| dc.description.abstract | In September 2001, PINGOs Forum submitted a proposal to Oxfam Tanzania and
ILO to support the Pastoralists and Hunter-gatherers workshop on different policies and
issues that are seen to have been affecting them. Since then, discussions have been
taking place to further investigate various alternatives to make the plan successful.
During the dialogue between PINGOs delegation, ILO and Oxfam it was recognised that
the process should involve two stages. The first stage would be a preparatory session in
a form of workshop as a strategic approach for building up clarity and consensus among
the key actors, on what the key issues are and agree on who should be invited. The
second stage would then be the main workshop bringing together the main stakeholders
from Government Ministries, Pastoralist and Hunter-Gatherer CBOs and Fora,
development partners and donors. It is expected that pastoralists, Hunter-Gatherers to
use the opportunity offered by this process as a first step to open a discussion for
redressing policy issues that directly or indirectly hinder the development and livelihoods
of these indigenous communities. Both OXFAM GB (Tanzania) and the ILO agreed to
fund PINGOs to go ahead with this process.
The preparatory workshop was planned to involve a small group of Pastoralists and
Hunter-Gatherers activists. They will work on developing a shared understanding on the
key issues and concerns as regards to such existing policies. Participants were also
expected to determine strategies for the next workshop.
From the 21s` to 22ndof November 2001 the preparatory workshop was conducted at the
Golden Rose Hotel in Arusha. The workshop was attended by a total of 29 participants
coming from Pastoralists, Hunters-Gatherers, CBOs and Fora. The workshop also had a
strong representation from OXFAM, which had co-funded this workshop.
The workshop was chaired by Mr Israel Karyongi who is the Chairperson of the
Tanzania Pastoralist and Hunter-Gatherer Organisation (TPHGO). The workshop had
two main facilitators namely; Saruni Ndelelya who is the Chairperson of PINGOs Forum,
and Loserian Sangale who is the interim secretary of TPHGO. Resource persons for the
various sessions were mainly drawn from the various CBOs of Pastoralists and HunterGatherers of Tanzania. | |
