HakiElimu is a non-profit civil society organization. It is registered as a company limited by guarantee, and does not have a share capital that is registered under the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 212, Laws of Tanzania).
HakiElimu was founded in 2001 by a group of 13 Tanzanians who had formed a clear and longstanding commitment to transform public education for all children, having noted that education in Tanzania was in a mess, and that the many attempts to reform it had appeared to go nowhere.
It seemed clear to this group that the local education had not improved much because technocratic solutions were being applied to essentially political problems, and that the volumes of technically sound documents produced by policy reform officials were not quite relevant because they were not taking into account the politics of institutional change in Tanzania.
With this in mind, the founders of HakiElimu sought to create an organization to enable the ordinary citizens to get involved for them to make a difference in the education sector. They believed that education would improve when ordinary citizens became involved in effecting that change; creating meaningful public participation in education governance. Therefore, we could say that HakiElimu is an experiment to see whether schools can be governed in an inclusive, open and democratic fashion; and whether the poor can access the relevant information and influence policy and practice.
The founding members and board of directors of HakiElimu include leaders of: civil society organizations, Universities, media houses, legal institutions, and research and development institutions in Tanzania. Collectively, they bring more than 20 years of solid experience and leadership to HakiElimu.
Founders of HakiElimu
Jenerali Ulimwengu:
Member and Former Board Chair, HakiElimu Board of Directors; Independent thinker, Journalist and Publisher.
Elizabeth Missokia:
Member and the current Executive Director, HakiElimu.
Rakesh Rajani:
Member and the first Executive Director of HakiElimu; Head of Twaweza, Child Rights Researcher; Analyst; Author and Activist.
Wilbert Kapinga:
Member, HakiElimu; Senior Partner, Mkono & Co. and former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Dar es Salaam.
Demere Kitunga:
Director, E & D Publishers; Writer and Activist.
Elieshi Lema:
Member and Former Board Chair, HakiElimu Board of Directors; Director, E & D Publishers; Author of fiction and children's books.
Richard Mabala:
Member, HakiElimu; Regional Advisor on HIV/AIDS, UNICEF; Writer; Animator and Activist on gender and youth.
Japhet Makongo:
Member and former Program Manager for Community Governance Program, HakiElimu; Education and Community Development Specialist.
Marjorie Mbilinyi:
Member andformer Board Member, HakiElimu Board of Directors; Professor of Education, founding member, and senior staff, TGNP
Martha Qorro:
Member, HakiElimu; former Head and senior lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, University of Dar es Salaam.
Illuminata Tukai:
Member, HakiElimu; Project Officer, Education, UNICEF Tanzania; Child Rights advocate.
Mary Rusimbi:
Member and Former Board Chair, HakiElimu Board of Directors; and Gender Activist.
Joseph Semboja:
Member, HakiElimu; Executive Director, Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA); Economist and Policy Analyst.
Other Members
John Ulanga:
Member, Board Member, HakiElimu Board of Directors; Executive Director, Foundation for Civil Society, Community Development Specialist.
Helen Kijo-Bisimba:
Member, HakiElimu, Executive Director, Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC); Human Rights Activist.
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HakiElimu ni asasi isiyokuwa ya faida shirika la kiraia. Ni imesajiliwa kama kampuni dhamana, na haina mtaji hisa ambayo imesajiliwa chini ya Sheria ya Makampuni (Sura ya 212, Sheria za Tanzania).
HakiElimu ilianzishwa mwaka 2001 na kundi la 13 Watanzania ambao alikuwa sumu dhamira ya wazi na wa muda mrefu wa kubadilisha elimu ya umma kwa watoto wote, baada ya alibainisha kuwa elimu nchini Tanzania ilikuwa katika fujo, na kwamba jitihada nyingi za kurekebisha hilo ametokea kwenda popote.
Ilionekana wazi kwa kundi hili kwamba elimu mitaa si bora sana kwa sababu ufumbuzi technocratic walikuwa kuwa kutumika kwa matatizo kimsingi kisiasa, na kwamba wingi wa nyaraka kitaalam sauti zinazozalishwa na maafisa mageuzi ya sera hawakuwa kabisa husika kwa sababu walikuwa hakihusiani siasa za mabadiliko ya kitaasisi katika Tanzania.
