This is a stakeholder submission prepared by a coalition of 24 pastoralists and huntergatherers’ Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), forums, networks and groups. The stakeholders submission is a compilation of primary and secondary sources of information, evidence and facts collected through consultative meetings and interviews with civil society organizations, public officials and community members, experts on pastoralism as well as members of the academia. More information was obtained from different credible sources including; the United Nations treaty bodies, United Nations special procedures, African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Government reports, media as well as reports of fact-finding missions conducted by CSOs working in the pastoralists and hunter-gatherers areas affected in Tanzania and series of meetings of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers CSOs and National CSOs. These engagements were followed by a validation meeting attended by CSOs, forums, networks and groups to validate this UPR submission on September 11, 2015 in Arusha.
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The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) is a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and defending Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
Mission & Vision:
To promote the livelihoods of Indigenous pastoralists through preservation of their cultural values, utilization of locally available resources and informed participation with consent for their development. To have Indigenous pastoralist community attain sustainable development and have its culture recognized, respected and preserved
Pastoralists Indigenous Non Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO's Forum)
The Pastoralists Indigenous Non Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO's FORUM) is an advocacy coalition of indigenous peoples organizations who are currently 53, working in Tanzania for the rights of the marginalized indigenous pastoralists and Hunter-gatherers communities. It was established in 1994 by six pastoralists and hunter gatherers organizations in their struggle for land right and development agenda
OUR MISSION
The Tanzania Natural Resource Forum seeks to improve governance and accountability in Tanzania’s natural resource sector to achieve more sustainable rural livelihoods and better conservation outcomes. As a member-driven NGO, TNRF works to improve policy and practice for the better, by helping to bridge the gap between:
- People’s local natural resource management needs and practices; and
- National natural resource management priorities, policies, laws and programs
Some of East Africa's most traditional pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities are currently at great risk of loosing their land and resources due to progressive land encroachment and lack of representation in modern Tanzania.
UCRT works to empower marginalised people in the rangelands of northern Tanzania to secure rights to their natural resources and land.
UCRT helps these communities by representing their land rights, advocating on their behalf to local and national government, and securing legal ownership of their traditional lands.
The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) is a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and defending Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
Mission & Vision:
To promote the livelihoods of Indigenous pastoralists through preservation of their cultural values, utilization of locally available resources and informed participation with consent for their development. To have Indigenous pastoralist community attain sustainable development and have its culture recognized, respected and preserved
Pastoralists Indigenous Non Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO's Forum)
The Pastoralists Indigenous Non Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO's FORUM) is an advocacy coalition of indigenous peoples organizations who are currently 53, working in Tanzania for the rights of the marginalized indigenous pastoralists and Hunter-gatherers communities. It was established in 1994 by six pastoralists and hunter gatherers organizations in their struggle for land right and development agenda
OUR MISSION
The Tanzania Natural Resource Forum seeks to improve governance and accountability in Tanzania’s natural resource sector to achieve more sustainable rural livelihoods and better conservation outcomes. As a member-driven NGO, TNRF works to improve policy and practice for the better, by helping to bridge the gap between:
- People’s local natural resource management needs and practices; and
- National natural resource management priorities, policies, laws and programs
Some of East Africa's most traditional pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities are currently at great risk of loosing their land and resources due to progressive land encroachment and lack of representation in modern Tanzania.
UCRT works to empower marginalised people in the rangelands of northern Tanzania to secure rights to their natural resources and land.
UCRT helps these communities by representing their land rights, advocating on their behalf to local and national government, and securing legal ownership of their traditional lands.
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Pastoralists Indigenous Non Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO's Forum)
The Pastoralists Indigenous Non Governmental Organizations Forum (PINGO's FORUM) is an advocacy coalition of indigenous peoples organizations who are currently 53, working in Tanzania for the rights of the marginalized indigenous pastoralists and Hunter-gatherers communities. It was established in 1994 by six pastoralists and hunter gatherers organizations in their struggle for land right and development agenda
OUR MISSION