Status of Children in Tanzania - 2012 - Tanzania Education Network ...

Call for Action
Table: 1. Description of Stakeholders 3
Stakeholders 4 involved in the consultation process and their relevance to targeted children
Level
National
level
Government and
Public
The function of the organisation in
protecting the targeted group of
children
Ministry of
Health and
• Formulated regulations on the Law of
the Child Act (7 sets already
developed), including Child
Social Welfare
Protection regulations.
• National Child Protection Policy
• Scale up existing Child Protection
Systems from first phase of 7
districts up to 25 districts
• CP frontline workers equipped with
knowledge and basic skills to prevent
and respond to all forms of child
abuse
PMORALG • Facilitate dissemination and
implementation of the Law of the
Child Act 2009 and its regulations to
improve and deliver quality child
protection services nationally
• Ensure LGAs make budget
commitments for Child Protection
through District MTEFs
• Ensure all LGAs deploy Social
Welfare Assistance to protect
children at community level.
• Strengthen existing structures at
district and lower local government
(MVCC, CMAC, DCPTs) to ensure
all child abuse cases receive a
response and promote children‟s
right
Ministry of • Coordination and implementation of
Community
National Plan of Action on VAC
2010-2015
Development
• Support implementation of the Law
of the Child Act 2009
Gender and • Establish child Helpline to promote
Children
child rights
• Children‟s Councils empowerment
The role of
stakeholder in
promoting
targeted
children’s rights
Apply the national
child care
legislation at local
level; allocate
resources and
monitor
implementation to
Protect children
rights
Apply the national
child care
legislation at local
level; allocate
resources and
monitor
implementation of
law of child act in
ensuring
compliance to CRC
and UN guideline
on alternative care
Coordinate
implementation of
National Action
Plan, Child Law,
support information
of children councils
promote child
rights
Contacts for
further
consultations
Commissione
r for Social
Welfare
Permanent
secretary
Permanent
secretary
Permanent
secretary
Ministry of
Vocational
Educational
and Training
Institute of
Social Work
• All teachers adhere to and are
trained on national Code of Conduct
• Adherence to 2002 Guidance and
Counselling Circular to ensure
designated teachers trained on
Guidance and Counselling to help
children
• Establish effective child abuse
complaint, reporting and referral
mechanisms within schools and
impart Life skills and peer education
to promote children‟s rights
• Teaching teachers alternative forms
of discipline to promote child rights
Conducting Training on children‟s
rights, and building capacity of child
protection teams at Temeke, Hai and
Magu
Teaching teachers
for primary and
secondary school,
support formation
of early childhood
education, provide
access for
education among
children from
primary to
secondary school,
and VETA
Providing training
to people working
with children ,
researching on
Permanent
secretary
Principal /
Head of
Department of
Social Work
3 Stakeholders - could be a person and/or entities that who/which are affected by a project/program and have an interest in it. (e.g.
NGOs, local and national government, research institute, religious groups, local community, beneficiaries, mass-media, corporate,
etc.) As beneficiaries, children, young people and families are important stakeholders.
4 Stakeholders - could be a person and/or entities that who/which are affected by a project/program and have an interest in it. (e.g.
NGOs, local and national government, research institute, religious groups, local community, beneficiaries, mass-media, corporate,
etc.) As beneficiaries, children, young people and families are important stakeholders.
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