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- Head Office: Kimara B, Temboni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Resolving resource conflict at its root, not its symptom.
Farmer–pastoralist conflict is rarely about a single incident. It is about grazing corridors, water points, crop damage and years of unaddressed grievance between groups who must nonetheless share the same landscape.
Our conflict transformation work moves beyond settling the immediate case. Mediation produces written, jointly owned agreements on how land and water will be shared, endorsed by both communities and by local authorities.
Competition between farmers, pastoralists and neighbouring communities over land and water is a recurring driver of conflict.
We bring disputing parties together through structured mediation that addresses root causes, not just symptoms.
Farming and pastoralist communities in resource-contested districts.
Kagera · Tabora · Mbeya
We document histories, claims and seasonal pressures with both parties separately.
Neutral facilitation brings representatives together to negotiate practical terms.
Resource-sharing agreements are written, signed and registered with local government.
Traditional reconciliation processes restore relationships, not just rules.
Durable resource-sharing agreements and reduced repeat conflict.
Mzee Rajabu, community elder, Kagera
Community Empowerment and Peace Initiatives is a Tanzanian non-governmental organisation working alongside communities to build peace, strengthen resilience and create lasting opportunity.