Programme Area

Gender Equality

Women leading decisions, not waiting to be included.

Overview

Women and girls leading decisions in their households, councils and communities — not waiting to be included.

Gender equality is not a component bolted onto other programmes. It determines whether those programmes work at all — who speaks in a meeting, who controls income, whose safety is negotiable.

We invest in women’s leadership pipelines, work with men and boys on norms, and strengthen prevention and response systems for gender-based violence.

The Challenge

Women and girls are frequently excluded from decisions that shape their households and communities.

Our Response

We support women's leadership directly — in savings groups, peace committees and local councils — rather than treating inclusion as an afterthought.

Who benefits

Women, girls and the households and institutions around them.

Where we work

Mwanza · Tabora · Kigoma · Dodoma

How We Work

Our approach, step by step

1

Leadership

Mentorship and training that move women into committee and council roles.

2

Economic power

Control over savings and enterprise income changes household decision-making.

3

Prevention

Community norm work with men, boys and traditional leaders.

4

Response

Referral pathways linking survivors to health, legal and psychosocial support.

Key Activities

What this looks like in practice

Expected outcomes

More women in leadership roles and reduced gender-based violence.

Women supported
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Women's representation targeted in every committee
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Districts reached
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Voices From The Field

“For the first time, the decisions about our village
water point were made with women in the
room.”

Women’s group chair, Mwanza

Who We Work With

Delivered in partnership

Women's rights organisations

Health facilities

Local government gender desks

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