Tanzania Social Support Foundation

Tanzania Social Support Foundation (TSSF) is a non-governmental organization which is primarily and duly registered under the Non-Governmental Organisations' Act, Cap.56 of the Laws of the United Republic of Tanzania.[1] The TSSF is legally a body corporate that is mandated to operate in whole of the part of the United Republic of Tanzania as the National oriented Non-Governmental Organization. Since its permanent incorporation on 7 March 2014, the TSSF has been focusing on promotion of Diplomacy, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Good Governance, Healthcare, Social Support and Tourism.[2]

Tanzania Social Support Foundation
Shirika la Msaada wa Kijamii Tanzania (Swahili)
Tanzaniae Socialis Adiumentum Fundationis (Latin)
Fundación de Apoyo Social de Tanzania (Spanish)
坦桑尼亞社會支持基金 (Chinese)
مؤسسة الدعم الاجتماعي في تنزانيا (Arabic)
Fondation de soutien social de la Tanzanie (French)
Tanzanya Sosyal Destek Vakfı (Turkish)
Fundação de Apoio Social Tanzânia (Portuguese)
(Motto: Serving the Needs of the People)
AbbreviationTSSF
PredecessorDoli Foundation
FormationJuly 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
Founded atNamtumbo and Mtwara, Tanzania.
TypeNon-governmental Organization
136-210-602
(Issued by TRA).
Registration no.00NGO/00006998
(Issued by Registrar of NGOs in Tanzania Mainland).
Legal statusBody Corporate
(Incorporated as TSSF on March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)).
PurposeDiplomacy, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Good Governance, Healthcare, Social Support, and Tourism.
HeadquartersDodoma
Dar es Salaam
Zanzibar City
Location
Coordinates6.7924° S, 39.2083° E
ServicesAdvocacy, Training, and Empowerment
MethodsDonations, Grants and Endowment
FieldsCharity, Civil Society, and Non-profit
Membership (2017)
3,598
Official language
English, Kiswahili, Latin, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, Turkish and Portuguese
Donati Salla
Tiller Badi
Marwa Charles
Shaban Thomas
Main organ
General Assembly
SubsidiariesPan African Forum of Civil Societies
People and Development Foundation
Social Support International Limited (L.L.C).
Consortium of Social Support Foundations
Staff (2017)
12
Volunteers (2017)
68
Websitewww.tssf.or.tz
tssf-org-tz.weebly.com
tssf-org-tz.blogspot.com
RemarksEmpowering the Sensible Efforts
Formerly called
Doli Foundation

TSSF and Civil Society Empowerment in African Continent

Tanzania Social Support Foundation has been a base for empowering the Civil Societies in the African Continent; and it is among the front line Organizations which is advocating for the civil societies' welfare in Africa. In 2015 Tanzania Social Support Foundation managed to invite civil societies across Africa and establish the Pan African Forum of Civil Societies[3][4]

TSSF and Community Empowerment in Tanzania

In 2014 Tanzania Social Support Foundation started to run a life skills training programs to youths across the Universities and Colleges in Tanzania for the purpose of preparing Tanzanian youth graduate be ready to face the challenges related to unemployment and in November 2014 the Organization held a National Youth Summit with the theme Understanding Gas and Oil Economy: Policies and its implications to youths of Tanzania[5] Also TSSF runs a Center for Development in South - Eastern Tanzania (CDSET) which is special for empowering the residents of Mtwara and Lindi Regions of Tanzania in both economic, social,and cultural dimensions of life.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

TSSF Higher Education Fund

In 2017, the Tanzania Social Support Foundation launched its Higher Education Fund that is dedicated to offer scholarships and tuition waivers to over 50,000 students of the higher learning institutions as a way to serve all those who appear to miss the educational loans from the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for which the fund is set to assist the student - citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania who are academically gifted but they fail to access the higher education due to their financial situation as they are originated from the very low-income families and disadvantaged backgrounds,.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Consortium of Social Support Foundations

On 6 January 2018 the TSSF launched its Private International Civil Society that is known as Consortium of Social Support Foundations with the main objective of advocating for the doctrine of social support across the world[22]

List of Directors-General of the Tanzania Social Support Foundation
No. Name Took office Left office Time in office
1 Lilian Kiwango 18 July 2011 28 February 2013 1 year, 225 days
2 Donati Salla 1 March 2013 Incumbent 7 years, 339 days

References
  1. Thomas, W. (2016 June 15). TSSF: The Prominent NGO in Tanzania. Africa's Sustainable Development Journal, 467, 69 - 71.
  2. Malick, S. (2012 June 17). TSSF in Tanzania. Sauti ya Afrika, 120, 101 - 130.
  3. Wilson, W. (2015, May 30). Pan African Forum of Civil Societies Established. Voice of Africa,127, 29 - 38.
  4. Mwaijumba, C. (2015, June 16). Sustainable Development in Africa. African Journal of Development, 2, 6-15.
  5. Woodrow, C. (2016 January 28). Work-ready Programs in Tanzania. Journal of Social Work, 1097, 235 - 244.
  6. TSSF Kufungua Kituo Cha Maendeleo Kusini. (2014 April 23).Majira Newspaper. p.3
  7. TSSF Kuanzisha Kituo Cha Maendeleo.(2014 April 23).TanzaniaDaima Newspaper. p.5.
  8. Shirika lafungua Kituo Cha Maendeleo Kusini.(2014 October 17) HabariLeo Newspaper. p.6
  9. TSSF Kuhamasisha Jamii Kuhusu Ubia wa Gesi. (2014 April 23). HabariLeo Newspaper. p.27.
  10. Kituo Cha Maendeleo Chafunguliwa.(2014 October 15).TanzaniaDaima Newspaper. p.3.
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  16. "INVITATION TO APPLY FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERS FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA" (PDF). Mustnet.ac.tz. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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