The Tanzania Pastoralist and Hunter-Gatherer Organization (TAPHGO)

In June 2000 (5th to the 7th), a group of about 50 CBOs. NGOs and service organizations working with Pastoralist and Hunter-Gatherer communities in northern in Tanzania organized workshop at the MS TCDC center in Arusha to assess the current status of development in the region, examine current threats and opportunities, and chart a way forward.

The idea of holding a workshop was borne at a meeting held at the UNDP offices in Arusha, on June 8th 1999 by pastoralist NGOs, service providers and Bilance. The organizations that attended the meeting included: CORDS, Inyuat e Maa, PINGOs, ELCT/DA, Catholic Diocese Arusha, LADO, SAHLC, Regional Development Administration (RAS), Government Veterinary Services, Vet AID and BILANCE.

The objectives of the meeting were to deliberate on problems facing pastoralist communities, pastoral NGOs and service providers, and to determine how best to address them. The meeting also discussed the need for improved coordination, good relations between Pastoralists NGOs and other agencies such as service providers, donor community etc,

At the meeting a need for a concerted effort in addressing problems such as insecurity of resource tenure; inadequate education facilities; inadequate human and livestock, was realized.The Meeting however, realized that there was a need for a larger meeting with all Pastoralist NGOs and service providers to pastoralist communities. It was therefore decided to form a taskforce, which would be responsible organizing such a meeting. Click here to learn more.