Twaweza means “we can make it happen” in Swahili. Twaweza works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda (it has programs, staff and offices across all three countries) Flagship programs include Uwezo, an annual citizen assessment to assess children’s learning levels across hundreds of thousands of households, and Sauti za Wananchi, Africa’s first nationally representative mobile phone survey. They undertake public and policy engagement, through media partnerships and initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.twaweza.org/

Address:
127 Mafinga Road, off Kinondoni Road, P.O. Box 38342, Dar es Salaam

Country:
Tanzania

Sub-region:
Eastern Africa

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2009
Age (years)
Twaweza
 14
Tanzania average
 22
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Rakesh Rajani
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Aidan Eyakuze (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Aidan Eyakuze (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Aidan Eyakuze (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2023
Twaweza
 22
Tanzania average
 22
Global average
 66
2021
Twaweza
 41
% Female staff
2023
Twaweza
 9%
Tanzania average
 14%
Global average
 50%
2021
Twaweza
 49%
% Female researchers
2023
Twaweza
 40%
Tanzania average
 33%
Global average
 48%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Twaweza
 4
Tanzania average
 9
Global average
 66

Social

Twitter
Followers (2023)
Twaweza
 99,411
Tanzania average
 27,031
Global average
 20,011
Followers (2022)
Twaweza
 95,035
Followers (2021)
Twaweza
 84,068
Subscribers (2023)
Twaweza
 3,610
Tanzania average
 1,847
Global average
 6,278
Subscribers (2022)
Twaweza
 3,560
Subscribers (2021)
Twaweza
 3,400
Followers (2023)
Twaweza
 2,114
Tanzania average
 2,888
Global average
 10,621

Data notes

Last updated: 08/05/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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