ABOUT US

Tanzania Community based Options for Protection and Empowerment (TACOPE) is a national non governmental organization that promotes community development in Tanzania. TACOPE is committed to contribute to a community of confident children and youth who can enjoy their childhood/ livelihood and are able to further develop themselves. TACOPE was registered under Tanzania NGO Act number 24 of 2002 with registration number 00NGO/0883 in the day of 11th July 2005. The head office of the organization based in Mwanza city and another branch in Kigoma region

TACOPE Tanzania at a Glance: TACOPE want to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the Tanzania, helping them improve their social, economic and environmental conditions. TACOPE brings together communities, government bodies, local organizations, school, donor agencies and the private sector to design and implement our development programs. We bring to bear all of our relevant areas of expertise to the needs identified by our partner communities and through integrated, holistic programming; we help people around the national to meet their needs in difficult circumstances. Our aim is to leave behind a legacy of sustainable change and communities that are empowered to drive their own future development. To do this, we are guided by the following principles:

We follow community priorities: TACOPE actively seeks out the needs of the communities where we work through participatory action. We listen to those needs and undertake our work on the basis of those needs.

We are demand led: TACOPE only undertakes projects that the community states as a priority. Once the demand is no longer there, TACOPE passes on the completed projects into the suitably prepared hands of the community and local authorities.

We work locally: TACOPE employs local labour, uses local materials, and creates solutions that are appropriate to the region where they are implemented. Over 99% of our people are from the rural – even the communities – where they work.

We build self-sufficiency: The aim of all TACOPE work is to facilitate community development and build the capacity of local partners, schools, governments and the private sector to create communities who are economically, socially and environmentally self-sufficient.

We form productive partnerships: TACOPE partners with communities, schools, government, the private sector and other international and local organizations in order to ensure that our projects have the greatest positive impact and value possible for the communities with whom we work. Each year 80-90% of our income is spent on programs.

Our Vision: is to see Tanzanian community being out of poverty and miserly.

Governance: TACOPE governed by annual general Meeting and Board of Directors; in programme management also TACOPE has a strong and complimentary structure, which fields with an Executive Director, General Secretary, Finance and Administration officer, Project officers and other supportive staff. This structure aims at placing greater human resources closer to the communities with whom TACOPE works and strengthening program and project development through team management.

Current project: The organization is currently running three projects namely: Health for all which promotes health, nutrition, household food security and income generation, the second program is an Education Project which promotes quality education through provision of Early Childhood Education especially in the rural communities, Support science equipments and books to secondary school and the third is Women entrepreneurship development initiative which facilitate small loan Income generation activities selection, Planing and management to women, the projects is meant to empower women and community members financially so that they are able to contribute towards care and education for their children. Also TACOPE has supported primary school 256 orphans children in food and nutrition, school uniform, desks, shoes and exercise books etc. This programme focuses initially on school going children, and immediate school environment and increasing access to quality education.