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Gender Festival 2011:Gender,Democracy & Development

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2011-06-17 09:03
2011-09-13
2011-09-16
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Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) and Feminist Activist Coalition (FemAct) are pleased to announce the 10th Gender Festival(Tamasha la Jinsia) which will focus on Land, Labour and Livelihoods within the broad theme of Gender, Democracy and Development. The Festival will take place from the 13th - 16th September. The present theme - ‘Land, Labour and Livelihoods’ - builds on the themes that have guided earlier Festivals, while retaining the broad emphasis on Economic Justice.

For more information, visit the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme website


Tanzania: Women train on governance

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2011-05-25 01:57

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More than 56 women leaders from the grassroots have undergone training on good governance, sustainable economy and accountability.

The women include leaders from streets and chairpersons of Iringa  Region villages. They underwent the training to enhance their participation in decision-making processes.This was said by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Iringa Region, Ms Rita Kabati (Special Seats-CCM), when opening a three-day workshop here. 

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For more information, please visit The Citizen.


Tanzania: Women urged to give views on constitutional review bill

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2011-04-13 23:01

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CCM Women’s Wing (UWT) national chairperson Sophia Simba, has called on women in the country to effectively use the opportunity availed for contributing their views in regard to the constitution review bill. She said the society, particularly rural women, looks to students to push forward the country’s development, adding that even in urban areas, very few have had the opportunity to obtain higher education like they did.

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Commonwealth: Happy Commonwealth Day!

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-03-15 10:13

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“Women are leaders, innovators and givers. They are scientists, teachers and nurturers. They have vision, compassion and the will to improve their communities, which, in turn, brings change on a global scale."

Meanwhile, the Queen, in her Commonwealth Day message, noted 26 million girls are born every year across the 54 member nations.

Despite all the advancements women have made and the accomplishments they’ve achieved, she suggested more could be done to ensure they play an “even larger role” in society.

“The commendable goal is to create a greater opportunity for women as children and adults to pursue their hopes and dreams, to attain their goals, and to make best use of their talents and knowledge,” she said.

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To read the complete news please visit The Gazette.


Tanzania: Low voter turnout attributed to lack of civic education

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2010-12-17 03:08

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The Registrar of Political Parties, John Tendwa, has said that the low turnout during the October election was contributed to by lack of civic education among women and youths.

Tendwa made the remarks in Dar es Salaam recently at a ceremony to award students who won in an essay competition on the advantages and disadvantages of voting.

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Tanzania: Gender Parity 'Can Hardly Be Achieved'

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-11-22 06:09

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The national's target to reach a 50-50 representation and gender parity in the decision making bodies by 2015 is a day-light dream if unfriendly environment and poor electoral systems are not changed, the Tanzania Gender and Networking Programme (TGNP) has observed.

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UNIFEM: Tanzania - Isles Women Got Election Education

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-11-18 06:13

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More than 11,000 poor rural women in Zanzibar had access to election information and voter education in the just ended general election through group radio listening initiatives.

The initiative was facilitated by the United Nations Fund for Women (UNIFEM) which distributed 384 solar radios to the women organised in groups of 30 people through Empowerment Project of Zanzibar (WEZA).

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For more information, please visit AllAfrica.com.


Tanzania women politicians feel sidelined by media ahead of elections

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-10-13 06:05

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Civic organisations in Tanzania have urged the media to give equal access to women and men politicians ahead of the country’s October 31, national elections to facilitate attainment of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development’s goals of gender parity in political decision-making by 2015. 

The call comes after it was noted at a Gender, Media and Elections workshop, organised by Gender Links and Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) Tanzania Network, that women are being left out of media coverage of elections.

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For more information, please visit The Citizen.


Election: United Republic of Tanzania

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-09-01 12:58
2010-10-31
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Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Tanzania on 31 October 2010.

Description of government structure:

Assembly: Tanzania has a unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) with 274 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Bunge), 232 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms, 37 members are allocated for women to serve 5-year terms and 5 members are allocated to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives to serve 5-year terms.

To read further please visit IFES Election Guide.

CURRENT SYSTEM

The electoral system currently used in Tanzania is mainly “First Past the Post”. This system is similar to other electoral systems operating in some of ex-British colonies. The whole country is demarcated into constituencies and wards. Each constituency elects its representative to the Parliament while every ward in Tanzania mainland elects a councillor to be a representative in a council.

Every registered Political Party has the right to sponsor one Candidate for Presidential, Parliamentary and Councillors Elections. As such in every contested seat an election can have up to eighteen candidates because at the moment there are eighteen Political Parties with permanent registration. A candidate who wins majority votes is declared elected.

In respect to the Presidential Election, if a Presidential Candidate hails from one part of the United Republic his/her running mate who is a Vice-Presidential Candidate shall come from the other part of the Union and both are elected together and at the same time. The Presidential Candidate who wins the majority of votes is declared President and his/her running mate is automatically declared Vice President.

Tanzania has also a system of proportional representation according to votes, in the elections of Members of the Parliament for Women Special Seats. These are special seats for women which are thirty percent of the total number of elected constituency members, plus five members elected by the Zanzibar House of Representative, the Attorney General of the United Public of Tanzania (ex-officio Member of the Parliament), the Speaker and ten presidential nominees.

Regarding the councillor’s election, proportional representation for women special seats, is not less than one third of the all elected Councilors and Members of Parliament in each Council. The special seats are apportioned according to seats each political party, has won in the council.

To read the complete details please the National Election Commission of Tanzania.

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UNIFEM: To Prep Women Candidates in Lead-Up to 2010 Tanzanian Elections

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2010-08-31 05:09

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n the run-up to Tanzania’s general elections 31 October, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM (part of UN Women), will conduct workshops throughout September for women candidates in seven electoral zones to strengthen their election strategies. The trainings seek to empower women candidates by improving their skills in public speaking, media engagement, campaign planning, presentations, community mobilization, advocacy and lobbying.

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For more information, please visit UNIFEM.