ABOUT TAMA

Tanzania Agricultural Modernization Association, in short, TAMA, is a national non profit making, non denominational, non political and non   governmental organization whose headquarters are in Bukoba   Municipality, Kagera Region, Tanzania, East Africa. It was founded in Bukoba by 23 Tanzanians from allover the country, March 2006 and legally registered on 10^th August 2006 with registration number 00NGO/1588. It works in accordance with   Tanzania NGOs’ Act number 24 of 2002 and in pursuant to the Tanzania NGOs’ Code of Conduct. TAMA is managed by Board of Directors while the Executive Committee is in charge of day to day affairs of the Association.

2.0 PHILOSOPHY

TAMA is based on the philosophy that, for sustainable livelihoods to take place, there is a need for vibrant and broad decisions committed to mobilize smallholder farmers and the community at large to actively participate in the fight against extreme poverty through an active and effective adherence to the agricultural sector revamp in Tanzania for sustainable livelihoods of marginalized groups including youth, women and children in particular.

With this, TAMA aims at contributing  to existing several efforts to reduce poverty among men and women, children and youth through increasing agricultural productivity and improve quality of farmers’ produce to meet local and international market demands. Education to farmers and other marginalized community on how to reduce poverty at household level is our priority. Thus, this would result in modern crop production, expanded markets, and better prices hence better standards of living of farmers in Tanzania that make up 80% of its population.

3.0 VISION

To have community of farmers with improved quality life.

4.0 MISSION

To build capacity of farmers’ community through participatory approach and action to promote sustainable agriculture and life skills for improvement of farmers’ socio-economic wellbeing.

5.0 MOTTO

Building capacity of farmers: Agriculture is Life.

6.0 CORE VALUES

• Commitment

TAMA will always commit time and expertise to its activities to equally serve our target community wherever and whenever necessary in pursuant to our constitution.

• Accountability

The Board, Executive Committee and any other members of TAMA will be accountable for any work and responsibility entitled to.

• Transparency

We will be open, transparent and honest to the government, our partners and community we serve. However, we will communicate clearly to our partners on all what we do for a purpose whilst adhering to confidentiality protocols.

• Integrity

TAMA will advocate for and practice integrity in all its forms and in all of our services. We will operate a policy of zero tolerance on all forms of inhumanity, stigma, discrimination and corruption in the course of our services delivery to target groups; both internally and externally.

• Unity

TAMA believes in “Together is Power”. We will seek, develop and harmonize partnership and mutual networking among all sorts of individual people, community groups, local government; the public, local, national, regional and international organizations only for a purpose to meet needs and demands of target populations in accordance with our vision and mission statements.

7.0 OBJECTIVES

The objectives for which TAMA was established include:

• •  Promote sustainable agriculture.
  •  Provide agricultural extension services to farmers.
  •  Promote farmers with innovations in science and technology related to community development.
  •  Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger among adult and young women and men.
  •  Improve land use management, agro forestry, environmental conservation and management.
  •  Promote good governance, human rights and gender equity and equality.
  •  Empower economy of marginalized groups i.e. youth and women.
  •  Combat epidemic and pandemic diseases i.e. HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB.
  •  Promote income generating activities (IGAs).

   

8.0 FOCUSED AREAS

• Income Generation Activities (IGAs).
• Lobbying and advocacy
• Good governance

9.0 TARGET POPULATIONS

• ·   Marginalized farmers   
• ·    Fishing community
•      Women
• ·    General community  

   10. PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED

 * Promote sustainable agriculture (2007/2008),

* Farmers Action Against HIV/AIDS (2009/2011)

* Amua Campaign for HIV/AIDS Prevention, a project supported by Multi-donors through Rapid Funding Envelope (RFE).

11. SWOT ANALYSIS OF TAMA

(a)Strength

TAMA is legally registered, free with dedicated, innovative and professional members. The executive committee members are very cooperative, committed, responsible and willing to work voluntarily for the benefit of program focused people.

(b) Weakness

TAMA has no own office, employed staff, office land and no reliable sources of funding.

(c) Opportunities

One of the biggest opportunities we have is the big number of farmers’ groups willing to work with our organization for the purpose of poverty reduction. There is enough fertile land which can be used for enough, and modern crop production. We have also a great support and mutual collaboration from the local government authorities, civil society organizations and individual persons whom we do exchange of ideas, experiences and expertise.

(d) Threats

One of the threats we face is insufficient funds to cover costs for our organizations’ projects, management and administration.

12. TAMA’s MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT AND ADMNISTRATION

TAMA has a total of 23 (12 males and 11 females) founding members. It is managed by Board of Directors comprised of nine members who are final decision makers in the organization. There is an Executive Committee of five members responsible for day to day management of the organization and whose Chief Executive Officer is the Executive Secretary. The organization has human resource manual as well as financial regulations and accounting procedures which both serve for a precise personnel and financial management and administration. However, TAMA has three signatories to its bank account and the Executive Secretary keeps truck of all project funds. Above all, the community is fully involved in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all its projects.

