Tanzania
ICS SP
CRANE’s founding member in Tanzania, ICS SP is a local NGO that focuses on improving the lives and socio-economic well-being of people in lower and middle-income communities.
Our journey to make this a reality started in the year 2000. Building on our previous successes and lessons, ICS has become a strong organization that strengthens families and protects women and children in rural and urban settings in measurable and sustainable ways.
ICS’s Focus Areas:
violence prevention and response;
health and child protection systems strengthening;
capacity development of Community Based Organizations;
education and life skills promotion;
promoting food security and income generation.
We achieve our goal by working with parents/caregivers, adolescents and women, by strengthening families and communities, strengthening government and community structures, civil society and private sector towards better policies and practices to fulfil children and women’s rights.
NPA Evaluation visit to ICS
Launching of the ParentApp Tanzania
At the heart of our efforts are:
1. Skilful parenting interventions that promote positive childhood development, prevention of violence against women and children, reduce intimate partner and gender-based violence;
2. Interventions that build communities of competent frontline workers in order to strengthen access, utilization and coordination of basic services (child protection, GBV, ECD, education, maternal and child health, nutrition, legal protection, HIV and birth registration);
3. Programs aimed at making learning environments safe and that equip children and young people - boys and girls with life skills and resources for resilience, self-protection and care;
4. Advocacy programs aimed at promoting supportive policies and uptake of evidence-based Violence against Women and Children (VAWC) prevention and support programmes for women, children and families.