LAtest News & Events
On September 18 and 19, a team of experts from the Ministry of Regional Administration and Local Government (OR-TAMISEMI) visited the Regional Commission Office of Dar es Salaam and Temeke Municipality to assess key projects implemented by the Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI) in collaborati...
IN a bid to foster inclusivity and empowerment within urban communities, the Centre for Community Initiatives (CCI) brought together members and leaders of Tanzania Federation for the Urban Poor (TFUP) to equip them with essential skills and to address gender-related issues.
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The DARAJA (Developing Risk Awareness Through Joint Action) project, funded by GIZ/IKI Small Grants, aimed at reducing the effects of weather by facilitate easy access and promote understanding of weather forecast information for residents living in informal settlements, Through DARAJA Project Ce...
School Training: Kombo primary school students were also provided with this training to increase their awareness of weather information, its availability, and the importance of following weather updates. The students who received the training will play an active role in dissemina...
*Involvement of the Community: *The DARAJA project recognizes that the community is significantly affected by adverse weather changes and, as a result, involves the community in the distribution of weather information. Community members from various groups, including the Federation, youth, disast...
a community forecast group consisting of four individuals was selected. This group will be responsible for processing weather information provided by the Tanzania weather authority. Their task is to present this information in a simple language that is easily understood by the community. Startin...
The CCI in collaboration with Ardhi University hosted teachers and students from University College London taking Masters Degree in Environment and Sustainable Development for two weeks in the city of Mwanza. Students in different groups learned ...
The Community training conducted by the Center for Community Initiative through the DARAJA project with Tanzania Meteorological Authority, that aimed to provide stakeholders with general information on weather and climate for people live in the informal settlements. The goal is to increase awaren...
The Centre for Community Initiative conducted a co-design workshop for the DARAJA Project which involved different stakeholders from regional, ilala municipal, ward, sub-wards representatives, NGO’s ,media,community and forecast authorities (Tanzania Meteorological Auth...
The final ACRC UPTAKE stakeholders workshop in Dar es Salaam was held on March 31, 2023 to present the key findings and Priority Complex Problems of the research from various sectors or domains.
The workshop aimed to improve the findings of the research and...
The CCI in collaboration with Ardhi University coordinated a workshop on Housing Domain.
This key findings obtained from different case study settlements in the city of Dar es Salaam were presented by Dr. Tatu and Professor. Kyessi from Ardhi University. Invited participants from Housing an...
The CCI in collaboration with Ardhi University, University College London Tanzania Urban Poor Federation led the discussion with community living in the informal settlements about sanitation challenges in the city of Mwanza. The discussion analyzeed gaps and loopholes in the bylaws touching the ...
Centre for Community Initiative through DARAJA Project, has conducted a two days training for various stakeholders on General information on weather and climate by the Tanzania Meteorological Authority(TMA) which aimed at increasing awareness to the community on ...
CCI staff and LOACT team (Emanuel Osuteye from University College London, Vannesa Broto from Sheffield, and Mutafu Manda from Muzuzu University in Malawi) visited the Shaurimoyo ward development society (SHAWADESO) in Shaurimoyo Shehia in Zanzibar.
During the action at the frontline (LOACT...