ISSN 1821 - 5335 Issue No. 48 Foundation for Civil Society Newsletter Quarter 4 December 2018

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SWEDEN SUPPORTS TANZANIA CIVIL SOCIETYGrants FCS TZS 14.3 billion to strengthen CSOs

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INSIDE THIS EDITION

Publication/Editorial CoordinatorHamis Adam

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the last newsletter for the year 2018. We are thankful to God for all work that we have put in building the civil society organisations (CSOs) and all the partnerships and collaboration that have enabled us to reach more communities in Tanzania. The following are highlights of key events and activities that have transpired here at Foundation for Civil Society in the last quarter.

First and foremost, I am pleased and very privileged to once again announce that we have just signed an agreement with Sweden to support us in developing the civil society in Tanzania. With this agreement, the people of Sweden through their Embassy in Tanzania will support our efforts in enhancing democratic governance in our country through strengthening of the civil society until 2020. Read more in page 2.

Secondly, I would like to highlight a special visit from the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania, whereby the Ambassador HE Florence Tinguely Mattli accompanied the Head for Africa Region at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Anne Moulin-Lugon on her visit to FCS. More details on the visit in page 4.

Like the previous year, this quarter was a season for our #GivingTuesday event whereby we coordinated a campaign that aims at promoting the culture of giving and helping those in need. For this year, our #GivingTuesdayTZ campaign focused on three events that touched many people. For more information on this and who supported us go to page 6.

Also, I would like to update you on our various training sessions we co-facilitated with Change The Game Academy, involving crucial skills building on fundraising and advocacy for leaders and participants from CSOs. More updates in page 8.

For these and more updates and highlights on events and activities within the civil society sector in Tanzania, please welcome into our last newsletter for the year 2018. And with this note, on behalf of the Board, Management and Staff at Foundation for Civil Society, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2019.

Enjoy your reading!

Message from the Executive Director

Sweden supports FCS

Head of Africa Region visits FCS #GivingTuesdayTZ

FCS and CTGA co-facilitate training for CSOs

Women Land Rights and the Maasai

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October 2018, Dar es Salaam

The Embassy of Sweden in Tanzania has signed an agreement with Foundation for Civil Society Tanzania (FCS) whereby Sweden will contribute TZS 14.3 billion (SEK 55 million, approximately USD 6,25 million) towards enhancing democratic governance in Tanzania through strengthening of civil

society, policy influencing and the promotion of learning for the period 2018 - 2020. The agreement was officially signed in October this year by the Ambassador of Sweden to Tanzania Mr Anders Sjöberg and FCS’ Executive Director Mr Francis Kiwanga at the Embassy of Sweden in Dar es Salaam.

A functional civil society is an important development actor in its own right and central to giving voice to citizens and putting them at the center of good governance. Building and strengthening democratic institutions and processes is a cornerstone in achieving long-lasting and positive development and civil society organizations (CSOs) have a very important role to play in realizing this goal. FCS is currently one of the biggest and main source of funding to CSOs in Tanzania and has contributed immensely to the capacity strengthening of the civil society sector, enabling CSOs and citizens to become driving forces for democratic governance in the country. FCS has a unique ability to provide the much-needed funds and capacity building to an extensive network of local civil society organizations in the country.

Sweden Grants Foundation TZS 14.3 Billion to Strengthen Tanzanian Civil Society

Support from Sweden will enable FCS to further its efforts to improve the quality of life of millions of Tanzanians, especially the poor, marginalized and vulnerable, as well as improving communities and economies. The importance of Sweden’s support is underlined by a number of core beliefs about democratic governance in Tanzania, including:

§That, informed and active citizens contribute to more responsive, equitable policies;

§Access to information and transparency helps build citizens’ trust in government;

§High integrity standards ensure fair and efficient use of resources;

§Functional civil society and media keeps citizens informed and empowers them to hold government to account for decisions and results.

