Listed below are web links to sites of our partners and other organisations we regularly visit. Double-click on the logo or on the web address to visit them too. If you would you like your site to be included here, send PAMOJA the full address and a description of your site and we will see if this can be done.

SNV, the Netherlands Development Organisation, offers advisory services to development organisations in the South. In Tanzania, the organisation focuses on Private Sector Development and Local Governance. It also provides advice to Tanzanian organisations in order to strengthen their capacity in the fight against poverty.
Web address: http://www.snvworld.org/

IUCN is a unique Union. Its members, from some 140 countries, include over 70 States, 100 government agencies, and 750-plus NGOs. More than 10,000 internationally recognised scientists and experts from more than 180 countries volunteer their services to its six global commissions. Its 1000 staff members in offices around the world are working on some 500 projects. For more than 50 years this 'Green Web' of partnerships has generated environmental conventions, global standards, scientific knowledge and innovative leadership. Web address: http://www.iucn.org/

INWENT (Capacity Building International, Germany) is an organization for international human resources development, advanced training and dialogue. Its practice-oriented programs are directed at experts, managers and decision-makers from business and industry, politics, public administration and civil society from all over the world. Its Development Policy Forum organizes a high-ranking, informal policy dialogue on current issues of development policy.
Web address: http://www.inwent.org/

Cordaid is one of the biggest international development organisations in the world. Together with more than a thousand local organisations, Cordaid fights poverty and injustice in over forty countries. Cordaid draws inspiration from Catholic social doctrine and believes that everyone is entitled to a dignified existence irrespective of income, age, sex, gender, origin, beliefs or political convictions. In addition, we believe in people's individual strength: Cordaid's aim should not be to carry out tasks that the local population can do itself. Web address: http://www.cordaid.nl/

KILIWEB, an interesting website on Moshi and the Kilimanjaro region. Web address: http://www.kiliweb.com/

TANGO, the Tanzania Network of Non-Governmental Organisations, is the largest and longest standing national umbrella organization serving the Tanzanian NGO community. TANGO was founded in 1988 and now has over 580 member organizations. It is committed to promoting the well being of its constituency by acting as a unifying organ and mandated representative in advocating for transformation for the common good. Web address: http://www.tango.or.tz/

The Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) is an independent centre of knowledge and expertise in the areas of international and intercultural cooperation. KIT contributes to sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and cultural preservation and exchange. Within the Netherlands, it seeks to promote interest in and support for these issues. Web address: http://www.kit.nl/

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 groups 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. Web address: http://www.tgnp.co.tz/

Mkombozi Centre for Street Children works with children living without adult carers and those spending part of each day begging on the streets. The high incidence of HIV / AIDS in the Kilimanjaro region means that many of our children are orphans. Mkombozi responds to the needs of children on the streets and works to prevent them from running away from home in the first place. Web address: http://www.mkombozi.org/

Citizen participation in local governance is an important theme in policy and development debates. This website aims to contribute to this debate. The toolkit offers information on tools which promote citizen participation in local governance. More than one hundred cases are described and analysed. The site also presents articles and links for further reference. Web address: http://www.toolkitparticipation.com/

International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) facilitates the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better support poor men, women and children in developing countries to obtain water and sanitation services they will use and maintain (mission statement 2002). Web address: http://www.irc.nl/

ITDG stands for Intermediate Technology Development Group and is an international organisation based in the United Kingdom. ITDG-East Africa has five technology strategies - agriculture and pastoralism; small-scale manufacturing; transport; urban livelihoods and shelter; and energy. Web address: http://www.itdg.org/

The mission of ECDPM (European Centre for Development Policy Management) is to help make ACP-EU development policies work. The Centre works with the ACP countries to ensure more effective use of the development policies and instruments offered by the EU and its Member States. Their long term objectives are to enhance the capacity of public and private actors in ACP and other low-income countries. ECDPM also tries to improve cooperation between development partners in Europe and the ACP region. Web address: http://www.ecdpm.org/

HakiElimu is an indigenous Tanzanian NGO which advocates the right of every child to have an education. HakiElimu's vision is that every child in Tanzania should be able to enjoy her or his right to basic education in schools that respect dignity; foster creativity and critical learning; and advance human rights and democracy. HakiElimu seeks to achieve this vision by facilitating meaningful public participation in education governance. Web address: http://www.hakielimu.org/

The University College of Lands and Architectural Studies (UCLAS) provides training in urban and rural planning; land management and evaluation; architecture; building economics; and environmental engineering.

http://www.uclas.ac.tz/

The Municipal Development Programme is an active, hands-on capacity building facility with the aim of enabling effective self-governance at local level in Sub-Saharan Africa. It promotes alternative development approaches to problems and issues that affect local authorities by placing emphasis on ownership and direct participation of key stakeholders. Web address: http://www.mdp.org/

Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. With many of the causes of poverty global in nature, members of Oxfam International believe they can achieve greater impact in addressing issues of poverty by their collective efforts. To achieve the maximum impact on poverty, Oxfam links up their work on development programs, humanitarian response and lobbying for policy changes at national and global level. Web address: http://www.oxfam.org/

The Development Gateway is an interactive site for information on sustainable development and poverty reduction. It also serves as a forum for communities to share experiences on development efforts. Web address: http://www.developmentgateway.org/

Oxfam Novib believes that people have the power to solve their own problems. We cooperate with local organisations in developing countries who are best equipped to know what is needed. By doing this we can ensure that aid ends up where it is most needed and is used for the purposes it was intended. The results are sustainable and also benefit future generations.

Web address: http://www.novib.nl/

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Web address: http://www.wvi.org/

Read the latest news from Tanzania on this website and check out all kinds of other news. Web address: http://www.ippmedia.com/

Capacity.org is an initiative of the European Centre for Development Policy Management. Its aims are to look at policy and practice of capacity development within international development cooperation. Its focus is on both the "why" (fostering debate on policy questions) and the "how" (learning from practical experiences in the field) of capacity development. It aims to "unbundle" the complex ideas and practices surrounding this term. Web address: http://www.capacity.org/

IRIN, the Integrated Regional Information Networks, is part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. IRIN services are provided free-of-charge and are available in the following formats - analytical reports; fact sheets; interviews; daily country updates; and weekly summaries in English, French and Kiswahili. These products are available through the IRIN web site and an e-mail that includes several management tools aimed at reducing information overload. Web address: http://www.irinews.org/

On this page you will find links to many major websites from Tanzania.

Web address: http://www.start.co.tz/