.

::	Five Quick Questions to Humphrey Polepole
	15 June 2009
	Humphrey Pole Pole visited Denmark in April 2009 and MS Action Aid Denmark’s actionmagazine met him at the entrance stairs to the Danish parliament as the Africa Commission presented its recommendations for elimination of poverty in Africa.

::	CORDS - first to sign new partnership agreement
	11 June 2009
	The first partner in MS Tanzania/Action Aid Denmark’s new partner portfolio, which was in the process of being revised, is CORDS. On Friday May 15 the Director of CORDS, Lillian Looloitai, signed the partnership agreement between CORDS and MS Tanzania/Action Aid Denmark.

::	Video: The Baobab People in Tanzania
	28 May 2009
	Emmanuel Kisota is Akiye by tribe. They used to live in baobab trees and from what nature could provide them. Now, their livelihood is threatened by land grabbers.

::	Video: Papiya - Maasai and single mother
	12 May 2009
	Papiya had no support when her husband left her. Traditionally, women are not allowed to own land in that area in Tanzania. But Papiya went to the village council and was assigned a plot.

::	We have to do it, because no one else does
	30 April 2009
	Morogoro Paralegal Centre (MPLC) uses a network of volunteers and paralegal district offices to empower women and children living in rural areas of Morogoro region. The centre provides the information and support needed by poor women and children to realise their rights in the areas of property inheritance, domestic violence and sexual abuse.

::	Walking the line of democracy
	29 April 2009
	From January to April 2009 Janne Jørgensen visited Tanzania to research for her finals in Educational Anthropology. The frame was 'Conceptions of Democracy within the organisational structure of MS Tanzania' and as an appendix to she went to Njombe Agricultural Development Organisation (NADO) - one of MS Tanzania's partners.

::	Signe Juel Rasmussen tells on video
	12 February 2009
	Signe Juel Rasmussen tells about her work as a global volunteer, teaching street kids in Tanzania.

::	Royal visit to MS TCDC
	16 October 2008
	Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will pay a visit to MS TCDC on November 6th, where they are to attend a course in 'Good Local Governance'.

::	Morogoro Paralegal continues its way forward
	25 August 2008
	Morogoro Paralegal Center (MPLC) has managed to get major funding (a strategic grant) from the Foundation for Civil Society focusing on women’s access to land in Mvomero

::	Spend the money in a week – or send it back!
	25 August 2008
	MS-Tanzania shares experiences with partners and their collaborators in the districts: Farmers are sidelined by complicated planning procedures, guidelines in English and serious delay of money for activities

::	Poverty is when life is tough!
	12 June 2008
	The objective of MS Tanzania’s country programme strategy is to reduce poverty. Here, two young Tanzanians give their personal perspective on poverty.

::	Matching workloads with awareness raising
	10 June 2008
	If you want to raise awareness among women you also have to give them time to participate. Most women in rural Tanzania have heavy workloads. But time planning and new working methods can ease the burdens.

::	Land rights take patience
	10 June 2008
	CORDS, a partner organisation with MS Tanzania, works to 'translate' Tanzania's legislation on land rights into practice among the Masaai people.

::	Mapping - MS Tanzania on the road
	28 May 2008
	During March and April the three Topic Teams from MS Tanzania went on the road. The mission was to find potential new partners.

::	I wanted to do something for others
	28 May 2008
	MS Tanzania receives more than 50 Danish volunteers every year. One of them is Jonas Tofte who worked for three months as a volunteer in a nursery school in Kwa Mattias.

::	We must use our best bricks
	28 May 2008
	In April Vera Mugittu went to Copenhagen as MS Tanzania’s representative amongst others to discuss the potential affiliation process between Action Aid International (AAI) and MS. She shares her impressions of the process here.

::	Managing Volunteers
	28 May 2008
	'We learn a lot from each other,’ says Adam Kaombwe who has been MS Tanzania’s Volunteer Co-ordinator since October 2006. In average eight volunteers arrive every second month, and it is Adam who is responsible for their placement and stay.

::	Change of Environment
	31 January 2008
	Adding practical experience from a developing country to your education can give essential experience, which could not have been gained at the school desk. MS Tanzania’s Danish intern for the last six months shares her experience.

::	Joomla Kabisa
	17 December 2007
	During 2007 IT Adviser Jesper Mogensen launched a programme assisting MS Tanzania’s partner organisations to either build or improve their websites - a project in many stages.

::	Gender as smart economics
	17 December 2007
	To support the Country Programme Strategy (CPS) MS Tanzania has made a gender strategy.

