These are members whose primary objectives and functions are consistent with the overall goal of TECDEN Regular members shall be a few local ECD NGOs from each region of Mainland Tanzania with the right to participate fully in TECDEN’s meetings, activities including the right to vote. Regular members will apply to TECDEN, be shortlisted by the secretariat and approved by the Board of Directors. Regular Members have the right to vote and be voted for in any position in TECDEN governance leaderships and decisions. The revised constitution establishes and recognizes Regional ECD Coordination units as organs replacing the then Regional Chapters as provided in Article 37 and 38 of the TECDEN revised Constitution. For smooth coordination of TECDEN members from across the country, TECDEN shall establish Regional ECD Coordination Units in each region of Tanzania Mainland. |
Region | Organization Name |
Arusha | Centre for Women and Children Development (CWCD) |
Elimu Community Light and (ECOLI) |
Maasai Pastoralist Devote Initiatives (MPDI) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Dar es Salaam | Bright Jamii Initiative (BJI) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Centre Against Gender Based Violence – CAGBV |
Dodoma | Action for Community Care (ACC) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Reaching the Unreached Tanzania (RUT) |
Geita | New Light Children Center Organization (NELICO) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Vulnerable Organization for Legal Aid Services (VOLAS) |
Foundation for Community Driven Development (CDD) |
Kagera | Tanzania Development and Aids Prevention Association (TADEPA) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Iringa | Iringa Development of Youth, Disabled and Children Care (IDYDC) TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Katavi | Lake Rukwa Development Organization (LARDEO) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Community for Change Organization (COCO) |
Kigoma | BAKAID TANZANIA - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Tanzania Child and Youth Rescue Organization (TCYRO) |
Population and Development Initiative (PDI) |
Save for Development and Relief Association (SADERA) |
Kilimanjaro | Kilimanjaro Youth and children Support Organization (KIYOSO) |
Elimu Mwangaza |
Tanzania Women Research Foundation (TAWREF) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Lindi | Lindi Women Paralegal Aid Centre (LIWOPAC) |
Manyara | Community Support Initiatives - Tanzania (COSITA) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Promotion of Integreted Development and Relief Services |
Mbeya | Shalom Development Organization (SHADO) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
WeCare Foundation |
Morogoro | Childhood Development Organization (CDO) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Sawa Wanawake Tanzania (SAWA) |
Mtwara | Kitovu cha Maendeleo Safi (KIMAS) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Units |
Faidika Wote Pamoja (FAWOPA) |
Mara | Africa Inland Church Tanzania-Diocese of Mara and Ukerewe (AICT MUD) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Sustainable Hub for Policy Initiatives (SHPI) |
Tanzania Youth Espouse for Gender Development (TYEGD) |
Simiyu | Amani Girls Organization (AGO/Amani) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Mwanza | Tanzania Home Economics Organization (TAHEA Mwanza) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Mwanza Youth and Children Network (MYCN) |
Njombe | Umbrella of Women and Disabled Organization (UWODO) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Pwani | Anjita Child Development Foundation - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Rukwa | Vijana Pambana Pata Maendeleo Rukwa (VIPAMARU) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Ruvuma | Ruvuma Orphans Association (ROA) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Intercare Organization |
Shinyanga | Investing in Children and Strengthening Their Societies (ICS) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Youth and Women Emancipation (YAWE) |
Singida | Empower Society Transform Lives (ESTL) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Sustainable Environment management Action (SEMA) |
Wezesha Mwanamke (WEMWA) |
Songwe | The Health and Insurance Management Services Organization (HIMSO) - TECDEN Regional Coordination |
Intergrated Rural Development Organization - (IRDO) |
Tabora | Jikomboe Integral Development Association (JIDA) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
Tabora Advocacy Centre for Development (TACEDE) |
Tanga | United Help for Tanzania Children (UHTC) - TECDEN Regional Coordination Unit |
African Women AIDS Working Group (AFRIWAG) |
Action for Social and Economic Development (ASED) |