ACHIEVEMENTS:
Since its inception, MPC has attained the following achievements:
- To establish its own office with modern equipment such as computers,
telephone and television.
- Publish a monthly environmental newsletter and radio programmes of 15
minutes aired through RFA.
- Successfully chaired the committee that organized the 1999 Children Convention
in Mwanza.
- Led a committee formed by a group of non-governmental organizations in
Mwanza to rescue an eight-year-old boy, Mohamedi Abdallah who was sentenced
to life imprisonment for raping charges.
- Currently is the convener for the Lake Zone on a Citizen Coalition on
a New Constitution CCNC.
- Led a committee by a group of non governmental organizations in Mwanza
to rescue an 8 years old boy Mohamed Abdallah who was sentenced to life
imprisonment allegedly for raping a 6 years old girl.
- Mwanza Press Club is a chair to all NGOs/CBOs in Mwanza City.
- Mwanza Press Club is the Lake Zone convener on a Citizen Coalition on
a New Constitution (CCNC).
- In the 2000 general elections we coordinated training to women contestants
in Mwanza Region from several political parties, which was organized by
TGNP.
- In collaboration with (SMWP ), MPC is leading the civil society in the
campaign to protect the environment, poverty reduction and HIV/AIDS, in
Mwanza City.
- We have also produced our Strategic Plan for 2002-2007 which is our guiding
document
- Conducted Basic Journalism Training to 60 of its members under the support
of FES and the Netherlands Embassy.
- MPC is a member of a Campaign Core Team Demanding Equitable Resource
Allocation with Special Attention to HIV/AIDS. The campaign is being coordinated
by TGNP.
- MPC has also pioneered the project of supporting regional press clubs,
which is being funded by the Swedish Government. The overall development
objective is to ensure regional press clubs are strong organizations, that
they enhance journalist professional standards, ethics and contribute to
strengthening democratic values as well as support developmental efforts
in their respective regions.
- We are also playing an important role in reviving the Union of Tanzania
Press Club, which was established in 1997 but was dormant ever since. We
are now hosting an interim secretariat, which has been charged with the
task of soliciting funds to conduct a Members General Meeting.
- In cooperation with CTC we have established this website the first of
its kind in the country.
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