Contract signing ceremony at the Swedish Embassy in Dar es Salaam

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With support from Sweden, FCS will continue to champion greater citizens’ and civil society engagement in democratic processes in line with these core beliefs.

The contribution from Sweden will also support efforts towards greater realization of women’s land rights and combating violence against women and children, including harmful traditional practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation. It will also enhance youth empowerment and inclusion of marginalized groups in development efforts.

Highlighting Sweden’s commitment to democracy, human rights and good governance, Ambassador Sjöberg stated that Sweden has chosen to support FCS because of its long history of enabling civil society to influence democratic governance in Tanzania. “Working with CSOs creates an opportunity to build accountability and transparency”, he said. Head of Development Cooperation at the Embassy of Sweden, Mr Ulf Källstig, added that “By contributing to active grassroot participation in democratic processes, a strengthened civil society will create a sense of awareness and responsibility, which will in turn enable citizens to demand their rights”

Speaking on the support from the people of Sweden through their Embassy here in Tanzania, the Executive Director of Foundation for Civil Society, Mr. Francis Kiwanga affirmed that the grant comes at an opportune time, when Tanzania appears to be moving towards industrialization, as such is a time when the country needs a free, democratic and just society that fully participates in nation-building. “Civil society in Tanzania today is positioned as a platform that informs, empowers and brings together citizens to observe, monitor and engage with the government at all levels. This support will strongly help to strengthen that role”, Mr. Kiwanga noted.

He added that for the past 16 years, FCS has reached all districts of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar through grant-making and capacity building efforts which enabled over 5,000 mainly grassroot and rural-based CSOs to participate in democratic governance. Mr Kiwanga conveyed his gratitude to Sweden for providing a much-needed boost to FCS’ strategic interventions in Tanzania.

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FCS conducts Joint Monitoring Visit in Morogoro

The Morogoro joint monitoring visit (JMV) was held in November 12-15, 2018. Like in the previous mission, Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) hosted members of its Board of Directors, representatives from development partners (DPs) and its Secretariat. Representatives from development partners in this JMV were Romana Tadeschi, who is the Head of International Cooperation for SDC at the Swiss Embassy in Tanzania and Deodatus Sanga from the Embassy of Denmark in Dar es Salaam. The delegates were in two separate teams and visited 4 projects implemented by FCS’CSO-grantees in Morogoro municipality, Morogoro, Kilosa and Mvomero districts. The teams visited the following CSOs:

a. Morogoro Paralegal Centre b. Jitambue Development Association c. Tanzania Initiative for Social and Economic

Relief d. Women and Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania e. Dira Theatre Group

The Head of the Africa region at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Anne Moulin-Lugon visited Foundation for Civil Society and held talks with management on partnerships in building the civil society in Tanzania. She was accompanied by the Swiss Ambassador to Tanzania HE Ambassador Florence Tinguely Mattli and the Head of Governance for SDC at the Embassy, Mr Luca Etter. This is one of high level visits at FCS by our development partners (DPs) this year. Foundation’s Executive Director, Mr Francis Kiwanga held talks with the visitors discussing various key issues on FCS work, partnerships, sustainability, its reach and impact in communities and the civil society sector in Tanzania.

Head of Africa Region at Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs visits FCSNovember, 2018

November, 2018

Top photo: Ambassador Anne Moulin-Lugon (right) speaking with FCS management. She is flanked by Ambassador Florence Tinguely Mattli.

JMV delegation visits the Mvomero District Commissioner.

JMV delegates with community leaders and project implementers in Bwakila Juu Ward, Morogoro District.

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FCS held mid-term review of its 2016-2020 Strategic Plan

FCS conducted its mid-term review for the Strategic Plan 2016-2020 through Social Development Direct (SDDirect), a London-based independent consultancy firm. The main objective of the review was to assess overall programme performance, in terms of whether the programme outcomes are likely to be achieved, and what needs to be strengthened or done differently to ensure they are achieved.

