Leadership

 

Chairman: Rt. Rev. Beatus Kinyaiya, Bishop of Mbulu

Vice Chairman: Rt. Rev. Issac Amani, Bishop of Moshi

Executive Secretary: Mr. Joachim Wangabo

 

Who are we

 

Caritas Tanzania (CT) is a non-governmental, non-partisan and not for-profit making organization under the auspices of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC). It is a member organization of Caritas Internationalis Confederation in the region of Africa, AMECEA zone. Caritas Tanzania was established and registered under the Society’s Ordinance in 1971 to co-ordinate charitable as well as social development activities of the Dioceses in Tanzania; as such, it is the socio-economic wing of TEC. Currently, there are 34 Catholic Dioceses in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar.

 

Caritas Tanzania – as national office – plays the following major roles:

 

• Facilitation. CT facilitates dialogue and exchange of experiences & ideas on matters related to development, disaster management and social welfare activities among the Dioceses. Caritas Tanzania also assists Dioceses in mobilizing resources for development, disaster management and social welfare;

 

• Consultancy / advisory services. CT provides advisory support to dioceses in developing project proposals, in managing their programmes / projects in an outcome-oriented manner, and in recruitment of staff. Services include capacity building, backstopping, coaching and mentoring support.

 

• Advocacy. CT carries out lobbying and advocacy work on critical development issues at national and international levels; and support dioceses to do the same within their area of jurisdiction.

 

Caritas Tanzania is governed by a Board of Directors, chaired by the Bishop Chairman, who is elected by TEC. The Board advises and supervises all services undertaken by Caritas Tanzania on behalf of TEC. The day-to-day management of CT is vested in the Executive Secretary, with assistance from the section coordinators, who together form CT Management team.