Founded in 1999 by six Tanzanian women, Kivulini has grown into one of Tanzania's most trusted organizations working to end violence against women and girls.
Kivulini is a registered non-governmental organisation (Reg. No 00NGO/0009600) based in Mwanza, Tanzania. It was founded in 1999 by six Tanzanian women who felt they could not sit back and simply watch the rampant violence against women and girls taking place in their communities.
In Swahili, "Kivulini" means "in the shade" — a place of safety, perhaps under a tree, where people meet for discussions and offer alternative solutions and support to one another.
Kivulini has been mobilising entire communities to inspire and support community-based violence prevention interventions — preventing violence against women and girls and addressing its health consequences in low-income settings.
To reduce the social acceptance of violence against women and girls in Tanzania.
Since 2010, Kivulini has adopted and implemented the SASA! approach in its community mobilization work. SASA! is about rethinking power — what it is, who has it, how it is used, how it is abused, and how power dynamics between women and men can change for the better.
SASA uses a phased approach based on 'Stages of Change' theory: Start (pre-contemplation), Awareness (contemplation), Support (preparing for action), and Action (action and maintenance).
Through SASA!, Kivulini works to create a movement for social change — a critical mass of women, men and multi-sectoral actors who believe violence is unacceptable, is preventable, and are taking visible public actions to prevent it.
A community free from violence against women, girls and children that respects, protects and values women's and children's rights.
Preventing all forms of violence against women, girls and children.
Women, men, girls, community leaders, community activists, Community Health Workers, and Local Government Authorities.
Whether you donate, volunteer, or partner with us, you can help end violence against women and girls in Tanzania.