EKAMA 1st Quarter NEWSLETTER, January 2018 · Rehema Mmanga Publications Mayless Rukeba Writer. EKAMA 1st Quarter NEWSLETTER, January 2018 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ABOUT EKAMA

EKAMA 1st Quarter NEWSLETTER, January 2018


EDITORIAL TEAM

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Ms. Kokuteta B. Mtembei.

Editor

Yohanes Kagose.

Designer &Layout

Rehema Mmanga

Publications

Mayless Rukeba

Writer


CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. ABOUT EKAMA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

3. OUR TEAM

4. OUR DEPARTMENTS & OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

5. WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE

6. ORGANISATION NETWORKING PARTNERSHIP

7. EVENTS AND STORIES


INTRODUCTION

This newsletter contains pleasurable information about

EKAMA Development Foundation to enable our readers to

know what we are doing and what we have done in 2017.We

have selected photos that show some of the interesting things

that occurred in the year.

Based on our programme focus, we are proud to be sharing our

experience with communities, children, parents, teachers,

women groups, leaders and CSOs and FBOs who are striving to

pave the road to development for women and children in

Tanzania.

Most of the programmes at EKAMA Development Foundation

focus on empowering women and children in Tanzania. You

will learn how we have engaged partners and how we support a

range of women empowerment, gender equality and children

right issues; including capacity building, research and advocacy.

We are proud of the remarkable achievements we have made.

Now our progammes are appreciated by different stakeholders

both in and out of the country. We have collaborated with

networks nationally, regionally and internationally covering a

variety of partners. We invite you to read our newsletter with

passion and be part of this very inspiring venture, get informed,

educated and be moved to work with EKAMA Development

Foundation.


GET TO KNOW ABOUT EKAMA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Mission

Our Mission is to facilitate process

and actions that empower women

and children to be a powerful voice

and to contribute to change in

disempowering practices and beliefs,

structures, policies and legislation

governing their rights.

Vision

Our vision is empowered women and

children that are able to advocate for

their rights, livelihoods and welfare

in pursuit for development and full

realization of their rights.

EKAMA Development Foundation,

is an NGO registered under the laws of

Tanzania. It was officially registered

in 2003 and started operating in 2009.

It is an independent not for profit

making civil society organization with

a passion to work with women

and children to effect positive and

long-term change in the lives

of women and children.

EKAMA Development Foundation

works in four main areas, gender and

development, children’s Rights and

Welfare, Governance

and Environment. It has a Board of

Directors that currently meets twice a

year.

Where we work

Our organization is a national

organization, but for purposes of

enhancing our interventions as well as

bearing the amount of work that we can

do within the next five years, we chose

regions: the current strategic plan

covers the following regions: Mtwara,

Dar es Salaam, Mara, Manyara,

Dodoma. Dar es salaam

Mtwara

Mara

Manyara

Dodoma


Ms.Kokuteta Baregu Mutembei

Executive Director

Rehema Mmanga

Child Rights Officer

Frida Lula

Social Welfare Officer

Judith Malisa

Human Resources and Sponsorship

Officer

Hassan Mbilu

Legal Aid Officer

Mayles Rukeba

Volunteer

Edah Mahenge

Finance Officer

Lucia Akaro

Gender Officer

Yohanes Kagose

System Administrator & IT Support

Anitha Anastaz

Volunteer

OUR TEAM


CHILDREN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT

Last year our department got the noblest

achievements gained by engaging

different community groups. The

department is running the project named

A Community Based Approach in

Preventing Violence against Children in

Community, Schools and Families at

Temeke District in Dar es Salaam.

Mbagala Women’s Group

IT -SUPPORT DEPARTMENT

All Programme Support,

Information and Technology,

performed well in the last year

.Ekama Development Foundation in

Partnership with the High

Commission of Canada-Tanzania

organized Commemoration of the

International Children’s Rights

Day(#SheCANLead) .

Student Interview about

Children’s Rights Day

ACCOUNTANT&FINANCE

DEPARTMENT

We managed to finance clean audit.

