Ngo-Work-In-Tanzania., Kepa

kepan taustaselvitykset n:o 25 kepa’s working papers n:o 25

Highlights of relevant facts, policies and laws
evod mmanda (2008)

NGO Work in Tanzania

kepa’s working papers 25, 2008 ISSN 1796-6469 ISBN 978-952-200-104-7 (pdf) ISBN 978-952-200-103-0 (pb) layout: aapeli lahtinen

kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus töölöntorinkatu 2 a 00260 helsinki, finland tel +358-9-584-233fax+358-9-584-23-200 kepa@kepa.fi www.kepa.fi supported by official development aid from the ministry for foreign affairs of finland. opinions presented herein are personal and may not represent the the official position of kepa

Table of contents
1. Introduction 2. The legal framework of NGO sector in Tanzania 3. The national NGO policy of 2001 4. The NGO Act of 2002 5. Structure of an NGO 6. NGOsconstitution requirements 7. Tax treatment of NGOs 8. NGOs financial management 9. Banking system with regard to NGOs 10. Employment procedures and labour relations 11. Public holidays 12. Business and informal sector 13. School ownership by NGO 14. Land use and ownership 15. Corruption and its implications



1. Introduction
The Service Centre for Development Cooperation, KEPA, is a service basefor Finnish NGOs interested in development work and global issues. Almost 300 such organisations belong to KEPA. These organisations vary greatly in character – large and small, local and national, professional and voluntary. KEPA itself is a politically and ideologically non-aligned organisation that operates with funding from the Finnish foreign ministry. As the umbrella organisation for Finnishdevelopment NGOs, KEPA helps Finnish civil society to work towards global justice. According to KEPA’s understanding poverty is result of deliberate actions, or simple inaction. Purposeful joint action is needed to eliminate poverty. Everyone can make a valuable contribution. Finnish development organisations and activists can meet each other and forge productive links through KEPA’s networks andevents. KEPA helps member organisations to be more effective by providing a wide range of training and other vital services. KEPA also actively lobbies in Finland on behalf of its members. KEPA has country offices in Tanzania, Nicaragua, Mozambique and Thailand for the Mekong –area. KEPA’s country offices in the South analyse the local impacts of international development and trade policies, andsupport Finnish NGO projects in the South. KEPA’s basic task is to encourage, support and organise Finnish civil society to participate in actions that promote global responsibility. Therefore KEPA • increases Finnish civil society’s awareness of global issues, and improves its ability to act by organising information, training, campaigns and service activities for and in cooperation with Finnishnon-governmental organisations; and • strengthens civil societies in the developing countries through support for their own field activities and by building co-operation networks between Finnish and Southern nongovernmental organisations. The Finnish NGOs and their Tanzanian partners have been conducting development projects and other activities in Tanzania for decades. Currently, over 50development projects involving

Finnish NGOs are taking place in Tanzania. These projects are mostly funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. One of the main tasks of KEPA Tanzania is to provide project advice to these projects and support them in planning, monitoring and evaluation of the activities. An adequate knowledge of the working environment is essential in a successfulimplementation of development co-operation projects. The working environment refers to the infrastructural, political, cultural and societal situation of a certain location where a project is situated. The knowledge of the economic working environment is crucial for implementation of any project. However, the information and regulations considering the economic working environment are often hard to collect...