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  • Grant

    Influencing Grant

    Project Duration

  • Rightsholder Groups

    • Indigenous People and ethnic minorities, Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence

    Impact Themes

      Improved Access to Social Services, Health and Education, Improved Access to Resources and Employment, Space for political participation

  • Lead organisation

    PINGO Forum

    Country

      Tanzania
  • Organisation

    PINGO’s forum is a human rights and development umbrella NGO with a network of about 52 member organisations.  PINGO was established in 1994 and formally registered in 1996 seeking to advocate and develop competencies for sustainable livelihoods and development of pastoralists and hunter-gatherer communities in Tanzania.

    PINGO’s forum endeavours to amplify the voices and foster the interest of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers by advocating for change through advocating in the following areas:

    • Good governance and human rights (social, economic, political and cultural rights);
    • Gender justice;
    • Capacity Building of community and its member CSOs and key stakeholders;
    • Networking with stakeholders with similar objectives; and,
    • Working on Climate Change and other issues that affect the livelihood sustainability of the pastoralists and hunter gathers.

    PINGO’s vision is a just community of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers with sustainable, recognised, and respected rights, and the mission is to create a lasting solution for injustices and poverty to pastoralists and hunter-gatherer communities.

    • Organisation

      PINGO’s forum is a human rights and development umbrella NGO with a network of about 52 member organisations.  PINGO was established in 1994 and formally registered in 1996 seeking to advocate and develop competencies for sustainable livelihoods and development of pastoralists and hunter-gatherer communities in Tanzania.

      PINGO’s forum endeavours to amplify the voices and foster the interest of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers by advocating for change through advocating in the following areas:

      • Good governance and human rights (social, economic, political and cultural rights);
      • Gender justice;
      • Capacity Building of community and its member CSOs and key stakeholders;
      • Networking with stakeholders with similar objectives; and,
      • Working on Climate Change and other issues that affect the livelihood sustainability of the pastoralists and hunter gathers.

      PINGO’s vision is a just community of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers with sustainable, recognised, and respected rights, and the mission is to create a lasting solution for injustices and poverty to pastoralists and hunter-gatherer communities.

    • Project

      This project aims at enhancing recognition and self-determination of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers, capable of influencing policies and decision-making processes.  It is addressing the following problems:

      • A lack of recognition and inclusion (livelihood and traditional knowledge);
      • Poor capacity to influence decision-making processes;
      • Poor governance (such as the weak rule of law, accountability, administration of justice and  transparency); and
      • Finally, social norms and harmful cultural practices.

      The project has two specific objectives:

      The rights of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers are recognised and reflected in governance principles, administration of justice, policies, and laws with enhanced capacity to influence decision-making on issues of human rights;

      The socio-economic and political rights of women, youth and elders are promoted and protected by indigenous communities to enhance self-determination.

  • Project

    This project aims at enhancing recognition and self-determination of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers, capable of influencing policies and decision-making processes.  It is addressing the following problems:

    • A lack of recognition and inclusion (livelihood and traditional knowledge);
    • Poor capacity to influence decision-making processes;
    • Poor governance (such as the weak rule of law, accountability, administration of justice and  transparency); and
    • Finally, social norms and harmful cultural practices.

    The project has two specific objectives:

    The rights of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers are recognised and reflected in governance principles, administration of justice, policies, and laws with enhanced capacity to influence decision-making on issues of human rights;

    The socio-economic and political rights of women, youth and elders are promoted and protected by indigenous communities to enhance self-determination.