Our Programs

Objective: To generate a critical mass of people — men and women — to condemn violence against women and girls through community engagement interventions.

Community mobilization activities including dialogues, radio programs, IEC materials and video sessions are carried out by Kivulini staff, community activists, paralegals, local government leaders, police, health care providers, and other GBV prevention institutions.

Mass awareness campaigns such as International Women's Day, 16 Days of Activism, and Nanenane are also delivered under this program.

• Community dialogues and radio broadcasts
• Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials
• Video sessions with community groups
• Mass awareness campaigns and national events

Objective: To strengthen the capacities of Kivulini staff, community activists, institutions, Community Action Groups, paralegals, service providers, media personnel and CSOs to prevent and support survivors of violence and promote the rights of women and girls.

We work with a wide range of actors to build sustainable local capacity — ensuring that violence prevention work continues long after Kivulini's direct involvement ends.

• Staff development and professional training
• Community Activist and paralegal training
• Community Health Worker (CHW) capacity strengthening
• Institutional and CSO support
• Media personnel training on gender-sensitive reporting

Objective: To influence systematic change through which poor and excluded women become able to know, use and benefit from the legal system, and enjoy their rights to control and benefit from resources, assets and income.

This program aims to strengthen women's ability to manage risk and improve their economic status and wellbeing through knowledge of and access to legal systems and protections.

• Strengthening paralegals and staff to provide free legal aid
• Provision of free legal aid services: information, education, advice, assistance and representation
• Creation of community response networks
• Legal literacy campaigns for women and girls

Objective: Influencing formal and informal community-based structures, by-laws and better policies and laws that protect women against violence.

Kivulini's advocacy work is delivered at two levels:

• Local advocacy: Influencing bylaws and community structures that safeguard women's rights; influencing budget allocations through ward, district and regional advocacy dialogues with key stakeholders.
• National-level advocacy: Networking with organizations, alliances and coalitions that focus on women's issues to drive policy change at the national level.

Objective: To strengthen Kivulini's organizational capacity to provide excellent programming with a focus on sustainability and ethical business practices.

All activities in this program contribute to making Kivulini recognizable in the Tanzanian community and abroad as a model agency working to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.

• Monitoring & documentation
• Staff support & retention
• Financial management and accountability
• Strategic networking and partnerships
• Guiding policies & procedures
• Strategic planning processes
• Board & subscriber oversight