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A SHORT BACKGROUND NOTE OF CHILDREN’S DIGNITY FORUM (CDF)
1. Organization Information: The Children’s Dignity Forum (CDF) is a voluntary, private, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit-making Civil Society children’s rights organization based in Dar es Salaam as its head quarters, founded and registered in 2006 under the NGO Act No. 24/2002. CDF was created as a direct result of a PhD study carried out at Edinburgh University (UK) by one of the founder members Dr Monica Magoke-Mhoja. The research explores the circumstances under which a female-child encounters early marriage and is then widowed under a plural legal system.The CDF's work is geared towards producing a select range of high-visibility products on children's issues with a view to influencing public attitudes and policy and building the capacity (on legal and human rights issues) of child-focused organizations in Tanzania. It provides a forum for dialogue and discussion on issues affecting children. It seeks to explore new and contentious issues. It "put children FIRST" in all aspects of its work. Currently, CDF is campaigning on child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) as a violation of children rights.
2. CDF Mission: Children’s Dignity Forum is not for profit sharing, a Civil Society striving to contribute to the endeavors to analyse African families’ relationships in conjunction with children’s legal and human rights and put the matter on the public agenda; creating working forum to empower children, the families and the society in general, promote and reinforce children’s rights. CDF Vision: Children’s Dignity Forum envisages a Tanzanian society where children live in dignity and accorded to social justice.
3. Objectives (among others):To promote respect and observance of children’s’ rights; To explicate human rights based approaches in creating awareness on the rights of children as well as the role of African families and the current global trends and contemporary changes.
4. The organizational structure: Annual General Meeting, Board of Directors, Coordinator, Management, Departments: Networking, Lobbying and Advocacy; Outreach and M&E, Research, Publication and Documentation and Finance and Administration. Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Organization Activities.
5. Achievements (to mention few): Publications such as a book titled ‘Child-Widows Silenced and Unheard: Human Rights Sufferers in Tanzania’; Educative T-shirts with a message promoting children’s rights first and ending FGM; CDF brochures highlighting impact of child marriage and FGM; CDF has accomplished a National Consultative Workshop to End Child Marriages in Tanzania 2007; Baseline Survey on the Child Marriages in Dar es Salaam, Coastal, Mwanza and Mara regions; and PEER research in Tarime district; consultative workshop with the ward executive officers on child marriage and FGM; consultative workshop with the law enforcers on the laws that punishing those who marry or impregnate school girls; CDF managed to raise funds from donors such as Foundation for Women Health Research and Development (FORWARD) and One World Action (OWA). |
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VISION:
Children's Dignity Forum envisages a Tanzanian society where children live in dignity and are accorded to social justice. CDF's core values are Voluntary Spirit, Partnership, Participation and Voice of the Children; and respect for children's rights.
MISSION:
Children's Dignity Forum is not for profit sharing, a Civil Society striving to contribute to the endeavors to analyse African families' relationships in conjunction with children's legal and human rights and put the matter on the public agenda; creating working forum to empower children, the families and the society in general, promote and reinforce children's rights. |
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Children's Dignity Forum (CDF)
Physical Address:
Mwenge Area, plot No. 161/162, 2nd Floor,
Mama Ngoma House,
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 65413, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Phone +255 22 2775010
Mob: + 255 713 691 375
Email: info@cdftz.com |
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