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FCS Holds CSOs Reflection Session in Zanzibar

Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) organized a 2-day (April 13 to 14) reflection session with key Civil Society sector stakeholders in Zanzibar with the purpose of learning and discussing new engagement approaches to strengthen the sector in the Isles. The session was attended by Government officials, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Leaders and their representatives. Others include development stakeholders as well as participants from universities and the public sector.   The workshoprevisited the current CSOs strategic approaches implemented in Zanzibar and their impact. They also reviewed the challenges CSOs face and…

WoteSawa push for domestic workers’ rights leaves a mark

WoteSawa push for domestic workers’ rights leaves a mark   Established in 2005, WoteSawa Young Domestic Workers Organisation (hereafter, WoteSawa), the NGO has, over the years, been seeking to ensure domestic workers are fairly treated by their employers. Cases of abuse and mistreatment of domestic workers are rife in Mwanza Region, just as it is elsewhere in the country. Now that is where WoteSawa comes in—to awaken employers and employees to the fact that those who work in people’s homes deserve to enjoy rights that any employee elsewhere accesses.  …

PARTNERSHIPS AND COALITIONS TRANSFORM CIVIL SOCIETY WORK

Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) and the Legal Services Facility (LSF) held their second learning session in Dar es Salaam on 25th April, following a successful first meeting last year that brought together teams from both sides. The learning sessions are meant to link up the two organisations through experience and knowledge sharing and discussions aimed at identifying entry points for strategic collaboration.   While FCS is among the biggest funding mechanisms and provider of capacity building services in Tanzania, LSF is an independent basket fund focusing on increasing access…

FRENCH EMBASSY AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT CSOS IN 3 REGIONS

Initiative shot in the arm to women empowerment and fight against harmful practices   January 29, 2018. Dar es Salaam. The Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) has entered into agreement with the French Embassy in Tanzania to support development initiatives implemented by civil society organisations (CSOs) in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Mara regions.   The small grant programme dubbed PISCCA (stands for Innovative projects from civil societies and coalitions of actors) aims at funding small-scale projects and development initiatives which contribute to strengthening the Tanzanian civil society and to…

MINIMIZING LAND CONFLICTS: THE WORK OF MOROGORO PARALEGAL

Many people own land due to its necessity in most social and economic activities, but not all of them know the laws governing land ownership. This has caused many land conflicts that can be challenging to solve. In Morogoro, a CSO called Morogoro Paralegal Center, funded by Foundation for Civil Society, implemented a project to address this issue.   In Mngazi village, one of the villages where the project was implemented, land conflicts were the order of the day. According to Octavian Kobelo, the Village Executive Officer before the implementation…