Social Mainstreaming for Gender Equality Organization (SMGEO)- Tanzania: SMGEO Profile

SMGEO PROFILE

01. Organization Details:

a) Name of the Organization : Social Mainstreaming for Gender Equality Organization– (SMGEO).

b) Address : P.O. Box 6444

: MOROOGORO, Opposite Vijana Social Hall, Sabasaba -CCM building

:TANZANIA .EAST AFRICA

Fax & Phone: +255 753 599 827.

E-mail: smgeo2015@gmail.com

Website: www.smgeoorg.blogspot.com

c) Contact Person : Mr Eric Samuel Kuhoga

Chairperson/Founder of SMGEO

Phone: +255 753 599 827 (Off), +255 717 720 676 (Res).

Mobile +255 753 599 827

d) Legal Status of the Organization :

i) Registration Authority :Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children (MCDDGC)

ii) Registration No : 00NGO/00008106.

iii) Date : 10.08.2015.

iv) Registration Authority : Non Government Organizations Act .

: section 12(2) of Act no 24/2002

02. Background:

Social Mainstreaming for Gender Equality Organization (SMGEO) is a a Non Government Organization (National Level). It has bees established on 10^th August, 2015 by United Republic of Tanzania under the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children(MCDGC) This is a National level Organization that have allowed to works its projects in Tanzania Mainland. A large and growing body of researches and gender projects has shown how gender inequality undermines health and development. To overcome gender inequality the United Nations Population Fund states that, “Women's empowerment and gender equality requires strategic interventions at all levels of programming and policy-making. These levels include reproductive health, economic empowerment, educational empowerment and political empowerment.

We, the undersigned of the present Constitution believe that gender discrimination and imbalance are the challenges that jeopardize the stability and wellbeing of the society in present and future generation, thus SMGEO as Non-Profit Organization are engaging to restore and promote equal integration of both male and female as well as disadvantages groups in the development projects for community benefit.

SMGEO was formed according to the willingness of the community people in a view to deal with the present socio-economic problems in different areas in Tanzania Mainland by means of good understanding and sharing the problems each other and to find out the best way of solving the problems through free discussion in different projects and people participation in the decision making and get-together under an umbrella of SMGEO Organization.

03. Year of Establishment: - SMGEO established in 2015.

04. Project Activities: The SMGEO activities started from January, 2015.

05. Vision, Mission and Goal:

5.1. Vision:

A society that upholds gender equality, dignity, respect and fairness for all in order to meet socio-economic development.

5.2: Mission Statement:

Effectively and efficiently to promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination and segregation of all persons (male and female) in the society in general.

5.3: Goal:

To increase engagement of grassroots women and other marginalized groups with gender transformation and social justice issues informed by the transformative feminist agenda.

6. Local Contract Point:

SMGEO Central Office : Opposite Vijana Social Hall, Sabasaba -CCM building , Morogoro Town, Western Sabasaba Ground in Morogoro Municipality

7.Statement of Believe

The Organization affirms hereafter that:

Equality for male and female as well as disadvantaged groups in whole process of development in the society. Meaning to say “Without Gender equality no development”,

i. Achievement of equality in the society needs facilitation and awareness majority on real means of gender and it’s aspects in the society

ii. Cultural norms and practices that mostly practiced in our society should be looked in order to analyze tradition practices that bar equal participation in whole process of development,

8.Branch Office-Currently SMGEO Has no branches .

9. Objectives of the Organization:

By virtue of the Organization’s purpose and statement of belief set forth herein, the Organization’s objectives shall be:

i. To raise awareness, understanding and knowledge on health on various diseases including HIV/AIDS and other STD’s as well as other diseases affecting Tanzanians people in general in their respectively areas.

ii. Preservation of environment from destructions and the use of other sources like biogas for domestic activities.

iii. To conduct demonstration to address various matters pertaining in the society like gender violence’s

iv. To make socio-economic researches and analysis for community development benefit.

v. To promote Good Agricultural Practices (GAP’s) in all types of agriculture.

vi. To create programmes of facilitating and evaluation of Gender Based Violence to the community

vii. Establishment of social services centers like schools, hospitals and orphan’s centers to meet Tanzania Development Vision 2025 as well as International Development Vision

viii. To create and establish theatre/ Artisans group that shall promote gender equality, dignity and influence socio- economic development in the community.

