HAKIPENSHENI, INC.

The Company is a non profit generating organ and its main objectives is to protect and promote the pension rights of workers, retirees, and their families, and the poor people. The nation's leading pension educator, the Center is also at the forefront of efforts to reform the nation's pension programs, targeting inequities in pension laws, providing policymakers with reasoned analyzes of pension issues, and proposing workable solutions to pension problems. The Center's activities will be supported by foundation and government grants, sales of publications, and contributions from organizations and individuals.

The purpose of this civil society for pensions and retirement’s rights shall be...

To provide information, support and encouragement to the poor, employees and pensioners and Center to take active roles in projects/programs to develop social security and pension as a means of promoting health and alleviating poverty. Directing at trying to make sure that older Tanzanians to have enough money to live on when they are too old to work and to protecting and promoting the retirement security of Tanzania workers, retirees, and their families

Hakipensheni Foundation's mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty.

Our Vision is one of a retirement system that simultaneously meets the needs of employers, employees, the poor people and the public interest. That is, one where:

Our Aim

HakiPensheni, individual welfare rights centers and services throughout Tanzania, aims to reduce poverty, hardship and inequality in Tanzania by: Providing casework advice and assistance to individuals to ensure they can exercise their rights, fulfill their obligations, meet their responsibilities and maximize their entitlements under the Tanzanian Social Security system; and

               

Advocating for the maintenance of a Social Security system that has rights and entitlements, obligations and responsibilities, detailed under and protected by law. Seeking to encourage the development of public policies that enhance retirement security in Tanzania

Our Principles

The HakiPensheni advocates that the Social Security system in Tanzania should be characterized by an uncompromising recognition of the following rights:

Who We Are

At HakiPensheni our goal is simple – we want to see employees and retired people, especially the poorest and those living in harder to reach their social security rights, have access to social security funds; The right of all people in need to an adequate level of income support which is protected by law; The right of people to be treated with respect and dignity by social security regulatory body (Centre link) and those administering the Social Security system; The right to accessible information about Social Security rights and entitlements, obligations and responsibilities;  The right to receive prompt and appropriate service and Social Security payments without delay;  The right to a free, independent, informal, efficient and fair appeal system;  The right to an independent complaints system; and   The right to independent advice and representation. and as a result of access to these services, move themselves out of poverty. 

What We Do

We Provide casework advice and assistance to individuals to ensure they can exercise their rights, fulfill their obligations, meet their responsibilities and maximize their entitlements under the Tanzanian Social Security system;

We encourage employees and retired people and center to take active roles in projects/programs to develop social security and pension as a means of promoting health and alleviating poverty.

we ensure that all people have the right in need have an adequate level of income support which is protected by law;

we ensure that the people have the right to be treated with respect and dignity by social security regulatory body (Centre link) and those administering the Social Security system;

We create economic opportunities for the world’s poorest.

HakiPensheni Foundation provides retirement planning in poor communities, workers, pensioners and their family members  access to the capital they need to make micro-loans to women who are working to develop or expand a small business.  In many of the poorest regions in the world, micro business creation is the only way for families to escape poverty and build a better future for their children.

We leverage the knowledge and expertise of local partners to create the most effective programs possible.

HakiPensheni Foundation enhances the effectiveness of our public education campaign and research on the poor people, pensioners and insured person and their family members, and impact on communities by strengthening and supporting local organizations. We respect local ways of life by building poverty-ending programs in partnership with local organizations and leaders, rather than imposing external ideas on developing communities.

We lead the industry in measuring impact and delivering results.

We better determine our clients’ needs, the effectiveness and efficiency of programs, and how quickly we are able to help people move from poverty to financial self-sufficiency.  We also measure our own efficiency and receive high marks