The review was carried out over three months (June to September 2018) by a core team of two consultants from Social Development Direct (SDDirect). The methodology included analysis of documentation; one on one interviews with key stakeholders in Tanzania, including development partners (DPs), FCS staff, partners and external organisations; focus group discussions with a select group of beneficiaries in Arusha and Zanzibar; two self-assessment surveys (one for FCS staff and one for FCS partners/grantees); a self-assessment workshop in Dar as Salaam; and a debriefing with DPs and FCS to discuss preliminary findings and recommendations.

Following a review of previous strategic plans and their monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework, FCS made several changes that informed the development and revision of the current Strategic Plan 2016-2020. The key shifts included:

1. Reduction in the number of grants from 500 to approximately 150 per year.

2. Reorienting the thematic focus areas to good governance, capacity development, and livelihoods and markets.

3. Clustering grantees and partners by thematic focus

4. Piloting a direct/‘genuine’ programme approach in peace and conflict management.

5. Introducing a new case based MEL framework

6. A focus on building the internal capacity of FCS as an institution.

September, 2018

One of the discussion sessions during the mid-term review process.

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November, 2018

FCS coordinates #GivingTuesday2018 campaign

Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) coordinated the #GivingTuesday campaign this year with three main activities: a. #MyGivingStory (#UtoajiWanguHazinaYangu)

competition, a storytelling contest that invited everyday givers to share their giving stories and what inspires them to give. The contest was launched on Monday, November 5, 2018 and ran until November 20. The aim of the campaign was to collect giving stories from youth age 18 to 35, whereby five winners were given awards on the #GivingTuesday 2018 climax, on November 27 for the charity of their choice.

The winners for the #UtoajiWanguHazinaYangu contest were:

1. Daniel Anthony Haule2. Witness Joram 3. Shamira Mshangama 4. Jalilu Zaid 5. Lilian Ngimbwa

b. A blood donation campaign for Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) at Muhimbili National Hospital. This followed a successful similar campaign in 2017. The blood donation drive took place at MOI’s blood bank on November 24th. 32 units of blood were donated.

c. Supporting girls at New Hope for Girls. Ms. Consoler Eliya has rescued over 150 girls from difficult and vulnerable conditions. She currently lives with 38 girls together with her family at their home in Kimara. FCS coordinated monetary and non-monetary contributions from well-wishers and the public in order to cover basic needs at the home. Over TZS 10Mil of monetary and non-monetary donations were collected including a photocopy machine from Foundation for Civil Society, four used computers from Policy Forum, school uniforms and supplies from Children’s Dignity Forum, as well as food items from Economics and Social Research Foundation.

Top photo: Girls at New Hope for Girls Orphanage present their special message to guests. Bottom left photo: A representative from Child Dignity Forum presents their contribution for the campaign. Bottom right photo: FCS staff participate in the Giving Tuesday campaign at the New Hope for Girls in Kimara, Dar es Salaam.

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www.thefoundation.or.tz

1. CSOs directory – FCS facilitating civil society information to all Tanzania districts

2. Compendium of all laws and regulations governing Tanzania civil society

3. Tanzania Implementation Status Report - UNCRPD

4. State of Philanthropy in Tanzania 2018 5. Media Quality Assessment 2018 (available

soon)

Members of the French-Tanzania Friendship Group of the French Senate visited Tanzania in September this year. During an official luncheon held at the Residence of France for the Embassy of France in Dar es Salaam, they met with a delegation from FCS, led by Executive Director Francis Kiwanga.The Senators include Mr. Ronan Dantec, Mr. Cyril Pellevat, Mr. Bernard Jomier and Ms. Charlotte Montigny.

September, 2018

FCS meets with French Senate members on visit to Tanzania

French Senate Members and FCS Secretariat representatives at the Residence of France in Dar es Salaam.

