Catalyst Organization for Women Progress in Zanzibar
Background Information
Abbreviation COWPZ
Location of Office Town
P.O. Box 4546
Island Unguja
Telephone 024-2230888
Fax
Email
Website
Personnel
Head of Organisation Saada Ramadhan - Mwenyelate
Name of Contact Person Asha Abuud
Position of Contact Person Secretary
Number of Paid Staff 2
Number of Volunteers 5
Registration and Funding
Registration Number c/68/1991
Year of Registration 1991
Network Membership ANGOZA, ZANGOC, ZIGN, Zanzibar NGO Coalition
Annual Budget
Main Funding Sources Contirbutions from members and project-specific funding
Work
Target Groups Children; Women; Youth;
Sector Focuses Advocacy; Health: HIV/AIDS; Health: Reproductive; Human Rights; Lobbying; Microcredit;
Nature of Work

1. Create awareness in the community about the impact of child labour.
2. To ensure credit is available to women with low levels of interest.
3. To provide education about HIV/AIDS.
4. To examine policies that are discriminatory against women and to lobby to change them.

Operational Area National
Focus Urban, Rural
Vision Statement

A society in which all forms of discrimination have been reduced/minimized.

Mission Statement

To reduce the vulnerability of women, youth and children in Zanzibar from poverty, HIV/AIDS infection, gender in equality through empowerment, advocacy, capacity building, material support and information sharing.

Key Objectives and Goals

- To create a child care cent rein Bwejuu
- To establish a small loans program
- To raise awareness in women about the impact of HIV/AIDS
- To conduct lobbying against child labour

Major Past Achievements

Working Areas


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