1. IFP TANZANIA PRESENTATION AT THE ROUND TABLE MEETING , NAIROBI KENYA
By Margaret Kasembe
3rd May 2013

2. Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program in Tanzania
Marginalization & Outreach target those with social commitment plus:
Coming from poor families in the urban or rural areas
Demonstrated staggered education background
Working within rural communities;
Working within poor urban communities;
Working with NGOs at grass-root level;
Originating from communities with poor access to education opportunities
Females and the disabled, but linked to the marginalized situations.

3. SELECTION DATA Total Applications 4,414 Total Selected 126
Selected from Urban Areas 71
Selected from Rural Areas 55
Selected from Central Government 42
Selected from Local Government 40
Selected from NGO/Informal Private Sector 44

4. FELLOWS’ STUDY AREAS BY GENDER
Study Field
Females
Males
Arts& Humanities 2
Development Studies 10 9
Social Studies 11 6
Education 5 4
Economics& Business Studies
Law & Human Rights
Env/ Health/ Applied Sciences 22 19
Public Policy & Administration

5. PLACEMENTS Countries of Study No of Fellows %
No of Host Universities & %
U.K. 66
52% 20
36%
U.S. 40
32% 22
40%
Netherlands/Europe/A Aus
 15
12% 9
16%
South Africa  1
 0.8% 1 1%
Tanzania 4 3% 2 7%
TOTAL
126
99.8 55
100%

6. IFP Legacy Building in Tanzania
Achieving Alumni visibility through individual
contribution to social justice in the communities
As a group through the Tanzania IFP Alumni Association (TIFPA)

7. INDIVIDUAL ALUMNI CONTRIBUTIONS (examples)
Social Justice and Children’s Rights by Mr Mgunga Mwamnyenyelwa
Social Justice through Youth and Women Empowerment by Dr Astronaut Bagile
Social Justice through Economic Empowerment By Dr Delphina Mamiro

8. Collective alumni contribution through tifpa
Analysis of Old Tanzania Constitution by the Law and Human Rights Thematic Group
Objectives of Phase I:
To set recommendations for the passing of the Bill that allowed public debate
Analyze the current National Constitution in order to identify gaps
To produce publications (for the various literacy levels in the communities) in order to educate the citizenry and highlight the short comings and stimulate debate and participation in the constitution making process.

9. Collective alumni contribution through tifpa (Cont…)
Civic Education for the formulation of the New Constitution in Tanzania: Phase I & Phase II
Objectives of Phase II
- To engage and educate the public, media, and CSOs on meaningful and effective democratic public debate on participation in the new constitution making process.
To facilitate collaboration and networking with both state and non-state actors (the Constitutional Platform) in the country’s constitution making
- To increase IFP Legacy Building and alumni visibility

10. Ifp Tanzania partnerships
The Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) as Think Tank on Research, Policy Analysis and Capacity Development
- ESRF has been the IFP International Partner for 10 years. CSOs, the Local Government and other partners as ESRF stakeholders have been IFP collaborating partners during the Recruitment and Selection process
Placement Partners Representatives
- The British Council, US, Royal Netherlands representative in Tanzania were engaged during Pre Academic (English Language training) and Placement processes

11. Ifp Tanzania partnerships (Cont…)
UNESCO Commission in Tanzania
- In the Consultative Committee on the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development, the IFP Model was exemplified as the best approach to higher education
Ministry of Education
- Participation by performing the Alumni Directory launch and also chairing the Policy Dialogues organized by ESRF and IFP Tanzania which created much visibility for the IFP program in Tanzania

12. Significance of the ifp program in Tanzania
Alumni Individual Benefits:
- Many are holding high positions in the Government (Director General of Tourism, Chief of Interpol, Chief of Tanzania National Parks etc)
- Others are heading international NGO (Legal & Human Rights Centre) their own NGOs (Advocate Firms)
National Benefits

13. Significance of the ifp program in tanzania (Cont…)
National Benefits
Through the alumni, social justice is touching the lives of the marginalized individuals and societies (the alumni activities within their communities)
Leadership for social justice is helping in promoting decision making mechanisms eg the Civic Education for the New Constitution

14. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for your kind attention