KUHUSU TAMA

Kilimo Tanzania ufanisi Association, katika muda mfupi, TAMA, ni taifa faida zisizo kufanya, mashirika ya madhehebu, isiyo ya kisiasa na yasiyo ya kiserikali ambaye makao makuu ni katika Manispaa ya Bukoba, Kagera, Tanzania, Afrika Mashariki. Ni ilianzishwa mwaka Bukoba na Watanzania 23 kutoka nchi nzima, Machi 2006 na kusajiliwa kisheria ^tarehe 10 Agosti 2006 na usajili namba 00NGO/1588. Ni kazi kwa mujibu wa Tanzania NGOs 'idadi ya Sheria ya 24 ya 2002 na kwa mujibu wa NGOs katika Tanzania' Kanuni ya Maadili. TAMA inasimamiwa na Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wakati Kamati ya Utendaji ni malipo ya siku kwa siku masuala ya Chama.

2.0 FALSAFA

TAMA ni msingi juu ya falsafa ya kwamba, kwa maisha endelevu kuchukua mahali, kuna haja kwa maamuzi mahiri na pana nia ya kuhamasisha wakulima wadogo wadogo na jamii kwa ujumla kushiriki kikamilifu katika mapambano dhidi ya umaskini uliokithiri kupitia kuzingatia kazi na ufanisi kwa sekta ya kilimo katika Tanzania revamp wa maisha endelevu ya makundi yaliyotengwa ikiwa ni pamoja na vijana, wanawake na watoto hasa.

Na hili, TAMA inalenga kuchangia juhudi zilizopo kadhaa ya kupunguza umaskini miongoni mwa wanaume na wanawake, watoto na vijana kupitia kuongeza tija ya kilimo na kuboresha ubora wa 'wakulima kuzalisha kukidhi mahitaji ya soko la ndani na kimataifa. Elimu kwa wakulima na mengine ya pembezoni jamii juu ya jinsi ya kupunguza umaskini katika ngazi ya kaya ni yetu kipaumbele. Hivyo, hii ingeweza kusababisha uzalishaji wa kisasa wa mazao, masoko ya kupanua, na bei nzuri hivyo bora viwango vya maisha ya wakulima nchini Tanzania ambayo yanafanya 80% ya wakazi wake.

3.0 DIRA

Sisi envisage kuwa jamii yenye afya na amani na ustawi wa jamii bora na kuweka uchumi up.

4.0 MISSION

Kujenga na kuimarisha uwezo wa watu katika ngazi ya chini kwa kukuza afya bora, kijamii na kiuchumi kwa njia ya ushirikishwaji wa jamii katika ngazi zote za jamii, pamoja na jinsia uwiano, hivyo kupunguza umaskini wa wanaume na wanawake katika maeneo ya vijijini na mijini.

5.0 Wito la taifa

Kujenga uwezo wa wakulima: Kilimo ni Maisha.

6.0 CORE MAADILI

• Kujitoa

TAMA daima kutenda muda na utaalamu katika shughuli zake kwa usawa kumtumikia shabaha yetu ya jamii popote na wakati wowote muhimu katika kwa mujibu wa katiba yetu.

• Uwajibikaji

Bodi, Kamati ya Utendaji na wanachama nyingine yoyote ya TAMA itakuwa kuwajibika kwa kazi yoyote na wajibu na haki ya.

• Uwazi

Tutakuwa wazi, uwazi na ukweli kwa serikali, washirika wetu na jamii sisi kutumika. Hata hivyo, sisi kuwasiliana vizuri kwa washirika wetu juu ya wote ni nini sisi kufanya kwa madhumuni wakati waliandamana itifaki usiri.

• Uadilifu

TAMA mapenzi kutetea na mazoezi ya uadilifu katika fomu zake zote na katika yote ya huduma zetu. Sisi kazi sera ya kutokuvumilia juu ya aina zote za ukatili, ubaguzi na unyanyapaa, na rushwa katika utoaji wa kozi ya huduma zetu kwa vikundi vya walengwa; ya ndani na nje.

• Umoja

TAMA anaamini katika "Pamoja ni Nguvu". Tutajitahidi, kuendeleza na kuoanisha ushirikiano na mitandao ya kuheshimiana kati ya aina zote za watu binafsi, vikundi vya jamii, serikali za mitaa; umma, mitaa, mashirika ya kitaifa, kikanda na kimataifa tu kwa madhumuni ya kukidhi mahitaji ya madai na ya walengwa kwa mujibu maono yetu na kauli mbiu.

7.0 MADHUMUNI

malengo ambayo TAMA ilianzishwa pamoja na:

• Kuendeleza shughuli za kuzalisha kipato (kuwaletea).

8.0 MAENEO ililenga

• Mapato Generation Shughuli (kuwaletea).
• Ushawishi na utetezi
• Utawala bora

9.0 Lugha ya wakazi

• · Pembezoni wakulima
• · Uvuvi jamii
• Wanawake
• · Mkuu wa jamii

10. Miradi iliyotekelezwa

* Kukuza kilimo endelevu (2007/2008),