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December, 2018

December, 2018 - Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) in collaboration with Change The Game Academy facilitated various training sessions to afford leaders and coordinators of civil society organisations (CSOs) practical skills to improve their performances in project implementation. These training events involved dozens of participants from all over Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The first training sessions conducted focused on local fundraising and advocacy for leaders and representatives of CSOs, which was held midway in this year. 43 participants from 11 regions of Tanzania were engaged in this practical programme which aimed at equipping them with basic knowledge and skills to raise funds at local levels as well as effective advocacy strategies for their organizations.

raise resources with a focus on local resource mobilization and community fundraising. Participants of the training sessions were FCS grantees and Wilde Ganzen Partners in Tanzania. More follow up sessions were conducted for other group of participants from more CSOs following an increased interest in these hand-on skills building sessions. In December, another week-long training session was held specifically for coordinators of CSOs, with a focus on fundraising from local sources

FCS and Change The Game Academy conduct training for CSOs

and advocacy. The increased demand for these practical trainings has prompted FCS and Change The Game Academy to facilitate more sessions to cover more participants from the civil society in Tanzania. These are subsidised sessions, where participants pay a minimal fee that allows them to access various reading and reference materials from facilitators and moderators.

The training on fundraising was meant to help participating organizations to identify current resource gaps and equip them with practical knowledge, skills and the right attitude to

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FCS grantee, Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT) started a two-year project named “Promote Hunter Gatherers and Pastoralists Women Land Rights”. The project areas are in four villages of Lerug, Partimbo, Orkitkit and Amei in Kiteto District, Manyara region. Two hundred and forty (240) women were to be empowered under this project through Women’s rights and leadership forums with the expectation of having a total of a hundred women owning land through the Customary Certificates of Rights of Occupancy (CCROs).

Initial Situation and why the project?

The project was formulated to address women’s land rights and equality in a conservative culture where women did not have the right to own land and property, except through their children and relinquished custodianship to them upon maturity to manage their fathers’ properties. This resulted into many facets of women marginalization and maltreatment including economic marginalisation, gender-based violence (GBV), and a general lack of development among women.

Project acceptance

UCRT introduced the project to Lerug, Partimbo, Orkitkit and Amei village leaders, local government officials and traditional leaders through community group facilitation and trainings. This was preceded by lobbying/advocacy activities to sell ideas to existing traditional leaders in order for them to buy the idea and participate fully in this project.

Traditional leadership structures that exist in these villages are; village chairpersons, traditional elders and village land councils.

Women’s rights and leadership fora were then formed with the aim of reaching out to more women to engage in the project. A total of 10 fora were formed in each project village with 24 women each, thus reaching 240 women. The women groups were trained on inclusiveness, gender

Hunter Gatherers and Pastoralists Women Land Ownership

equality, value and importance of land as per the Land Act, 1999. Other topics were on management of village resources, leadership, decision making and conflict resolution.

Overall success

A total of a hundred (100) plots belonging to women have been surveyed in Partimbo, Orkitikiti and Lerug and awaiting CCRO issuance.

After the training, village and traditional leaders understood and accepted the idea of giving women land as part of community development. Women were encouraged to apply for land ownership in the village annual meetings and their requests were granted by the village councils. In villages where land plans had already been developed, women whose male partners had no land were given unallocated village spaces. For those whose male partners had land, their men were convinced to give them farms.

Partimbo Village, Partimbo Ward, Laalarkir Sub village

Some vivid examples of this project can be seen in villages such as in Partimbo where the empowerment programme resulted in a total of a hundred and fifty two (152) women applying for farms ownership and to date twenty (20) farms have been surveyed and women are now waiting for their CCROs, according to Mwanaidi Massawe, a Partimbo Village Executive Officer.

“Men will no longer sell family land as women are aware of their land rights and this has reduced the incidents of family conflicts over land,” says Mwanaidi. She adds that empowerment strategies are still needed in order to boost women’s self confidence in land ownership, citing an example where surveyors failed to do their jobs when women refused to allow them into their lands even after husband’s permission. This happened whenever surveyors appear for the exercise without the presence of the male partners.

