MVIWATA Arusha leadership workshop.. MVIWATA Arusha leaders are from five district of Arusha Districts i.e. Monduli, Arusha DC, Longido, Meru and Karatu. Leaders of steering Committee, Lobbying and advocacy committee, Training and communication committee, Planning and finance Committee, Youth committee. Members of all these committees participate in leadership training. In picture Coordinator (Richard Masandika) with committee members

Farmer's Voice..PROGRAMME An Action aims to empower smallholders’ voice for a systematic inclusion of their views and concerns into policy dialogue processes. This will be done through a ‘learning-by-doing’ approach in which the capacities of Farmers’ Organisations (FO’s) MVIWATA in Tanzania The Overall Objective To contribute to the empowerment of smallholders’ participation in food security related policy processes

Members and non Members of MVIWATA during MVIWARHO local network inauguration.

MVIWATA Karatu is mobilizing farmers to join MVIWATA. One of the mobilization interventions is to form groups and local network.In doing so ... they inaugurated MVIWARHO- Matandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Rhotia. Joseph Paulo (MVIWATA board Member) inaugurated MVIWARHO local network on 1/07/2013.

“MVIWATA Arusha” is a network of small-scale farmer group networks in Arusha region (Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima wa Arusha). The formation of MVIWATA Arusha was stimulated by the MVIWAMO and National Farmer’s Network, in a bid to establish a middle network in the Arusha region. The following are the district networks; Monduli (MVIWAMO), Karatu (MVIWAKA), Meru (MVIWAME)and Arusha rural. On the 1st of June 2013 local networks of MVIWATA Karatu were inaugurated and the guest of honor was MVIWATA Taifa Chairman Bwana Simba Mkuti.

MVIWATA Karatu members in inauguration meeting (during guest of honor speech)

New members were given the membership cards. About 139 new members were given membership cards

Inauguration sign done ... by Simba Mkuti (guest of honor). Inaugurated Local networks are;-

Guest of honor giving his speech

MVIWAMO members in AGM on 30th May 2013. MVIWAMO AGM  held every year to elect the steering committee (if is a year of election) and inform their members of previous and future activities and plan for the coming year/period. It is an opportunity for the members (farmers) and partners to receive copies of the reports (implementation reports, financial reports, and plans) as well as reviewing fiscal information for the past year and asking any questions regarding the directions the network will take in the future. This year MVIWAMO had 10th AGM on 30/05/2013 at Monduli, 121 people participated including members, leaders, coordination office and invited guests.