Jukwaa la Katiba Tanzania (JUKATA) builds civil society capacity in defending constitutionally guaranteed democratic rights. This is done through increased understanding of selected Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and coalitions on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and rights. The Inclusive Voices of CSOs project benefits a number of stakeholders including young men and women, CSO networks and thematic, regional and district levels as well as marginalised groups such as people with disabilities, People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) and the elderly who are organised in institutions.

JUKATA managed to achieve the goals they had outlined at the beginning of the project. These achievements include:

• JUKATA engaged a total of 100 stakeholders and target groups; 63 were male and 37 female. The stakeholders included were networks and individuals of people with disabilities, women, youth, elderly, and minority groups. In addition, through coalition-building, the networks have discussed issues related to civic space, democracy, and constitutionalism.
• JUKATA managed to establish a coalition that is responsible for defending the civic space and the Tanzanian constitution. Thirty-five representatives from different rightsholders groups establish an alliance on defending the civic space and freedoms in Tanzania.
• More than 23 organisations took part in a mentorship and coaching program by JUKATA to build capacity regarding Tanzania’s civic space and democratic issues.
• JUKATA created and completed a Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) data based.
• JUKATA’s staff capacity was strengthened through participation at different regional events. Four JUKATA staff members attended these regional events. The events helped the team learn and share work experiences with other like-minded organisations such as Civic and Legal Aid Organisation (CILAO), National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Tanzania Youth Vision Association[TYVA]. The capacity strengthening also helped the team learning different approaches from other organisations that were especially useful for the organisation and the overall project.

In the future JUKATA’s intention is to support rightsholder groups and democratic forms of government to follow human rights principles and rights-based development approaches towards social, political, and economic rights.  While ensuring they continue to develop their skills and knowledge to empower and influence policies to support people living in poverty and exclusion to know and access their rights.