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Foundation News
03 - February 2012
Residents of Lindi want land ownership to be given ample room in the envisaged new Constitution. They want the law to simplify the process of owning land and allow it to be used as a source of income.
The concern was raised recently at a symposium to sensitise people on the new Constitution process organized by the Network of Non-Governme..
03 - February 2012
Tailor-made training programmes are important in improving the performance of civil society organisations. An impact assessment of the CSOs that took part in tailor-made programmes last year shows none of the 149 organizations scored below the cut-off point of 1.5, which is within the average performance score.
To measure the effectivene..
03 - February 2012
Between 20 and 40 per cent of development projects funds end up in the pockets of dishonest public officials, it has been learnt.
Civil Society Organizations implementing projects on Public Expenditure Tracking Systems (PETS) and Social Accountability and Monitoring (SAM) said at a recent meeting that a lot of money intended for developm..
03 - February 2012
A total of 500 CSO members received training during last year’s Manage Your Grants (MYG) programme. These came from 250 new small and medium grantees identified for funding last year.
The skills building programme which ran through July to December was designed to enhance the capacity of CSOs that qualified for FCS grants. Of the 50..
03 - February 2012
The Kibaha District Commissioner, Halima Kihemba, has expressed concern over failure by government officials at ward and village levels to work closely with non-governmental organizations.
The DC said she had written to authorities at ward and village levels several times warning them against the malpractice since it was becoming a normal..
03 - February 2012
One of this year’s plans for Civil Society Organisations is to ensure public involvement in the formation of the new constitution.
CSO leaders agreed to ensure views from the civil society sector are heard and included in the new constitution. They made the resolution among others at a CSO leaders retreat in Bagamoyo at the end of l..
03 - February 2012
Civil Society Organisations need to make good use of the media in disseminating information and educating the public. They need to work closely with journalists in order to fully achieve their projects’ objectives.
The call was made by a media trainer, Ayoub Rioba at a two-day Media Engagement Training for CSOs held at Mbezi Garden ..
03 - February 2012
Civil Society Organisations involved in Social Accountability Monitoring (SAM) and Public Expenditure Tracking System (PETS) have the potential and are well placed to influence policy change. However, they are yet to utilise the opportunity as is expected.
In 2011, for example, the engagement of CSOs in public administration and governanc..
25 - January 2012
Some Sumbawanga residents in Rukwa regions have advised the government and Civil Society Organisations to mobilize people to offer their views during constitution review debates.
They said the government and CSO should ensure that people read and understood the current Constitution before they contribute ideas towards new constitution...
23 - January 2012
The Kibaha District Commissioner in Coast Region, Ms Halima Kihemba, has expressed concern over the failure by government executives at ward and village levels to work closely with non-governmental organizations.
The DC said yesterday that she has written to authorities at ward and village levels warning them against the malpractice...