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| Region Round-ups | Zanzibar Minister promises NGO Policy • says CSOs have a role to play Asha Abood - Zanzibar The Minister in the President’s Office responsible for Constitution and Good Governance in Zanzibar, Hon. Ramadhan Ab- ashaaboud@hotmail.com dallah Shaaban says civil society sector has important role to play in development discourse in Zanzibar. The call was made recently at the opening of the policy dialogue between CSOs, Members of the House of Representatives and other government officials. The dialogue was held at EACROTANAL in Zanzibar in which 90 participants took part, writes Asha Abood from Zanzibar A cross section of participants at the public dialogue in Unguja in March 2008 | 14 | | www.thefoundation.tz.org | on. Ramadhan Abdallah Shaaban said that because of the significant contribution from CSOs on development initiatives, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar will ensure conducive environment exist to enable CSOs continue their contribution on development. The call from the Minister was to react following the long time cry for the NGO Policy in Zanzibar. Minister Shaaban reaffirmed that all the process regarding the preparations of the policy have been done and that the policy will be ready before the end of the year. The minister commended the initiative for policy dialogue and said “the existence of good relationships between CSOs, legislatures and government officials is a right step in the right direction as all three are working to support development for the people” The Foundation Newsletter the existence of good relationships between CSOs, legislatures and government officials is a right step in the right direction. He called CSOs to enhance their understand on policy and planning processes so as to create awareness of the same to other citizens for their (citizens) voices to be heard in planning processes and policy making, implementation and monitoring. The dialogue supported by the Foundation for Civil Society, was part of the preparations for the CSO exhibition to be held at the House of Representatives grounds in April 2008.The exhibitions will be preceded by the meeting between CSOs and Members of House of Representatives
Civil Society Exhibition at the House of Representatives to be held in April 2008 Neema Yobu - Unguja & Pemba The Second Civil Society Exhibition nyobu@thefoundation-tz.org at the House of Representatives is planned to take place in Zanzibar April 2008. The event will bring together actors from civil society sector in Zanzibar as well as member of the House of Representatives and some CSOs from Tanzania Mainland, This years exhibition will be the second Exhibition of Civil Society at the House. The first one took place in April 2007, writes Neema Yobu from Unguja and Pemba As part of the preparations for the event, CSOs in Unguja Island under the auspices of the umbrella organization, ANGOZA, and Zanzibar Youth Forum (ZYF) as well as White Star and NGO Resource Centre, on March 08th this year, organized a policy dialogue dubbed “citizens platform” to discuss issues around good governance and poverty eradication in Zanzibar and the role of CSOs and elected officials. Another policy dialogue of similar nature was held in Pemba. The Pemba citizens’ platform was organized by the Pemba Civil Society Organization (PACSO) together with other CSOs. The two events were supported by the Foundation for Civil Society which is the leading local grants making organization to civil society in Tanzania. About 200 civil society representatives, members of the House of Representatives, Districts and Regional commissioners, trade union leaders as well as media representatives attended the two events. Among the objectives of the platforms were to enable CSOs in Zanzibar to closely interact and communicate with elected representatives (House of Representatives, Councilors and MPs) and sharing of their oversight roles in serving the people and to enhance downward accountability. Another objective was to enable CSOs in both Pemba and Unguja to present issues /agenda from the grassroots that could be addressed by Representatives as well as local government officials and councilors, prior to the House’s sessions at the end of March 2008. Issues that came out in both of the platforms included the need for NGO Policy in Zanzibar that would help to create conducive environment for civil society to operate and self coordinate. Another issues was that of local government reform in which participants expressed the need of putting in place a guiding policy that will increase citizens awareness and roles in local governance, enhance service delivery to citizens, and address structural shortfalls that hinders accountability of local officials to citizens. Another issue that came out was that of small holder farmers in which calls to promote and support agricultural policy in favour of small | Region Round-ups | holder farmers were made. Trade Union matters also were high on the agenda as the call was made to strengthen lobbying efforts that would focus on workers’ rights, and ensuring employees safety at work places and compensation mechanisms in case of accident or death. The platform in Unguja was officiated at by the Minister in the President’s Office responsible for Constitution and Good Governance in Zanzibar, Hon. Ramadhan Abdallah Shaaban while in Unguja was officiated by Minister for Special Assignments, Hon. Zainab Omar Mohamed For more information about the CSO Exhibition in Zanzibar contact Asha Aboud of ANGOZA at +255777457413 or Omar Jecha, E-mail ojecha@thefoundation-tz.org Mobile +255777471186 Ms. Chum Hamad Yussuf from Pemba Island speaks at a public policy dialogue in Pemba in March 2008 The Foundation Newsletter | www.thefoundation.tz.org | | 15 |
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