Lindi non governmental organisation network ilianzishwa kama Mtandao wa asasi za kiraia wa wilaya mwaka 2002 kufuatia warsha ya asasi za kiraia 13 za wilaya ili kubaini na kutafuta ufumbuzi wa changamoto mbalimbali zinazokabili sekta ya AZAKi katika kufikia malengo yao.kwa msaada mkubwa wa shirika la kigeni lijulikanalo kama THE CONCERN WORLDWIDE Lindi non governmental organisation network(LINGONET) ilianzishwa na kusajiliwa rasmi mwaka 2003 na kupata cheti cha ithibati(certicate of compliance) mwaka 2010

Saidi Kawanga, Mhasibu

                        Khamis Chilinga, Katibu Mtendaji

Bi Esha Salum ,Mwenyekiti wa LINGONET

.LINGONET inaendeshwa kwa taratibu za uanachama,asasi yoyote iliyosajiliwa katika sheria za NGOs inaweza  kuomba na kuingia uanachama wa LINGONET

malengo makubwa ya LINGONET ni kujenga uwezo wa asasi katika wilaya ya LINDI,kuratibu shughuli zao ili kuepuka muingiliano wa shughuli na kujenga uwezo wa jamii katika kuandaa,kupanga na kutekeleza miradi ya maendeleo na uchambuzi wa sera

LINGONET imefanya shughuli kadhaa katika kujenga sekta ya AZAKi katika wilaya ya Lindi tangu kuanzishwa kwake kwa ufadhili wa mashirika mbalimbali kama ifuatavyo;

(i) Mradi wa CODEP ambao ulilenga kujenga uwezo wa asasi za kiraia katika kushirikiana na kuboresha mahusiano na wadau wengine wakiwepo serikali kwa ufadhili wa THE CONCERN

(ii) Mradi wa kujenga mitandao ya wilaya katika mkoa wa Lindi mwaka 2006-2007 kwa ufadhili wa The Foundation for civil society

(iii) mradi wa kujenga uwezo wa AZAKi na wananchi katika ushawishi na utetezi juu ya     uchambuzi wa sera.mwaka 2009-2012 kwa ufadhili wa The Foundation for civil society

(iv) mradi wa haki na usawa wa kiuchumi unaofadhiliwa na SIDA kupitia kwa SAVE THE CHILDREN kwa miaka maradi ambao unalenga kujenga uwezo wa watoto katika kutambua na kudai haki zao kupitia mabaraza ya watoto yaliyoundwa katika kata na wilaya zote za wilaya za Kilwa ,Lindi  na Ruangwa mradi huu ni wa miaka minne

LINGONET inapata viongozi wake kupitia uchaguzi inaofanyika mara moja kila baada ya miaka mitatu ambapo viongozi wafuatao huchaguliwa

(1) Mwenyekiti

(2) Makamu mwenyekiti

(3) Katibu mtendaji

(4) Katibu msaidizi

(5) Mweka hazina

(6) Wajumbe saba(7)

LINGONET imeweza kuratibu uanzishwaji wa mtandao wa mkoa wa lindi LINDI ASSOCIATION OF NGOs(LANGO) kupitia mradi wake wa kujenga uwezo wa mitandao na kwa sasa inafanya kazi ya kujenga uwezo wa asasi ili ziweze kujiendesha kwa ufanisi na kufikia malengo yao katika kuhudumia jamii

LINGONET inaratibu mradi wa haki na usawa kiuchumi katika wilaya tatu za mkoa wa Lindi,mradi ambao unatekelezwa katika wilaya saba za Tanzania za Temeke,Kilwa,Ruangwa,Lindi,Same,Handeni na Arusha kwa ufadhili wa SIDA kupitia SAVE THE CHILDREN

Hadi hivi sasa LINGONET ina wanachama 23 na maombi kadhaa yanapitiwa kamati tendaji,LINGONET ni mtandao ambao umejijengea jina katika jamii.

Picha kubwa juu ni jengo ilipozaliwa LINGONET mwaka 2002,picha kubwa chini ni Mwenyekiti wa kwanza wa LINGONET Mr Said Kawanga,chini yake ni washiriki wa moja ya mafunzo ya LINGONET chini yake ni Mwenyekiti wa sasa wa LINGONET Bi Esha Salum na mwisho chini ni Katibu Mtendaji wa sasa wa LINGONET Mr Khamis Chilinga                                     

Lindi non governmental organization network was established as a network of civil society organizations of the district in 2002 following a workshop on civil society's 13 districts to identify and find solutions to the challenges facing the CSO sector in achieving greater support yao.kwa foreign corporation known Lindi THE WORLDWIDE Concern as non governmental organization network (LINGONET) was established and officially registered in 2003 and get a certificate of accreditation (certicate of Compliance) in 2010 . LINGONET driven procedures for membership, any organization of NGOs registered in the law could apply to the membership of LINGONET

LINGONET major goals is to build the capacity of institutions in the district of Malindi, coordinate their activities in order to avoid interference of activities and community capacity building in developing, planning and implementing development projects and policy analysis

LINGONET has undertaken several activities in building civil society sector in Lindi district since the inception of funding for the various agencies as follows:

(I) Project CODEP which aims to build the capacity of civil society in collaboration with other stakeholders to improve relations with them absent government funding THE Concern

(Ii) The project to build a network of district in Lindi region in 2006-2007 with funding from The Foundation for Civil Society

(Iii) project to build the capacity of CSOs and citizens in advocacy on the analysis of sera.mwaka 2009-2012 with funding from The Foundation for Civil Society

(Iv) the project of justice and economic equality funded by SIDA through the SAVE THE CHILDREN-year project that aims to build the capacity of children to recognize and claim their rights through the councils of children created in the county and district to district of Kilwa, Lindi and Ruangwa this project is four years

LINGONET obtains its leaders through elections inaofanyika once every three years where leaders are elected following

(1) The Chairman

(2) The Vice Chairman

(3) Executive Secretary

(4) Assistant Secretary

(5) Treasurer

(6) The members seven (7)

LINGONET managed to coordinate the establishment of a network of Lindi Lindi Region Association of NGOs (doors) through its project to build the capacity of networks and currently is working to build an organization capable of operating effectively in order to achieve their goals in serving the community

LINGONET coordinates project economic justice and equality in the three districts of Lindi region, a project that is being implemented in seven districts of Tanzania in Temeke, Kilwa, Ruangwa, Lindi, Same, Handeni and Arusha SIDA funding through the SAVE THE CHILDREN

So far LINGONET has 23 members and several applications yanapitiwa Executive Committee, LINGONET is a network that has built a name in the community.

The big picture on a building ilipozaliwa LINGONET in 2002, the big picture down is the first chairman of LINGONET Mr Said Kawanga, under it are members of one of its training LINGONET under the current chairman LINGONET Ms. Esha Salum and the lower end is the executive secretary The current LINGONET Mr Khamis Chilinga

Khamis chilinga, executive secretary