Netzkraft Movement

Tanzania Peace, Legal aid & Justice Centre (PLAJC)

P.O.BOX 3497
8 Dodoma
Tanzania

Contact person: Jaruo B Karebe

+255 684 477 771; +255 755 958 646 ;
tanzaniapeace2013@gmail.com
http://www.tanzaniaplajc.or.tz
https://www.facebook.com/Tanzania-PeaceLegal-Aid-Justice-Centre-PLAJC-672444712832824/

Topics

  • Commune, community project
  • Human rights
  • Peace politics
  • Volunteers are welcome.

About us

The Tanzania Peace, Legal aid & Justice Centre (PLAJC) is a non for profit organization and volunteering with limited finances for self financing and is located in Dodoma Municipal at Bahi and Chamwino Block opposite to regional Library and it has Branches offices in Tabora – Kaliua and Katavi- Mpanda and where in Kigoma branch office is located in Kigoma-Nguruka –Uvinza. PLAJC has been working voluntarily in Dodoma, Katavi, Kigoma, Tabora and Manyara regions since 2012 before and after registered 2014 update.

Why PLAJC: The current situation in Tanzania through documented and media reports shows that there are Several human rights and peace violations based on Civil, Political, Social, Economic as well as environmental issues which in fact affect much the development of individuals and nation at large. The organisation opts for unique approach of promoting peace and social justice as an area which most of other NGOs in Tanzania have not adequately focused on.

Vision:
A Tanzanian society with equality, peaceful and security for sustainable development of the country

Mission:
To minimize peace and human rights violations through analysis and resolution of conflicts, promotion of justice, conflict prevention mechanisms and protection of human rights for sustainable peace and development at local and national level

Overall Goal Promotion of peace by contributing on reduction of violation of peace and human rights for sustainable peace, justice and development through promoting conflict prevention, analysis and resolution as well as economic empowerment for effective engagement in peace building and poverty reduction to contribute to harmony and development in the country.

Major Programmes: PLAJC operates with six main programmatic areas namely:
•Programme 1: Advocacy, Research, Consulting and Policy analysis.
•Programme 2: Capacity strengthening on organizational ability to achieve our vision for institutional sustainability.
•Programme 3: Conflicts prevention, resolution and peace building.
•Programme 4: Promotion of inclusion democracy, community participation and civic education.
•Programme 5: Human rights, good governance, legal education and legal aid.
•Programme 6: Communities economic empowerment for sustainable peace

PLAJC is affiliation: The organization, PLAJC is affiliated to. Among of the networks are; Legal And Human Rights Center (LHRC),Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Advocating for Peace, Social Justice and Sustainable development Coalition (THRDC), Tanzania Child Rights Forum (TCRF) The International City of Peace (ICP) as an international organization, Tanzania, Tanzania Network Of Legal Aid Providers ( TANLAP) . Tanzania Paralegal’s Network (TAPANET) and action aid Tanzania in Dodoma as well as PLAJC has PARTNERS, Among of the partners collaborate and supports PLAJC’s initiatives include; The Foundation for Civil Society (FCS), Datashift Tanzania, Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDEC) of Tanzania, Commission of Human Rights and Good Governance of Tanzania, LGAs, Legal Aid Secretariat (LAS) Collaborations, Local and individual contributions

PLAJC Experience: PLAJC has managed advocacy and protection of human rights violation through provision of legal aid services, conflict resolution and peace building interventions facilitate establishment of Peace Committee and peace clubs. These interventions were pursued to protect women and girls from gender-based violence, promote rule of law and democratic participation through civic education, election monitoring, organizing sports for health rallies whereby peace dialogues were held at community level. The organization also hosted several empowerment activities for women and youth as well as conducted surveys on conflicts and child rights. PLAJC has participated in a number of advocacy activities and it is increasingly being used as a host advocacy organization to pursuing agenda in Parliament.

PLAJC’s Plan is to focus on our work over the first five years on five key result areas (KRAs) as follows:
1.Improved organisation performance and sustainability Peace Stakeholders with efficiently engaging in promotion of peace and development as per PLAJC’s Vision
2.Addressed the local drivers of violent extremism by strategies to prevent violent extremism in alternative and innovation way to promote peace through the domestic infrastructure of peace
3.Improved capacity to prevent and resolve conflicts peacefully in particular using Tanzanians local values and endogenous practices of a culture of peace
4.Increased inclusiveness and peaceful democracy, rule of law and civic participation, build solidarity for all in ensuring stability, harmony and participatory development and sustainable Peace in Tanzania
5.Formalization and Established Mechanisms (Peace infrastructure) to prevention, resolving and reduce all forms of violations of peace at all lev

Shearing experience to others

PEACE COMMITTEES
PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS CLUBS
Conflict resolution meeting
Provision of legal aid
Sports for peace and development
Conflict resolution meeting