10. Purpose of Organization

The purpose of this Organization shall be:

i. To provide teachings and information that promotes equal integration of both male and female as well as disadvantaged groups including Blind, Cripple, Albinisms, and Deaf in the whole process of development.

ii. To help society & individuals willing to make equal opportunity in ownership, access and control.

iii. To create employment through projects established by Organization including agricultural and entrepreneurial activities established by organization.

iv. To propagate notions that promotes gender relation in the community.

v. To provide facts that reveal actual situation of gender issues on the society and it\s impact to the society

vi. To promote sustainable use of environments through a forestation and re-afforestation program by integration for both male and female in the community.

vii. To create harmony and sense of belongingness for both in the community.

viii. To restore the image of gender and it’s perception in the society.

ix. To promote gender awareness in the society within the society.

x. To provide necessary knowledge on the issues of facts on Gender matters within the society.

STATEMENT OF STAFF .

SL No	Nature of Staff	Number of Staff		Total	Remarks
SL No	Nature of Staff	M	F	Total	Remarks
01	Chairperson	1	-	1	Honorary
03	Coordinator	1	-	1	Honorary
4	General Secretary		1		Honorary
04	Treasurer	1	-	1	Full time
07	Project Manager		1	1	Full time
08	Field Workers Volunteers	4	5	26	Part time
	Total	07	07	59	Voluntary Service

LIST OF ACTIVITIES IMPEMENTED BY SMGEO August to October 2015

No	NAME OF PROECT	LOCATION	START DATE	END DATE	FUNDED AGENCY	BENEFICIARIES
						Male	Female
	Good governance Training	Ngerengere	20/08/2015	23/08/2015	SMGEO and Dira Thietre Organization	24	46
	Gender Equality issues	Ngerengere-Morogoro	28/08/2015	03/09/2015	SMGEO and Community	30	54
	Primary and Secondary School-Gender Awareness	Mpola Singida,Ngerengere Morogoro and Kigwe Dodoma	20/09/2015	18/10/2015	SMGEO,Dira Organization and Community	324	468

management system of SOCIAL MAINSTREAMING FOR GENDER EQUALITY ORGANIZATION – (SMGEO).

Project Cycle Management.

SL No	Activities	Strength	Weakness	Opportunity	Constraints	Recommendation
1.1	Planning a. Budgeting b. Logical Frameworks c. Strategy d. Monitoring e. Evaluation f. Audit	- Resources - EC - Grassroots People - Rules an regulations - Organization ideology	- Language - Skills & experiences - Logistic	- People - Working area - Communication - Regional Council Recommendation & Support - Local Leaders Support. -Mass people support	- Season - Unrest Political situation - Local administration - Limitation of fund - Impose of Project area	- Needed Training on P.P Writing - Good relationship with local Administration. - Keep relationship with local & other NGO’s
1.1			- Language - Skills & experiences - Logistic
1.2	Project Implementation a.Fund processing b. Baseline survey c. Staff Recruitment d. Orientation e. Selection of beneficiaries f. Training g. Materials procurement h. Supervision & Monitoring i. Reporting j. Evaluation k. Audit	- Project implementation Committee (PIC) - Executive Committee -Internal Evaluation Team.	- Coordination - Technical	- PIC & EC - Govt. Departmental concern authorities - Cooperation between all member bodies and workers of the Organization - Relationship with other Local NGO’s	- Delay of permission from the Govt. authority - Delay of fund issue from Donors and fellow members - Unseasoned implementation of the Project - Political unrest - Unavailability of Resources.	- Optimum Training. - Cross visit excursion trip within the country or outside the country

ON GOING (PRESENT) ACTIVITIES

Project	Activities	Location	Duration		Funded agency
1.Gender issues awareness.	1.training for women and men in a selected wards in rural areas 2. Training for Theatre groups about gender issues in general 3.establishement of students gender groups in primary and secondary schools 4. establishment gender special committees in wards that dealing with gender issue 5.Women empowerment 6.Gender Based Violence 8 Gender mainstreaming in socio-economic and political issues 9.Gender Based Violence	Morogoro Dodoma Singida	2015-2020	On-going	This Project is funded and implemented by SMGEO through lead SMGEO,KIJOGOO GROUP FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (KGCD). and . This project will be going on up-to December 2020 (for 5 years) “On-going Project”
2.Promotion & Strengthening of Good Governance in Ngerengere Morogoro	1. Baseline survey 2. Staffs Recruitment 3. Training for Staffs Members. 4. Training for Theatre groups 5. Day Observation. 6. Training for Volunteers. 7. Technical Support 8. Support for 5 field Workers and one part-time Accountant	Morogoro Dodoma Singida			This Project is funded and implemented by SMGEO through lead SMGEO and KIJOGOO GROUP FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (KGCD). This project will be going on up-to December 2016 (for 1 years) “On-going Project”