AFRICANEWS
Views and news on peace, justice and reconciliation in Africa
September 2001
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Action and contactsTanzania Gender Networking Programme
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) has been operational since 1993 as a registered non-governmental organization. During this period the NGO has built itself into an effective pressure group which promotes gender positive activism. TGNP is committed to facilitating social transformation leading to the creation of a vibrant Tanzanian society. It seeks to promote gender equality and social equity through the empowerment of women and other marginalised sections of the community. The organisation strives to enhance the mainstreaming of gender at all levels of society from grassroots communities to the highest levels of national policy making and legislation. To achieve this, TGNP runs four mutually supportive programmes: Training, Capacity Building and Outreach. TCBOThe Training Capacity Building and Outreach programme is designed to enhance the gender and social development capacities of key development actors at various levels from policy makers to the grassroots in order to facilitate social transformation in Tanzania. It has also been instrumental in building effective linkages with local level actors through its Intermediary Gender Networks programme. TCBO aims to create a cutting edge Gender Training Institution in the next 3 years.Information Generation and Dissemination. IGDIGD's specific objective is to generate, manage and disseminate gender sensitive information that will contribute to an informed society on gender issues and development. TGNP operates an extensive reading library of gender related information. As well as popularizing gender and development materials, IGD maintains a database of organisations and individuals involved in gender activities in the region.Activism, Lobbying and Advocacy. ALAAs an organisation committed to the social transformation of society, TGNP's Activism Lobbying and Advocacy programmes are aimed, through coalition building with like-minded organisations, to influence retrogressive laws and policies in the country and beyond to adapt gender sensitivity and more progressive approaches. The main strategies used include influencing parliamentarians, government policy makers and planners to transform the ongoing national policy making and planning processes to adapt more gender interpretations. It also includes developing strategies for solicitng the involvement and support of the civic society and the public in general on issues related to ghender and development.Programme Support and Management. PSMPSM provides support, guidance, monitoring and evaluation to the whole programme, ensuring that TGNP's vision, mission and goals are achieved and that the programme attains financial and human sustainability. The PSM works towards fulfilling TGNP's objectives of developing an efficient and sustainiable Gender Resource Centre.Organisational StructureThe governing body of TGNP is its Annual General Meeting where members make decisions to guide the organisation. On a quarterly basis, TGNP's Board meets to monitor and advise on the programmes progress in meeting its objectives. The TGNP Secretariat is composed of a Programme Coordinator who guides the Programme Officers in their implementation of TGNP's activities. POs are assisted by Programme Committees, which are composed of members, representatives from partner organisations and other strategic actors.For more details mail to: Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) [email protected], or visit http://www.tgnp.co.tz
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