Nyerere Centre Student Programs Partners
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
As they move to discover their legacy, speakers from each branch of this ad hoc court will speak to students at the Centre and includes a tour of the facilities and visits to the world famous legal library and witness the current hearings. Students will meet with capacity building officers and those in charge of the legacy of this unique ad hoc court.
The East African Community
The East African Community is the regional intergovernmental organization of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda with its Headquarters located in Arusha, Tanzania. The East African Heads of State signed the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community in Arusha on 30th November 1999.
The three East African countries cover an area of 1.8 million square kilometers and have a population of 82 million who share a common history, language, culture and infrastructure. These advantages provide the Partner States with a unique framework for regional co-operation and integration.
Clingendael Conflict Research Unit
The Conflict Research Unit (CRU) at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ was founded in 1996. Since that date, the unit has grown gradually and now consists of eight researchers. The CRU focuses on the study of intrastate conflict and on ways of preventing and dealing with these conflicts. Its work has a special though not exclusive emphasis on the developing world and aims at translating theoretical insights into practical policy recommendations, as well as developing tools for decision-makers in national and multilateral governmental and non-governmental organizations. Themes of research include: peace processes, gender and conflict, democratic transitions, Security Sector reform, disarmament processes, natural resources and conflict, economics of violence and discourse analysis. The CRU provides tailor-made policy research for (inter)national governmental and non-governmental agencies.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is the most recent of the three regional human rights judicial bodies. It was established in 1998 by a protocol, 12 years after the entry into force of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, concluded in 1981 in Banjul, Gambia, under the aegis of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The Protocol establishing the ACHPR entered into force on January 1, 2004 upon its ratification by fifteen member states.
The East African Law Society
The East Africa Law Society is the premier regional Bar Association in East Africa. It is a dual membership organization, bringing together the six thousand-plus individual lawyer-members from the region as well as the four national Bar associations: Law Society of Kenya, Tanganyika Law Society, Uganda Law Society and Zanzibar Law Society. It is the largest organized Professional/ Civil Society membership organization in the region with a strong mandate and interest in the professional development and practice of law as well as constitutionalism, democracy and good governance, the just rule of law and the advancement, promotion and protection of all human rights of all people in East Africa and beyond.
Heifer International
Heifer envisions a world of communities living together in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy planet. Heifer’s mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth, by implementing the strategy of “pass on the gift.” As people share their animals’ offspring with others—along with their knowledge, resources, and skills—an expanding network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe. This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for over 60 years. Today, millions of families in 128 countries have been given the gifts of self-reliance and hope.
Terrawatu
As an organization, Terrawatu has as its mission to build bridges between indigenous and modern worlds. We are currently working with transitional Maasai communities in northern Tanzania and with communities in the West (Seattle, Denmark, San Francisco) to share resources and strengthen both sides of the bridge.
Maasai Wanderings
Maasai Wanderings offers unique African wildlife safaris, mountaineering treks, cultural experiences, historical site visits and beach holiday escapes exclusively in Tanzania.
The combined experiences of the Maasai Wanderings team demonstrates a concise understanding of wildlife behaviors, practical local knowledge of culture and history and dedication to each individual adventure—all of which create a ‘special’ experience.
