OXFAM in Tanzania
has reaffirmed its commitment to continue empowering women, as the
Non-Governmental Organisation insisted that it understands the role
played by women in economic development.
The organisation's
Country Director, Francis Odokorach said here during a twoday 'Animators
Summit' that Oxfam partners with local organisations to empower
community animators through
digital tools to participate in addressing
issues that are most relevant to development in their communities.
"We continue to
thank the government for believing in us even though we may sometimes
ask difficult questions to those in leadership, but at the bottom of all
these is a firm commitment to the rights and voices of the people,
especially women," said the Oxfam Country Director.
Oxfam in Tanzania
in collaboration with Oxfam-Solidarite (Belgium) designed and
implemented a project titled 'Enabling Improved Governance and
Accountability in Tanzania through Digital Technology', in collaboration
with Tanzanian civil society organisations.
The project seeks
to address the current deficit as provided by project proposal, in
community driven governance reform, and to link these efforts to policy
change and strengthened accountability at national level.
The project builds
on Oxfam's flagship governance programme Chukua Hatua ("Take Action"),
bringing in innovative use of digital technology. According to Mr
Odokorach, digital technology is an enabler of solutions to development
and human rights challenges, if implemented in the right manner.
The two-day
Animators Summit in Dodoma was held under the theme 'The role of digital
technology in community development'; where over 150 participants took
time to assess the achievements recorded from the project.
According to Oxfam
Communications Manager, Kisuma Mapunda, the summit aimed at bringing
together organisations and communities to share their experiences in
working with digital technology to access information and address
development challenges in their communities.
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