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Home » Focus Areas » Effective advocacy, monitoring and partnerships » Activities » Safer Cities Dar es Salaam (Second Phase)
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Location: Dar es Salaam |
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Partner: Governments: Governments of Sweden and the United Republic of Tanzania and the Tanzanian National Police
Institutions: International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC), Institute of Security Studies (ISS), The Legal & Human Rights Centre (Tanzania)
International Organizations: UNDP, UN-HABITAT |
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Cost: US$559,490 |
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A 2000 study of the crime situation in Tanzania's capital city Dar es Salaam , conducted through interviews and by analysing police records, showed that the city recorded the highest criminal incidents in the country (close to 30%). Thereafter, stakeholder consultation workshops were held to prioritize action needed to reduce and prevent crime. The Safer Cities Dar es Salaam Project covers the City of Dar es Salaam and the Municipalities of Ilala, Kinondoni and Temeke. The project is aimed at developing and implementing local crime prevention strategies, building on the local culture and institutions and achieving community mobilization and institutional reform in relation to urban crime prevention. The initiative benefits an estimated 3 million people in the Greater Dar es Salaam area (directly and indirectly). Specifically, it focuses on groups at risk (women, children and the youth) to bring down victimization rates.
The second phase of the Safer Cities Dar es Salaam has mainly focused on: - Institutional capacity-building and technical assistance at municipal level in developing crime prevention initiatives;
- Supporting community crime prevention initiatives with special emphasis on the security of women and children and engagement/skills training of youth at risk from becoming involved in delinquent activities;
- Strengthening law enforcement (community policing and problem-oriented policing) and easy access to justice at the community level (re-establishment of the ward tribunals);
- Supporting the replication of the good practices to other cities in Tanzania,; and
- Strengthening good governance through the integration of youth in Dar es Salaam local authorities.
- Sensitization and awareness-creating workshops were held regularly with city residents and resulted in the establishment of several community crime prevention initiatives. Several income generating initiatives and job creation activities focused on vulnerable groups, such as youth and women who are now involved in making batik, processing food, delivering water (covering a population of 9,100), selling maize, delivering charcoal and selling second-hand clothing (direct involvement of 70 women and youth). Members of the income-generating projects were trained in basic business skills in September 2004 (85 people trained).
- A second victimization survey (interviewing 1,100 households) was conducted in Greater Dar es Salaam and the key findings were presented to key stakeholders in early 2004.
- Women’s Safety Audits were implemented in three areas.
- The framework for the integration of youth issues into the local authority decision-making processes has been developed and passed through full council. Local elections for the youth council will now take place in the second half of 2004.
- The evaluation and review of the ward tribunals, Income Generating Projects and the Sungusungu (neighbourhood watch) were conducted and a feedback workshop held in March 2004 with city and municipal technical officers (Heads of Department), ward and sub-ward leaders, key stakeholders, including NGO's, various institutions, community representatives and religious institutions.
- A replication workshop on rolling out the Safer Cities to other cities and towns in Tanzania discussing possible modalities was held in March 2004, with three representatives from each municipality (Mayor, City Director, Technical Officer) from Mwanza, Tanga, Mbeya, Arusha, Moshi and Dodoma. Modalities for the rolling-out of Safer Cities were developed.
- Ward tribunal members in Ilala have been trained (April 2004) in conducting, recording and reporting ward tribunal activities, understanding the Tribunal Act, its basic requirements and operations.
- Training and strengthening of the capacity of ward tribunal members in mediation techniques is being conducted in September 2004 (510 members being trained).
- Signage and street lighting is being improved in Ilala municipality.
- Forward looking evaluation and review of the project was conducted in September 2004.
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