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Gender Justice

Highlights: Mama Mishe 'Hustling Woman' Film Screening and Panel Discussion

'Mama Mishe’ is the result of an audio-visual interrogation of informal labour practices of women in Dar es Salaam. To actively advocate for safeguards of informal women labourers, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Tanzania partnered with Ajabu...

A nighttime outdoor event with rows of seated attendees facing a speaker in a colorful outfit. The setting is adorned with string lights among trees and illuminated buildings in the background, creating a festive and welcoming atmosphere. The diverse attire and attentive audience suggest a cultural or community gathering. — Creator: Valentin Rudloff/FES Tanzania

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Urban Housing Book Release: Opening Remarks and Discussion – Watch the Replay!

To support the renewal of an affordable housing agenda with progressive housing policies in Tanzania, the Just City Platform (JCP) co-edited the publication “Building the Just City in Tanzania: Essays on Urban Housing”.

The authors of the publication together with the FES Team and the Guest of Honor pose together at a formal indoor event of a book launch. Six stand in the back while five sit at a table covered with a red cloth. Each person holds a copy of the book titled Building the Just City in Tanzania: Essays on Urban Housing, featuring a colorful red, yellow, and blue cover. The table displays water bottles, documents, and microphones, suggesting a press or panel setting. A partially visible banner in the background reinforces the organized and professional nature of the gathering. — Creator: Sophie Itulu for FES Tanzania

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A feminist perspective on urban justice

While sharing the struggle to make life better for their families, neighbours, and communities, women in poverty who are household heads face greater hardships

A person wearing a yellow headscarf and green shirt pours water from a yellow bucket into large plastic containers, mostly yellow with one white. The scene takes place outdoors in a residential area with a pink and brown house in the background. Neatly stacked bricks with circular holes and a red plastic cup are visible nearby, set on a dusty ground with utility poles and wires overhead. — Creator: Andrew Munwa for Dar es Salaam CityLab

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Democratic Institutions

A call for Application - Young Leaders Forum 2023

The application for the YLF 2023 is open from 1st to 10th January, 2023

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Trade Unions

Education Stakeholders urge the government to revisit the education policy

A two-day workshop in Dodoma by the Tanzania Teachers Union (CWT) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Tanzania commended the progress that has been achieved in the education sector in the country. It urged the government to prioritize...

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Democratic Institutions

First Session of the Youth Forum 2022

A group of 37 youths from Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba) met at FES Tanzania Makuti Venue for a first session of the Youth Forum on 23rd and 24th May.

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Trade Unions

Tax Justice conference calls to close loopholes for loss of public resources

As a continuation of the campaign, FES Tanzania and PSI, ActionAid Tanzania and other CSOs organised a Policy Conference on the 17th & 18th of May 2022 in Dodoma, that brought together government institutions, parliamentarians, Trade...

Two individuals seated at a table in a meeting room setting. One, dressed in yellow, looks attentively at the other, who wears magenta and has one hand raised, possibly making a point or asking a question. Papers, a pen, and a smartphone lie on the table between them. In the background, other participants are seated and appear engaged, suggesting an active, collaborative discussion environment. — Creator: FES Tanzania

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Youth Forum 2022 - A Call for Application

The application for the YLF 2022 is open from 11th to 17th February, 2022