We have Our Smiles Back
Introduction With support from the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS), Caritas Tabora designed an intervention to raise awareness and sensitize the community on the rights of People with Albinism in the Tabora Municipality. The project birthed pathways to address the plight of albinos and helped them navigate through challenges. Further, it aimed to offer not just makeshift but long-term solutions. In that sense, a number of stakeholders were largely engaged in the project and a different intervention was used to deliver the message and achieve the intended goal. Among the…Read More
FCS 2020 Grants to Support Inclusion Initiatives in Elections, Strengthening of CSOs in Zanzibar
In contributing towards the Tanzania development process and poverty reduction initiatives, especially at the grassroots levels and among marginalised groups, Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) supports Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) by providing them with grants to implement project interventions that work to empower such groups. On December 23, 2019, FCS made a call for proposals for organisations to apply for grants to implement interventions focusing on strengthening the participation of People With Disabilities in the 2020 General Elections and grants for CSOs in Zanzibar to implement various projects for the…Read More
Improved inclusion, and social welfare for PWDs
With the support from Foundation for Civil Society, Tanzania League for the Blind (TLB) has been advocating for the rights of People with Disabilities (PWDs) to access important services. Unlike others, PWDs have special needs to help them live like other people without disabilities. This project on advocacy for the rights of PWDs has helped People with Disabilities live decent and improved lives and supports their inclusion. Before, PWDs were largely seen as non-productive or contributing members of the society thus relegated to the margins of community’s socio-economic spheres. …Read More
Improved Self Care for PWA
On pathways With support of the Foundation for Civil Society in this project, Caritas has used a number of ways in reaching out to people for sensitization and raising awareness on PWA care. Such ways include organized formative training and workshops of which groups of teachers, students and pupils benefitted. It also facilitated school clubs to improve inclusion of PWA in school environment and beyond. I learnt to care, thank you Caritas Teachers and Pupils of Furaha primary school which is designated for PWA also were part of the…Read More
Promising Future for Empowered People With Disabilities
Introduction Tanzania League for the Blind (TLB) ran a project on advocacy for People with Disabilities for 2 years, with support from the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) in Kwimba district, about 85 kilometers from the city of Mwanza. The project, among other objectives, sought to empower People with Diasabilities benefit from available opportunities which include economic ones. Allies in empowerment The effective awareness and advocacy activities undertaken by TLB in collaboration with other stakeholders such as Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS) and Chama Cha Viziwi Tanzania (CHAVITA)-Kwimba led to…Read More
Sign Language use in Justice Enforcement Agencies Supported
Permanent Secretary Calls for Sign Language Literacy among Police, Public Officials The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Major General Jacob Kingu has called for the adoption and use of sign language in justice enforcement and dispensing agencies to enhance communication between deaf people and the government agencies. This was said during an advocacy event that was held on 12 July 2019 at the Pius Msekwa Hall in Dodoma. The meeting was organised by the Tanzania Association of the Deaf (CHAVITA) themed National Advocacy Engagement session on Sign…Read More