Model
Find, Empower, and Include
1. Find
We identify community leaders who already mediate disputes at the community level.
2. Empower
We equip these leaders with inclusive mediation practices that ensure persons with disabilities can fully participate through accessible communication and fair procedures.
3. Include
We integrate trained leaders into our Peacemaker Network, the Tanzania Mediation Hub, where they receive ongoing mentorship to strengthen sustainable practice. Through this platform, we also support their inclusion in the formal justice system, including accreditation processes in collaboration with the Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs.
Model's Sustainability
The Tanzania Mediation Hub sustains continuous engagement with peacemakers, reinforcing inclusive mediation practice and long-term capacity building within communities.
Tanzania Mediation Hub
Theory of Change
Our theory of change addresses exclusion in Tanzania’s justice system by advancing inclusive mediation and building a network of peacemakers. It ensures mediation processes enable participation of persons with disabilities and other underserved groups through accessible communication and fair procedures.
We aim to make inclusive mediation a standard practice in the justice system, improving fairness, reducing case backlogs, and upholding the rule of law. This citizen-centred approach strengthens dispute resolution by enabling meaningful participation and reducing reliance on adversarial processes.
By empowering individuals and shifting mediation practice, it rebuilds trust in justice institutions. This aligns with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies and access to justice for all.