About Us

Background History

The Tanzania Women Judge’s Association (TAWJA) was established in 2000 as an affiliate to the International Association of Women Judges  (IAW) and a professional advancement organisation for women judges and magistrates of all levels within the Judiciary of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. it is registered under the Non-governmental Organisation Act No. 24 of 2022 as a non- profit making organisation with Registration Number 00NGO/R2/000653. At moment, all TAWJA has four hundred and forty eight (448) members comprising of Justices of the Court of Appeal, High Court Judges,  Registrars, Magistrates at all levels, Judges’ Assistances, as well as retired Judges and Magistrates. Our Male counterparts who are recognised trainers serve as TAWJA’s honorary associate members.

The office bearers of TAWJA comprise of a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, a Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Treasurer , Publicity Secretary, Deputy Publicity Secretary and Immediate Past Chairperson who are elected by members biennially. These Officers Constitute the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the Association. ExCom oversees the adminstration and smooth running of TAWJA on day to day basis and may at times appoint and delegate its duties to sub committees.

 

The ExCom members, past ExCom members and the Trainers constitute TAWJA’s Task Force. The Task Force is responsible to advise TAWJA on the proper implementation of all projects. 

Since its inception, TAWJA has been operating in all regions of Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar through Coordinators. Currently there are Coordinators in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Geita, Kagera, Katavi, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Songwe, Tabora, Tanga and Zanzibar.

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