Na hili akilini, waanzilishi wa HakiElimu walitaka kuunda shirika ili kuwawezesha wananchi wa kawaida kushiriki kwa ajili yao ili kuleta mabadiliko katika sekta ya elimu. Waliamini kwamba elimu ingeboreka wakati wananchi wa kawaida akawa wanaohusika katika utekelezaji wa mabadiliko; kujenga maana ushiriki wa jamii katika utawala wa elimu. Kwa hiyo, tunaweza kusema kwamba HakiElimu ni jaribio ili kuona kama shule zinaweza kutawaliwa kwa mtindo shirikishi, uwazi na kidemokrasia; na kama maskini wanaweza kupata habari husika na sera na ushawishi na mazoezi.
wanachama waanzilishi na bodi ya wakurugenzi wa HakiElimu ni pamoja na viongozi wa: mashirika ya kiraia Vyuo vikuu, nyumba za vyombo vya habari, taasisi za kisheria, taasisi za utafiti na maendeleo na katika Tanzania. Pamoja, wao kuleta zaidi ya miaka 20 ya uzoefu imara na uongozi kwa HakiElimu. Waanzilishi wa HakiElimu
Jenerali Ulimwengu:
Mwanachama na Mwenyekiti wa zamani wa Bodi, Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa HakiElimu; Independent thinker, Mwandishi wa Habari na Publisher.
Elizabeth Missokia:
Mwanachama na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa sasa, HakiElimu.
Rakesh Rajani:
Mwanachama na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa kwanza wa HakiElimu; Mkuu wa Twaweza, Haki za Watoto Mtafiti; Mchambuzi; Mwandishi na Mwanaharakati.
Wilbert Kapinga:
Mwanachama, HakiElimu; Senior Partner, Mkono & Co na aliyekuwa Mkuu wa Kitivo cha Sheria, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam.
Demere Kitunga:
Mkurugenzi, E & D Publishers; Writer na Mwanaharakati.
Elieshi Lema:
Mwanachama na Mwenyekiti wa zamani wa Bodi, Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa HakiElimu; Mkurugenzi, E & D Publishers; Mwandishi wa uongo na vitabu vya watoto.
Richard Mabala:
Mwanachama, HakiElimu; Mkoa Mshauri wa VVU / UKIMWI, UNICEF; Writer; Animator na Mwanaharakati wa jinsia na vijana.
Japhet Makongo:
Mwanachama na Meneja wa zamani wa Programu kwa ajili ya Jumuiya ya Utawala Programu, HakiElimu; Elimu na Jumuiya ya Maendeleo Mtaalamu.
Marjorie Mbilinyi:
Mwanachama andformer Mjumbe wa Bodi, Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa HakiElimu; Profesa wa Elimu, mwanachama mwanzilishi, na wafanyakazi waandamizi, TGNP
Martha Qorro:
Mwanachama, HakiElimu; zamani Mkuu na mhadhiri mwandamizi, Idara ya Lugha za Kigeni na Isimu, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam.
Illuminata Tukai:
Mwanachama, HakiElimu; Mradi Afisa Elimu, UNICEF Tanzania; Haki za Watoto mtetezi.
Mary Rusimbi:
Mwanachama na Mwenyekiti wa zamani wa Bodi, Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa HakiElimu; na Jinsia Mwanaharakati.
Joseph Semboja:
Mwanachama, HakiElimu; Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Utafiti juu ya Kupunguza Umaskini (REPOA) Mchumi na Mchambuzi Sera.
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John Ulanga:
Mwanachama, Mjumbe wa Bodi, Bodi ya Wakurugenzi wa HakiElimu; Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Foundation for Civil Society, Maendeleo ya Jamii Mtaalamu.
Helen Kijo-Bisimba:
Mwanachama, HakiElimu, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Sheria na Haki za Binadamu Centre (LHRC); Mwanaharakati wa Haki za Binadamu.
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