The project’s idea is to increase freedom, enhance, political and civic engagement and participation of indigenous (IPs) peoples in ownership and management of their resources. It is focused in; Arusha and Manyara Regions, in 5 districts of Ngorongoro, Monduli, Longido, Simanjiro and Kiteto – which are seriously affected by natural resource-based conflicts resulting int human right violation and arbitrary government decisions. IPs in these districts who are in 30 villages who are approximately 250,000 indigenous peoples have natural resource conflicts with other land users such as investors, farmers, land speculators and are bordering adjacent protected areas such as Tarangire National Park and Mkungunero Game Reserve (Simanjiro and Kiteto)Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Loliondo Game Controlled Area (Ngorongoro) Longido Game Controlled Area, Enduimet WMA and Essiming or Forest Reserve, (Monduli and Longido). IPs are not engaged in resolving these conflicts.

The project intends to increase community pressure to politicians by influencing people-driven advocacy on natural resources and open political engagement, accountability and administration of justiceby providing avenue to shout for their justice. The project will engage CSOs, Media, MPs, Local Government Authorities, Ministries, Traditional Leaders, Indigenous Women, Youth, Development Partners, and the Judiciary.

Main objective: Indigenous peoples are able to demand their land and human rights, influence decision making, and engage in policy reforms for accountability and adherence to the rule of law.

Among the activities that will be implemented include to facilitate IPs to meet, identify and develop their positions and recommendations on policy and human rights, Convene dialogues between indigenous peoples and policymakers on different laws that improve political and friendly legal framework, Link indigenous peoples with MPs to present and discuss different recommendations, policies and violations of human rights, Support IPs attend different parliamentary committee meetings on land, natural resource and environment to defend, report and influence policies to be tabled to the parliament, Conduct CSOs workshop to seek support and amplify the voice of IPs on human right and land related issues, Promote community dialogue, information sharing and reporting of human rights violations through mass media and social media campaigns, Support the community link with media to expose violations of human rights by state organs through fact finding, Publish and disseminate information on violation of human rights and rule of law, Facilitate the community to engage with different platforms of human rights and the rule of law, Produce and air special TV and Radio programs on violation of human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples and Mobilize the community to use social media for human rights and Conduct digital security training to IPs HRDs