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Giving Legal Aid since 1989

Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA)

Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) as of 2019 as a result of changes of legal framework where organisations that deal mainly with communities had to comply with The Non-Government Organisation Act, No. 24 of 2002 and its amendments made vide The Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No.3) of 2019. The organisation was formerly registered in 1990 under societies Act Cap 337 R.E 2002 as a guild to promote and advance legal and constitutional rights of women and children and this still stands to date.

The aims and objectives of the organization are; to advocate for gender equality, promotion of human dignity and gender justice through policy, legal and institutional reforms, community action and media engagement.

We’re are TAWLA

Our Current Projects

PROJECT NAME Objective Donor DURATION Contribution to SP Strategy
Mwanamke Imara
End all forms of violence against women and girls in Mbeya, Njombe and Kilimanjaro by 2030
USAID 2020-2023
KEY OBJECTIVE O1:

To advance gender equity through programs that promote accountability, progressive laws, transparency, and access to

justice at Zonal, National and International Level by 2025.

KEY OBJECTIVE 03:

To build the capacity of TAWLA for sustainable service delivery.
1.       S 01: Sustainable legal aid services catering to a wide

range of community needs principally targeting women and children.

2.       S 02: Engagement with Regional and Local Government Authorities, Structures and Processes for improved service delivery, transparency, and accountability.

3.       S 03: Constructive and strategic engagement with diverse Stakeholders* and Structures at National and International Level to advocate for rights of Women and Children.

4.       S 04: Regular research and evidence-based advocacy for legal reforms on laws affecting women and children countrywide and disseminate such reports to relevant Stakeholders.

5.       S 05: Designing and implementing programs to promote gender equity and address emerging / cross cutting issues that have an adverse effect on women and children.

6.       S 04: Periodically carry out Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities across all areas of the business to measure impact and ensure learning, accountability, high quality, cost-effective, timely service delivery.
To enhance women access to justice through protection and secure their land and property rights through legal frameworks To enhance women access to justice through protection and secure their land and property rights through legal frameworks Anonymous 2018 – 2019 Strategic objective two

“Create sustainable access to justice for vulnerable women”
  1. Build the capacities of communities to deliver legal aid in the/nearby community
  2. Legal aid
  3. Legal literacy
Strategic objective three

“  Promoting gender equality through review/amendment of laws and policies  that hinder gender equality”
  1. Promote public dialogue
  2. The campaign against laws/policies that  hinder gender equality
Contributing to the attainment of gender equity into We effect partners’ programs through technical support provision (GEWPPA)

 

 Ensure gender equity into we -effect partners’ programs WE EFFECT 2018 – 2022 Strategic objective two (2)

“Create sustainable access to justice for vulnerable women”
  1. Legal aid
  2. Legal literacy
Strategic objective three

“ “ Promoting gender equality through review/amendment of laws and policies  that hinder gender equality”
  1. Evidence-based advocacy
  2. The campaign against laws policies that  hinder gender equality
  3. Engage with decision makers
CSO Parallel support to Land tenure support program Increased involvement of approximately 60,000 citizens in land adjudication matters and security of tenure at village level in Ulanga and Kilombero Districts in Morogoro region WE EFFECT Jan 2019 – June 2019 Strategic objective two (2)

“Create sustainable access to justice for vulnerable women

 
  1. Build the capacities of communities to deliver legal aid in the/nearby community
  2. Legal aid
  3. Legal literacy
Strategic objective three

“ “ Promoting gender equality through review/amendment of laws and policies  that hinder gender equality”
  1. Promote public dialogue
  2. Champions building targeting strategic key decision making structures
  3. The campaign against laws policies that  hinder gender equality
Development of safer driving and mobility through the improvement of existing laws and policies in Tanzania Contributing to the improvement of road safety legal and policy environment in Tanzania through addressing gaps in the road safety legislation that link directly to the current high rate of road crashes in the country GRSP – Global road safety program 2018  – 2020 Strategic objective three

“ Promoting gender equality through review/amendment of laws and policies  that hinder gender equality”
  1. Evidence-based advocacy
  2. Evidence-based advocacy
  3. The campaign against laws policies that  hinder gender equality
  4. Engage with decision makers
Women and Youths Political Representation Enhanced An increased inclusive political system for women and youth in 2019 and 2020 elections at national and local levels in Tanzania European Union (EU)  2017 – 2019 Strategic objective three (03)
  1. Evidence-based advocacy
  2. Promote public dialogue
  3. Champions building targeting strategic key decision making structures
  4. The campaign against laws policies that  hinder gender equality
  5. Engage with decision makers