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Reported amount

$41,093

Contribution type

financial

Flow type

Standard

Donor

UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women

Recipient agency

Tanzania Women Cross-Party Platform

Destination

Tanzania, United Republic of

Plan

Unspecified

Sector

Protection - Gender-Based Violence

Decision date

31 Oct 2024

First reported

01 Apr 2025

Reference

27_44089

Multi-Sector - GBV Programming Tanzania Women Cross-Party Platform is primarily committed to engage in advocating for meaningful inclusion of women in politics and governance position in Tanzania. The commitment to specifically work on Girls and Women with disability is prompted by the fact that they are not considered as special group and therefore subject them to double violence compared with women without disability. It is estimated that 16% of the world population is composed of people with disability, while 80% of them are found in the World South in which Tanzania is included. (UN Women). In Tanzania more than 3.3 million people are estimated to live with a disability. It is also depicted that Women have higher disability rates with 7.8% of the country's total population estimated to be women with disabilities against 5.7% men. Tanzania is implementing laws and policies. Election violence tends to disproportionately affect women than men worldwide. While it is true that both men and women may be victims of election violence, the form of violence that women encounter is distinctively different from that of men, and in turn, tends to jeopardize women’s political participation. This study sets out to investigate the barriers that women face in political participation in the form of violence against women in elections (VAW-E) as candidates, as well as voters and propose actions and interventions to reduce and eliminate the identified barriers. In Tanzania, a report on the Mapping and Analysis of 2010 Election-Related Incidents of Violence (2011) shows that compared to previous elections, three quarters of respondents (66.8 percent) said the 2010 elections were either very violent or violent especially during the vote counting process and the declaration of results (UDSM 2011:17). Yet, this study did not use gender-based definition of the election violence to capture the magnitude of the VAW-E in Tanzanian elections. However, the observed violence during the 2010 general elections provides an indication that incidents of violence against women did take place but were not systematically uncovered using conventional methods of election observation and monitoring, It is evident that no analysis that was done to depict the plight of girls and women with disability in that situation. Prevalence of violence against women in elections (VAW-E) during the 2015 general elections in Tanzania. 52% of women reached out by T-WCP monitoring reported spousal violence and 53% of women reported refraining from voting due to fear of violence, lack of registration, or pressure from spouses. Out of 110 appointed women MP special seats, there are only two women with disability evidencing marginalisation and exclusion. Tanzania has adopted and implementing a number of laws, policies and standards pertaining to people with disabilities, including their rights to protective and decent work, vacation training and basic services. Unfortunately, despite the obligations as stipulated in 1977 Constitution and its amendments prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities, in practice and especially in the political and leadership sphere, there is no policy or guidelines developed to ensure inclusion of women and girls with disability in politics and governance structure. It is therefore the Goal of this project to advocate for creation of safe and inclusive political landscape that empowers Tanzanian Girls and Women survivors of violence and those at risk of intersectional GBV including women and girls with disability to engage in political processes without fear of violence or exclusion. This project addresses the critical issue of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Tanzanian politics, with a particular emphasis on marginalized groups, including women and girls with disabilities, those facing racial discrimination, and women human rights defenders. The project will be implemented in 11 regions of Tanzania, which recorded significant incidences of violence against women during 2015 general elections. To achieve its goal, the project will employ targeted interventions, through Legal Advocacy, training on Gender-Based Violence and Political Participation; Capacity Building and Training; Media advocacy; Community Mobilization; Debate; Monitoring and Reporting Mechanisms. The expected results of this project include increased awareness on the importance of inclusive approach to political participation and specifically the rights to political participation of women and girls with disabilities. By focusing on the marginalized groups and employing these strategies, this project will contribute significantly in raising awareness on the importance of inclusive democracy and rights of Girls and Women with disability, and at the same time, contribute to the Tanzania national agenda of prevention and elimination of violence against women. This project is planned to be accomplished by utilising a total of US$ 200,000 within for implementation year.