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Agenda Participation Initiative
About Agenda Participation Initiative Organization
Agenda Participation Initiative (API),formerly known as Agenda Participation 2000(AP2000) is a not-for-profit sharing organization which was found in 2000. It became legally registered under the Non-governmental Organization Act, 2002 of the laws of Tanzania in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children in 2019 with registration number 00NGO/R2/00088.
API works to promote and enhance good governance, democracy, socio-economic justice, environmental and natural resource governance, humanitarian and victims support for poverty alleviation. API works collectively with the community, government, civil society organizations (CSOs), private sector, and development partners to transform the lives of marginalized and vulnerable people and communities living in poverty to achieve the Tanzania Development Vision 2025, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
API operates at both grassroots and national level focusing in the neediest communities with extremely poverty in Tanzania Currently API works in three zones; Eastern, coastal and Lake Zone, with its head office located in Dar es Salaam.
API Key Objectives
>> To identify socio-economic and political challenges and
empower the community to participate in addressing them,
>> To identify and address root causes of poverty facing
marginalized communities and vulnerable people through
strategic approach and methodologies.
>> To empower the people who are working to improve their
communities,
>> To work with development partners to improve the lives of
local communities through a range of integrated development
strategies,
>> To ensure that economic activities and institutions at all
levels promote human development equitably and sustainably,
>> To affirm gender equality and equity as prerequisites to
sustainable development,
>> To invest in Research and Development (R&D) for
evidence-based interventions.
01.
Our Mission
To transform the lives of people living in poverty for sustainable future
02.
Our Vision
To have an empowered and inclusive community free from poverty
03.
Our Goals
To promote:
- Democratic values in the society,
- Opportunities to participate in political, economic, and social life,
- Sustainable economic growth for all,
- Improved social services delivery systems,
- Institutions that are responsible for public accountability
Agenda Participation Initiative
Key Approaches
- Policy Intervention
- Awareness Campaigns
- Advocacy Engagement
- Capacity Building, and Development
- Information Empowerment and Innovation
- Research, Development, and Learning (CRD&L)
API Theory of Change
VISION
To have an empowered and inclusive community free from poverty.
OUTCOME
Long-term outcome –developing agenda and decisions that aim to eradicate poverty
Intermediate outcome – engaging in the decision- making process
Immediate outcome – participating in the development agenda
OUTPUT
An empowered society that takes actions to eradicate poverty