Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (tgnp)

What Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (tgnp) does

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) is a feminist activist non-governmental organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Mabibo, Dar es Salaam. TGNP advances gender equality, equity, and social justice in Tanzania through advocacy, participatory action research, training, movement building, and publications. It operates a nationwide delivery network of 98+ community-based Knowledge Centres and 19 Grassroots Gender Transformative Networks spanning 20 regions and 62 districts, reaching rural and urban women, youth, people with disabilities, and male allies. Programmatic offerings include the Women's Leadership and Economic Rights (WLER) project, Rural Women Cultivating Change (RWCC), Her Resilience Our Planet (2024-2030), and Chaguo Langu Haki Yangu, alongside capacity-building services such as gender-responsive budgeting training, Male Safe-Space Dialogues, and free Swahili-language publications distributed via its website and TAPO TV YouTube channel.

TGNP does not develop or sell technology products. Its core 'technology' consists of social methodologies — participatory action research, gender-responsive budgeting frameworks, and community empowerment models — operationalized through grassroots facilitators rather than software. Revenue is generated entirely through institutional donor grants from bilateral agencies (Global Affairs Canada, Government of Finland, Irish Embassy) and multilateral organizations (UN Women, UNFPA), with co-implementing partnerships with CARE International, WWF Tanzania, Aga Khan Foundation, Coady Institute, PELUM Tanzania, SAGCOT Centre Ltd, WILDAF, and CROSSROADS. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors; Clara Kalanga has served as Acting Executive Director since June 1, 2025, following the departure of Lilian Liundi. There is no parent company and no commercial pricing model — all publications, trainings, and resources are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, civil society partners, and the public.

Name

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (tgnp)

Legal name

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP)

Website

https://tgnp.or.tz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) is a feminist activist non-profit founded in 1993 that advances gender equality in Tanzania through advocacy, participatory research, training, and movement building, serving women, youth, people with disabilities, and male allies via 98+ Knowledge Centres across 20 regions and 62 districts, funded by institutional donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gender Equality Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF)

Keywords

• Gender equality advocacy
• Women empowerment programs
• Feminist movement building
• Gender responsive budgeting
• Community development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Dar es Salaam

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: TGNP operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through grants and donations from international development organizations, foreign governments, UN agencies, and foundations. Major funders include Global Affairs Canada, UN Women, UNFPA, Irish Embassy, and various civil society networks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) is an activist non-profit organization that advances gender equality, equity, and social justice in Tanzania through advocacy, participatory action research, training and capacity building, community organizing via a national network of Knowledge Centres, and the production of publications and media resources. Its work is structured around programmatic projects on women's leadership, economic rights, climate resilience, ending gender-based violence, and gender-responsive budgeting, delivered in partnership with international donors, UN agencies, and local government authorities.

Product overview

TGNP is an activist non-profit organization (not a commercial technology product company) that operates various programmatic offerings focused on gender equality, women's empowerment, and social justice in Tanzania. The organization provides educational publications (HerStory books, Active Learning Guides), media content (videos, audio stories, songs), and implements multiple development programs (RWCC, WLER, Her Resilience Our Planet, Chaguo Langu Haki Yangu). Key service delivery models include Grassroots Gender Transformative Networks, Knowledge Centres, Participatory Action Research training, Gender-Responsive Budgeting training, and community dialogue forums including Male Safe-Space Dialogues. These offerings are designed for advocacy, capacity building, and movement building rather than commercial product deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rural Women Cultivating Change (RWCC) Multi-country program (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya) that shifts attitudes, systems and structures that limit the potential of diverse young and adult rural women smallholder farmers, particularly female heads of households and survivors of gender-based violence, running from 2021 to 2027.
• Women's Leadership and Economic Rights Project (WLER)

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased women's representation in local governance through WLER project resulting in women elected to village, ward, and street leadership positions
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor implementing partner supporting TGNP's Women's Leadership and Economic Rights (WLER) project and Grassroots Gender Transformative Networks. Joint programs include gender-responsive budgeting training, community dialogue forums, and male ally engagement initiatives across multiple regions.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on the Chaguo Langu, Haki Yangu (My Choice, My Rights) project addressing gender-based violence, child marriage, and FGM. Joint work includes supporting Police Gender and Children Desks, One-Stop Centres, and cross-border collaboration to end FGM.
• CARE InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for the Her Resilience Our Planet project alongside WWF and local partners including SAGCOT Centre Ltd, Shahidi Wa Maji, and Conservation Farming Unit Tanzania. Supports climate resilience and gender equality work.
• WWF TanzaniamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Her Resilience Our Planet project implementing nature-positive climate change adaptation strategies alongside TGNP, CARE, and other local partners.
• Aga Khan FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner supporting gender equality and women's empowerment initiatives.
• Coady InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing leadership and empowerment training programs for Tanzanian women through TGNP collaboration.
• PELUM TanzaniamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for the Rural Women Cultivating Change project focusing on agroecology and women's rights in agriculture.
• SAGCOT Centre LtdsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in the Her Resilience Our Planet project operating in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania.
• WILDAFsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen in Law and Development in Africa network partner supporting gender equality advocacy.
• CROSSROADSsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting sustainable agriculture and gender-based violence reduction initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HakiElimu: Tanzanian civil-society organization working on rights, social justice, and citizen empowerment — comparable in governance, advocacy, and community-mobilization approaches.
• Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE): Pan-African organization promoting gender equality in education across the continent — comparable in gender-advocacy mission, donor base, and East Africa focus.
• Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA): Pan-African feminist organization headquartered in Uganda — directly comparable in transformative-feminist framework, movement-building methodology, and donor base.
• Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA): Tanzanian feminist legal-rights NGO working on women's rights, GBV, and legal empowerment — directly comparable in mission, geography, and donor base to TGNP.
• WILDAF Tanzania (Women in Law and Development in Africa): Pan-African feminist legal advocacy network with an active Tanzania chapter — directly comparable mission on women's rights and law-focused advocacy, and an existing partner of TGNP.
• ActionAid Tanzania: Tanzania office of a major international feminist NGO working on women's rights, economic empowerment, and social justice — directly comparable programmatic scope and donor model.

Broad incumbents

• FEMNET (African Women's Development and Communication Network): Pan-African feminist network coordinating gender-equality advocacy across the continent — broader geographic scope but directly comparable in mission and approach.
• Plan International Tanzania: Large international child- and girl-rights organization with Tanzania operations — broader thematic scope but overlapping focus on girls' empowerment and gender-based violence prevention.

Regional players

• CREAW Kenya: Kenyan feminist organization working on women's rights, GBV, and economic empowerment — comparable in mission and methodology but operating in a neighboring East African country rather than Tanzania.

Emerging players

• Restless Development (Tanzania Hub): Youth-led international development agency with presence in Tanzania — partial overlap in youth-focused gender programming and grassroots mobilization models.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tgnptz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tvtapo
• Facebookfacebook.com/tgnptz1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tanzania-gender-networking-programme
• Instagraminstagram.com/tgnptz1

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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