::	Beacons in Maasailand
	14 December 2007
	Local democracy often has difficulties when it comes to land issues. The land legislation does not take into account that the public awareness of acts and procedures is very low most places – and that local authorities in general have limited capacity and funding for implementing the legislation.

::	Knowledge, action and change
	14 December 2007
	Hakikazi Catalyst in Arusha, Tanzania, has over the past few years been a strong actor in building local democracy. In some villages the results of these efforts are already visible: More villagers feel comfortable to speak during meetings and even women speak up and bring forward concerns or new ideas.

::	Democracy in practice
	14 December 2007
	Partnerships between civil society organisations (CSOs) and local authorities are the way forward for rural development. The policies – and partly the money – are in place. But Tanzanians, not at least people in rural areas, are poorly equipped to utilize their opportunities when it comes to decisions on development in their local communities.

::	Three Topic Teams
	14 December 2007
	In late 2005 MS Tanzania introduced a new work structure based on a Topic Team Model (TTM) which has now run for little more than a year. The three people heading the topic teams were asked to look into the changes this has produced and the challenges they see for the future.

::	Do you want to eradicate poverty in your lifetime?
	03 December 2007
	MS Tanzania is part of the Private Sector Civil Society Agricultural Working Group (PSCSAWG).

::	Prime Minister opens cashew factory in Tanzania
	07 May 2007
	To the sound of drums under a huge mango tree a lot of farmers, guests, officials and security people made up the scene for opening of the Michael Lund Cashew Processing Centre in Tanzania on Saturday the 5th May. The ceremony was led by Prime Minister Edward Lowassa.

::	Youth will put Tanzania on the map
	04 January 2007
	Tanzania Youth Coalition hopes to send 200 young Tanzanians to Nairobi for the World Social Forum in January

::	UVUKI Tanzania - video
	15 December 2005
	Cashew farmers in Tanzania have formed a cooperative to cut out middle men and keep the money in the village. Interview with Moshi Mnaki.

::	Tanzania Newsletter December 2005
	15 December 2005
	MS Denmark and MS Tanzania are undergoing processes of changes. The new year of 2006 will see some changes in the way MS Tanzania will be working.

::	Tanzania Newsletter October 2005
	24 October 2005
	Elections coming up. This and the coming month will put focus on democracy and civil participation here in Tanzania.

::	Newsletter september 2005
	01 September 2005
	Let’s promote a gender sensitive atmosphere

::	Newsletter June 2005
	01 June 2005

::	The fast guide
	10 April 2005
	Federation: The first East African Community didn't work. The new one will develop into an East African super state if the politicians get their way

::	Uniting East Africa
	10 April 2005
	Kiswahli: In spite of local obstacles, cultural reluctance, and the frequent use of English, East Africans still have their own common mother tongue

::	Holiday in Hell...
	10 April 2005
	Terror, rebels and robberies:Tourism in East Africa is an important factor for income. But it is a badly tainted image the three countries put in front of the tourists.

::	Born in anonymity
	10 April 2005
	Ambitious: A roadmap has been laid out for the EAC. East Africa will be one super-state in five years and elect a common president in eight years. Is that really realistic?

::	Human development in East Africa
	10 April 2005
	Figures: Statistics on our East African lives

::	Joint military efforts
	10 April 2005
	Security: A common defence force for East Africa is a logical regional answer to the global question of terrorism.

::	A milestone for trade
	10 April 2005
	Customs union: The first steps towards a common market in East Africa are taken.

::	Caught fishing
	10 April 2005
	Lake Victoria: The big lake shared between the three East African countries is a constant area of conflict.

::	It's not for the people
	10 April 2005
	Do it yourself: With the current focus on business, Ugandans, Kenyans and Tanzanians may very well look in vain for benefits from the EAC.

::	Learn from the European Union
	10 April 2005
	Danish refelctions: The EAC will come across obstacles and create heated debate. That's why it is so important to make EAC a popular union, says Danish politicians.

::	Kuleana - Street children attend school
	21 November 2003
	Alphonce Mutaboyerwa is leader of the human rights centre in Mwanza in Tanzania - an MS-partner since 1958.

::	Michael Bech - Freedom of expression must be nurtured early
	18 November 2003
	Michael Bech teaches journalism to MS partners in Tanzania. He sees it as his biggest challenge to be able to get close to the people in question.

::	Tanzania: Grazing or farming - land conflict is escalating
	01 October 1998
	Despite the livestock sector contributing 18 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), pastoralists in Usangu Plains claim they are up against harsh resistance from local authorities and farmers.

::	Tanzania: Pastoralists facing harsh penalties
	01 October 1998
	An ultimatum by the Kilosa district authorities has been issued to all pastoralists in the district to move to selected areas although authorities admit they are unfit for animal husbandry.