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Tanzania Network of Legal Aid Providers

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(TANLAP) is an umbrella national network working in legal sector. It is a membership network comprising Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community–Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) and other institutions providing legal aid in Tanzania. Founded in 2006, TANLAP’s core aim is to work and link up with other Civil Society Organizations provide quality legal aid and advocate for access to justice among the poor and marginalized sections of society in Tanzania. TANLAP is registered under the NGO Act, 2002 and granted a certificate No. 00NGO/R1/00990 (previously certificate of compliance No. 1300). TANLAP membership is open to any organization/institution providing legal aid services in Tanzania and to any Network Organization whose members provide legal aid services in Tanzania. TANLAP members operate in all regions of Tanzania Mainland.

TANLAP’s conception dates back from December 2006, where at Peacock Hotel in Dar es Salaam, more than 12 Legal Aid Providing Organizations meeting for a workshop on Improving the Rule of Law and Access to Justice in Tanzania, (organized by Women in Law and Development in Africa, [WiLDAF] and funded by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) through USAID Tanzania), unanimously decided to unite their efforts on providing legal aid by forming a National Network of Legal Aid Service Providers

TANLAP was established following realization of the need to have an active and independent network of legal aid providers to build the capacity of legal aid providers, to harmonize legal aid services and ethical conducts of legal aid providers and to have a collective forum for participation in policies and law reforms.

The founding members of the Network comprised the following: The Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT); the Disabled Organization for Legal Affairs and Social Economic Development (DOLASED); Lawyers Environmental Action Tanzania (LEAT); Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC); Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA); Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF); Women’s Legal Aid Centre (WLAC); and the National Organization for Legal Assistance (NOLA).

Our Core values

What we believe in.

Justice for all

Local communities and poor people have potential to contribute to and to demand good Access to Justice. Local communities, even the poorest

Partnership

Partnership with local communities, through their networks, and other local, national and international actors on legal and human rights mat

Integrity (respect and honesty)

Integrity (respect and honesty) at all times. TANLAP secretariat and all members are expected to undertake diverse initiatives in enhancing

Transparency and accountability

Transparency and accountability in our engagement with education policy and practice issues. TANLAP Secretariat and all members will underta

Our Blog

Latest news & articles directly from us

*HAKI YETU KIKATIBA, TUMEAMUA SASA*

Watu wenye ulemavu wameonesha nguvu na uthubutu wao katika uchaguzi, wakithibitisha kwamba kila kura ni muhimu. Haki zetu kikatiba ni msingi wa maendeleo na usawa. Tumeamua kushiriki, tumeamua kutimiza haki zetu, na hakuna kura inayopotea. Pongezi kwa watu .. View post

*VIJANA WAMEAMUA KESHO YAO*

Vijana wamesimama imara na kuamua mustakabali wao. Kwa kujitokeza kupiga kura, wameonyesha dhamira ya kujenga taifa lenye maendeleo, haki, na fursa kwa wote. Kesho ni yetu, na kupitia sauti yetu, tutaunda dunia bora zaidi. Pongezi kwa vijana wote waliochukua hatua .. View post

WANAWAKE WAMEWEZA NA KUAMUA: Kuwa sehemu ya mabadiliko!*

Wanawake wameonesha nguvu na uthubutu wao katika mchakato wa uchaguzi, wakitumia haki zao za kikatiba kwa ajili ya maendeleo ya familia, jamii, na taifa. Kwa umoja na azma, wanawake wamesimama imara na kuamua mustakabali wa Maendeleo ka.. View post

WANANCHI WAMEAMUA: PONGEZI KWA WALIOPIGA KURA

TANLAP inaishukuru Serikali kwa kutoa kibali cha uangalizi na kwa ushirikiano wakati wote wa kutimiza majukumu ya uangalizi. Pia inatoa pongezi kwa wananchi wote waliojitokeza kupiga kura na kwa wasimamizi wa uchaguzi waliofanya kazi yao kwa weled.. View post

KUELEKEA UCHAGUZI WA SERIKALI ZA MITAA 27/11/2024

Maamuzi sahihi huanza na ushirika wako katika kampeni. Hakikisha unahudhuria mikutano ya kampeni kusikiliza sera za wagombea ili kupata kiongozi bora. #WananchiTuamue #uchaguzi #UchaguziwaSerikalizaMitaa2024.. View post

MEDIA AWARENESS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION

As part of USAID Wananchi Tuamue project, TANLAP continued to provide media awareness to the citizen on importance of citizens participartion in Local Government election 2024, their rights to vote and being voted, and laws which govern these elect.. View post