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About TGNP
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) is a
non governmental organization working in the civil society
sector since 1993. It is an activist organization
focusing on the
practical promotion and application of gender equality, equity
and women’s empowerment objectives through policy advocacy and
mainstreaming of gender and pro-poor perspectives at all levels
in the Tanzanian society and beyond.
Vision
The Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP)
vision is existence of “A transformed Tanzanian society in which
there are gender equality and equity; equal opportunities;
access to and control over resources for all citizens”
TGNP Mission
The Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) is “committed to
contributing to the social transformation leading to the
creation of a vibrant Tanzania society. It seeks to promote
gender equality and social equity through the empowerment of
women and other marginalized sectors of the community”. The
organization 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.
For effective and systematic realization of its
vision and mission the organization has over the last fourteen
years, blocked its work into five programmes areas namely:
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Activism, Lobbying and Coalition Building (ALC);
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Analysis, Research & Publications (ARP);
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Feminist Information Centre (FIC);
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Gender Training Institute (GTI);
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Programme Support Management (PSM);
TGNP’s identity is premised on the transformative feminist
conceptual framework and ideology that recognize the interface
between the oppression of girls/women and other social groups
within the context of their location as African people exploited
and oppressed by class, race/ethnicity, corporate globalization,
age, rural-urban divide, education and other exclusionist social
relations. It thus affirms the following core values:
o Equity,
equality and social justice
o Feminist
leadership guided by animation philosophy, participatory
organizing and decision making
o Recognition
of the rights of all people in all their diversity and right to
contestation
o Transparency,
collective and individual accountability and integrity
o Commitment
to equality, team spirit, solidarity, and professionalism
o Nurturing
and caring for self-fulfillment and growth
o Sensitivity
to the fact that the personal is political and public, and vice
versa.
Organizational Structure
The governing body of TGNP is its Annual General Meeting where
members make decisions to guide the organization. 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 an Executive Director who guides the
Programme Officers in their implementation of TGNP's activities.
POs are assisted by Programme Committees, which are composed of
members, relevant specialists’, representatives from partner
organizations and other strategic actors.
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