The Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) is a non-profit sharing, non-governmental and non-partisan organisation registered under the Societies Ordinance on 17th of November 1987.

Since its inception, the TAMWA has had traveled a long way. It has several challenges in the course of its growth, the challenges which through reflections led to more sharpened and appropriate approaches in fulfilling its mission. In all these stages of growth, TAMWA has emerged stronger with a clear focus of attaining its vision of an existence of a peaceful which respects human rights with a gender perspective.

Whereas TAMWA is involved in a number of social transformation interventions, our core approach continues t be media advocacy. Our mission calls us to ensure that media work stimulate communities, policy makers, leaders at different levels, experts in various disciplines, the government, non-governmental organizations, political parties, business communities, religious groups and individual men and women, to take part in the fight against gender based violence and promote women's development qualitatively. Therefore, our success is measured by the level of awareness and action that are taken on various issues as a result of media interventions.

TAMWA is implementing a five year (2003 - 2007) strategic Plan focusing on:

• Promoting visibility of the women factor in development.
• Review of Law of marriage Act 1971 and related.
• Eradicate worst firms of Child Labour.
• Campaigns against HIV/AIDS and FSM.
• Heightening public engagement on gender related activities through various firms.
• Establishing Information Centre.
• Institutionalizing Crisis Centre outside TAMWA.
• Fundraising for the acquisition of a bigger office.

We humbly request for you support for enable us realize our plan.

Please contact us at:

Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA)
P. O. Box 8981,
Tel: 255 22 2115278,
Fax: 255 22 2115278,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Email: info@tamwa.org