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Tanzania Network of Legal Aid Providers

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(TANLAP) is an umbrella national network working in legal sector. It is a membership network comprising Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community–Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) and other institutions providing legal aid in Tanzania. Founded in 2006, TANLAP’s core aim is to work and link up with other Civil Society Organizations provide quality legal aid and advocate for access to justice among the poor and marginalized sections of society in Tanzania. TANLAP is registered under the NGO Act, 2002 and granted a certificate No. 00NGO/R1/00990 (previously certificate of compliance No. 1300). TANLAP membership is open to any organization/institution providing legal aid services in Tanzania and to any Network Organization whose members provide legal aid services in Tanzania. TANLAP members operate in all regions of Tanzania Mainland.

TANLAP’s conception dates back from December 2006, where at Peacock Hotel in Dar es Salaam, more than 12 Legal Aid Providing Organizations meeting for a workshop on Improving the Rule of Law and Access to Justice in Tanzania, (organized by Women in Law and Development in Africa, [WiLDAF] and funded by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) through USAID Tanzania), unanimously decided to unite their efforts on providing legal aid by forming a National Network of Legal Aid Service Providers

TANLAP was established following realization of the need to have an active and independent network of legal aid providers to build the capacity of legal aid providers, to harmonize legal aid services and ethical conducts of legal aid providers and to have a collective forum for participation in policies and law reforms.

The founding members of the Network comprised the following: The Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT); the Disabled Organization for Legal Affairs and Social Economic Development (DOLASED); Lawyers Environmental Action Tanzania (LEAT); Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC); Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA); Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF); Women’s Legal Aid Centre (WLAC); and the National Organization for Legal Assistance (NOLA).

Our Core values

What we believe in.

Justice for all

Local communities and poor people have potential to contribute to and to demand good Access to Justice. Local communities, even the poorest

Partnership

Partnership with local communities, through their networks, and other local, national and international actors on legal and human rights mat

Integrity (respect and honesty)

Integrity (respect and honesty) at all times. TANLAP secretariat and all members are expected to undertake diverse initiatives in enhancing

Transparency and accountability

Transparency and accountability in our engagement with education policy and practice issues. TANLAP Secretariat and all members will underta

Our Blog

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Launching Mama Samia Legal Aid Campaign at Simiyu Region

On 18th September 2023, TANLAP participated in the launching of Mama Samia Legal Aid Campaign in Bariadi-Simiyu region.The aim of the Campaign is to enhance access to justice for indigents through provision of legal aid including legal .. View post

Capacity building session with selected members

On 1st September 2023, TANLAP organized a capacity building session with selected members of TANLAP focused to discuss how Legal Aid Providers can effectively utilize regional and international mechanisms to advocate for protection and promotion.. View post

Capacity building session with selected members

On 1st September 2023, TANLAP organized a capacity building session with selected members of TANLAP focused to discuss how Legal Aid Providers can effectively utilize regional and international mechanisms to advocate for protection and promotion.. View post

COURTESY VISIT

TANLAP appreciates the visit of Mr Andrews Kananga the Executive Director of Legal Aid Forum Rwanda. The meeting successfully discussed ways of collaboration for enhancement of Justice to the indigents in our communities... View post

Digital Working Tools Training

On 22nd August, 2023 TANLAP conducted a training for selected members on the use of digital working tools linking them with the Judicial processes and systems for easy provision of legal aid services in the country. Participants had an opportunity to learn the o.. View post

Digital Working Tools Training

On 22nd August, 2023 TANLAP conducted a training for selected members on the use of digital working tools linking them with the Judicial processes and systems for easy provision of legal aid services in the country. Participants had an opportunity to learn the o.. View post