About us

Who we are

Tanzania Media for Community Development (TAMCODE) is a Non-Governmental organization established by ten members (6 women and 4 men). The Organization was registered in Tanzania in April 2022, under the NGOs Act 2002 with registration number 00NGO/R/3164. TAMCODE’s core business is to build the capacity of community and mainstream media journalists to enable them to report all development issues as per UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our Vision

Our Vision is to see community members participate and make informed decisions on their development.

Our Mission

Our mission is to contribute to community development through capacity building, research and advocacy, enabling mainstream and community media to report development issues with consideration of humanity, empathy, objectivity and gender lens.

Our Objectives

Here are the things we aim to achieve at TAMCODE.

To enable communities to access accurate information related to their development as per the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
To enable communities to exercise the right to seek and disseminate information related to their development through mainstream and community media as per Article 18 of Tanzanian Constitution
To enhance accountability and professionalism among media practitioners through training of mainstream and community media journalists.
To contribute to the reduced human rights violations, poverty and related issues through media reporting of those issues.
To contribute to communities' access to relevant and cultural appropriate information through participation in and initiate research and monitoring of media accountability, professionalism and effectiveness in reporting development issues and media use of ICTs in Tanzania.

OUR ACTIVITIES

Capacity building to community and mainstream media

Providing training and professional development opportunities: This can include workshops, courses, and other learning opportunities that help journalists, media producers, and other media professionals to improve their skills and knowledge. This can include training in areas such as journalism ethics, fact-checking, reporting, and video production, among others.

Research

We engage in research of various issues related to development.

Advocacy

We engage in advocacy to improve various laws and regulations on development issues as per UN SDGs.

Commemoration of International Days

We issue statements, attend activities by partners or engage in a media campaign to mark the following international days:
1. International Zero Tolerance Day Against the Female Genital Mutilation – February 6
2. The World Radio Day – February 13
3. The International Women’s Day – March 8
4. The World Press Freedom Day – May 3
5. World Environment Day – June 5
6. The International Day for the African Child – June 16
7. Sabasaba – July 7
8. International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3
9. The World Day Against the Death Penalty – October 10
10. 16 Days of Activism – October 25- December 10

Other Services Provided

We provide consulting services in terms of:
1. Coordination of Corporate Events
2. Editorial and Translation of documents
3. Interpretation services during workshops, events, and field visits
4. Rapporteuring and Report Writing Services
5. Compilation of visibility materials such as newsletters
6. Designing and Printing of visibility materials
7. Media Coordination for publicity of events