Art in Tanzania is a non-governmental organisation registered in Tanzania, Zanzibar, Finland, and Ethiopia as Art in Ethiopia. The organisation was founded in 2001 to support local artists who lacked the resources to develop their talents. Since then, the organisation has grown and now runs more than 300 volunteering and internship placements in Tanzania.
Art in Tanzania is part of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Children’s Agenda, and volunteers and interns undertake various projects in support of this initiative.
The Children’s Agenda (CA) is an initiative geared towards improving the lives of children in Tanzania. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Community Development, gender and Children and facilitated by UNICEF, brings together over 50 nonprofit organisations in Tanzania whose programs relate to advancing the children’s agenda.
Background of Children’s Agenda
The Children’s Agenda (CA) is a network of organisations, government departments, and other partners who are committed to advocating for children’s rights. These partners collaborate on the development and implementation of a national advocacy strategy for child rights in Tanzania. The CA creates a context for collective advocacy for child rights among government bodies, departments, civil society organisations, development partners, the media, and the private sector. While organisations have tended to reserve public campaigns for advancing individual brands, collaboration on child rights advocacy is more cost-effective and likely to have a greater impact than any organisation operating alone. This collaboration also helps to ensure the national reach and impact of the child advocacy agenda.
The TOP Ten Investments for the Children’s Agenda define the core messages and focus of the CA. These priority investments were identified following a consultation process involving children from different regions, government entities, CSOs and other partners. The Top Ten Investments are as follows:
- Invest to Save the Lives of the Children and Women
- Invest in Good Nutrition
- Invest in Better Hygiene and Sanitation in Schools and Health Facilities
- Invest in Early Childhood Development
- Invest in Quality Education for All Children
- Invest to Make Schools Safe
- Invest to Protect Infants and Adolescent Girls from HIV
- Invest to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy
- Invest to Protect Children from Violence, Abuse, and Exploitation
- Invest to Children’s Disabilities
Art in Tanzania invites you to partner with us so that together we can enhance the welfare of our children.
