Partners in Tanzania

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The Civic United Front Chama Cha Wananchi) is the Official Opposition in Tanzania and a member of Liberal International. The Party was formed in 1992 when Tanzania amended its Constitution to accommodate a multi-party system, after more than twenty five years as a one-party state, and was the result of a merger of two existing movements, Kamati ya Mageuzi Huru (KAMAHURU), a pressure group for democratisation in Zanzibar, and the CIVIC MOVEMENT, a human rights organisation from the Mainland.

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The Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) was formed in 1960 by a number of enterprises and employers’ associations and known as The Federation of Tanganyika Employers. The name was changed to the Association of Tanzania Employers in 1976. ATE’s work is guided by the wishes of their members. One of the core functions is to represent employers’ interests in the formulation and implementation of national policies and legislation on labour relations.

Through its mission and vision ATE believes that Tanzania will experience sustainable economic development, accompanied by a fast-growing formal labour market.

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The Tanzania Youth Vision Association (TYVA) is a Tanzanian non-partisan, non-profit, non-governmental (NGO) Youth organisation registered in 2002 to work in the civil society sector and focuses on raising youth awareness and empowerment. The Association was established in 2000 from a resolution at a youth workshop organised by the Youth of the United Nations Association.
TYVA was formed to confront the utter lack of strong youth organisations and to address the challenge of poor youth involvement and participation. It aims at building youth capacity in the civic and socio-economic spheres, focusing on bringing about the self-realisation and empowerment of young people in Tanzania.

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The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) co-operates with the FNF through the Southern African Legal Assistance Network (SALAN). Since 1995 LHRC is registered in Tanzania as a private, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit making organisation. The Legal and Human Rights Centre was established firstly, to make the Tanzanians aware of their rights, which the majority to this day are not, and to assist the indigent who do not have the means to pursue their rights in court for want of legal representation.