Success story

Esupat Ngaititi (54) signing her surveyed land form

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James Mshana, a ward Executive Officer for Partimbo says the project has set a record in their village to see more women who are empowered, there is reduction in women discrimination and women are more respected now than any time before and the land ownership for women is a rare and historic occurrence in their village.

Despite the success, Mshana notes the need for traditional leaders’ inclusion in the women leadership forum instead of having separate meetings where women are now equally empowered as men and men are expected to comply and make decisions with what is agreed during meetings, regardless of gender.According to Catherine Losurutya, Field Officer, Gender and Women from UCRT, men have been convinced to survey lands and get CCROs for their family land for themselves, wives and children. Women attendance, interest and participation in village meetings have increased and women voices are listened to now.

Women have become economically empowered and formed a saving scheme group in Lesuit village, drafted their constitution and are now in

the process of group registration. They have started to farm seasonal crops on their farms to get money to construct houses on their land.

Challenges and lessons

Village land plans and boundaries are not clear to villagers which have made them encroach on protected land and later they had to reduce their land during surveys. Also, young girls have not applied for land despite the training and empowerment as traditions forbid them from inheriting family land. However, boys have applied for ownership.

Women had been oppressed by traditions. Interactions have shown that they have greater capacity and knowledge for development but lack empowerment. In order to discourage harmful traditional practices (HTPs) that hinder women inclusiveness and development, there is a need to invest in youth through by enhancing their involvement in women’s rights and leadership forums to understand their mothers’ plight and help them fight against discrimination.

Esupat’s son Papuli Ngatiti (25) signing the land forms

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HighlightsDeputy Minister visits FCSAugust, 2018 - In August this year, the Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Office responsible for people with disabilities, Hon Stella Ikupa paid a courtesy call to Foundation for Civil Society and held talks with management as well as the Secretariat. Hon. Ikupa discussed various issues regarding FCS’ support to programmes and civil society organizations (CSOs) working on rights of people with disabilities. They discussed empowerment, support and participation for people with disabilities as part of Tanzania’s disability-inclusive nation-building efforts. She was accompanied by her Technical Advisor from the Ministry, Mr. Peter Charles.

August, 2018 - The new governing council of the Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA), led by their Chairperson, Mr. Athanasia Soka, visited Foundation for Civil Society and held talks with management discussing collaboration and partnerships. Currently, FCS is funding a project being implemented by TAWLA in Arusha region on women’s land rights and fighting harmful traditional practices (HTPs). The TAWLA delegation also included the Council’s members, Ms. Anmaria Mavenjina, Ms. Mariam Mvano and Ms. Nelly Mwasongwe. They were accompanied by the TAWLA Executive Director, Ms. Tike Mwambipile, Head of Programmes, Ms. Mary Richard and Head of Finance and Administration Mr. Silas Nyumba.

Governing Council of TAWLA visits FCS

DFID meeting at FCS September, 2018 – Early in September this year, Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) management held talks with officials from DFID, one of its development partners (DPs) who visited FCS. The meeting focused on various issues on the dynamics of civil society operations and development in Tanzania in relation to whole of Africa. The two parties also discussed their respective roles in the growth of a vibrant, inclusive and effective civil society sector in the country.

Risk Management Training at FCS December, 2018

One method of building a skilled and able team is having periodic refresher sessions on key aspects of work. It’s based on this line of thinking that FCS engaged an external facilitator to conduct a comprehensive risk management training for its Secretariat in December. The practical session involved all management and staff at FCS and was championed by the consulting firm Ernst and Young (EY)

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Year Amount disbursed in USD Number of grantees

2003 831,908 36

1,141,564 120

308

497

339

484

727

881

733

890

1067

653

132

148

263

2004

2005 2,869,005

4,010,9202006

2007 2,355,751

2008 3,533,871

4,655,5742009

2010 6,801,002

2011 7,185,052

2012 9,064,481

2013 6,738,519

2014 5,393,135

1,929,413

1,933,404

5,187,386

2015

2016

2017

Number of Grantees and amount of funds disbursed by Foundation for Civil Society 2003-2017

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