We concrete the team for a great Job.

GENDER AND WOMEN

EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT

In 2017 the Department administering

the workplace gender policy which

promotes equality for women and

men.We visited 8 women groups such

as Annex A, Annex B, Buwapo,

Chakupau, Jukumu, Morning Flower,

Mshikamano and Mwanzo Mgumu

shared ideas, provide training and

capacity building.

HUMAN RESOURSE AND

SPONSORSHIP DEPARTMENT

As a department for the past year

we sponsored 100 student who live

in vulnerable families. We care, we

love and protect our children.

Human Resource Department we

organized a staff training in

proposal writing aiming at capacity

building for Staff. We had received

intern from different institute who

join effort on our achievement like

Miriam, Jacquline, Aino,Wahilina

and Monica.

RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY

DEPARTMENT

We manage to develop on agenda of

developing scientific - evidenced

based approaches in survey topics

affecting women and children in

East Africa and Regional Countries.

We used the findings to better

understand cross-cutting issues

among women and children and

provided them with sustainable

support and solutions.

EKAMA Development Foundation

through the LDP program

participated in the Stakeholders

consultation on 13th October 2017

in Dar es salaam focus was on

discussing a dedicated Lead

Government Agency to coordinate

matters of road safety.

OUR DEPARTMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Student’s Club


WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE

Core Value

EKAMA Development is driven by a core value in performing activities.

❖ Integrity, we keep our promise and perform with integrity.

❖ Respect, we treat each other fairly with respect.

❖ Rights, we observe the rights of all persons and have no discrimination Policy.

❖ Equality, highly respect gender equality in our work.


From 5th to 8th Sep 2017 Ekama

Development Foundation joined

TGNP Mtandao and hundreds of

people including high level

government officials,

ambassadors, representatives from

Civil Society to celebrate the 14th

Gender Festival at TGNP

grounds, with Theme:” The

Transformation of Oppressive

Systems for Gender Equality and

Sustainable Development “. The

guest of honor was, the vice

president of the United Republic

of Tanzania Hon. Samia Hassan

Suluhu. Ekama Development

Foundation in collaboration with

FCC facilitated workshop on

“Women and economic

empowerment: Challenges facing

women involvement in agriculture

sector’’ and “the understanding of

climate change’’

16 Days of Activism Against

Gender-Based Violence. The

campaign runs every year from 25

November to 10 December, based

in the International Day for the

Elimination of Violence against

Women. EKAMA development

foundation in collaboration with

other Activists CSOs participated in

Matching and opening remarks

which were held in Leaders club.

The theme of 2017 was Funguka!

Ukatili Dhidi ya Wanawake Na

Watoto Haumuachi Mtu Salama.

Chukua Hatua. Ekama facilitate

the participation of representatives

from 8 women groups from

Temeke who our partners in

implementation of activities.

It was Commemoration of the

International Children’s Rights

Day November 20, 2017

#UniversalChildrensDay and the

day of our #SheCANLead event!

Organized by Ekama

Development Foundation in

Partnership with the High

Commission of Canada in

Tanzania.

16th Days of Activism

#SheCANLead Campaign

STORIES

Gender Festival,

EKAMA NETWORKING PARTNERSHIP

EKAMA Networking Partnership

EKAMA Development Foundation has established a close working relationship with the following

organizations in address issues of empowering women and children and imparting prevention strategies of

violation against them through meetings, social dialogues and media;

❖ TGNP Mtandao

❖ The Roads Safety Legal Development Programme – LDP

❖ Forum for Climate Change

❖ Child Rights Information Network,

❖ TCRF,

❖ RTI,

❖ WLAC,

❖ TAWLA,

❖ School Club,


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EKAMA 1st Quarter NEWSLETTER, January 2018 · Rehema Mmanga Publications Mayless Rukeba Writer. EKAMA 1st Quarter NEWSLETTER, January 2018 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. ABOUT EKAMA