National NGO Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Implementing the Tanzania National Plan of Action

GOLDEN TULIP HOTEL, DAR ES SALAAM, 30 to 31 MAY 2002

DRAFT AGENDA

29 May 2002

Arrival of invited Tanzanian NGOs that are not based in Dar es Salaam
AMAD Secretariat and CEPEDE

30 May 2002

07:30-08:00
Registration of all participants in the Conference.
CEPEDE

08:00-08:30
Arrival of Government officials for opening ceremony
ACP D WHayuma
Welcoming and opening: official ceremony
Media opportunity

08:30-08:40
Welcoming address and the objectives of the conference (10 minutes)
Mr E Mallya

08:40-08:50
Welcoming address by the Director of Criminal Investigation and invitation of the Inspector-General of Police
CP Adadi M Rajabu
(DCI)

08:50-09.00
Brief introduction by the Inspector-General of Police on the implementation of the National Plan of Action and welcoming of the Minister of Home Affairs (10 minutes)
IGP Omari I Mahita

09:00-09:10
Welcoming address to participants and the guest of honour (10 minutes)
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs: Hon John Chiligati on behalf of Hon Mohamed Seif Khatib

09:10-09:30
KEYNOTE SPEECH BY THE GUEST OF HONOUR, THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, HON FREDRICK T SUMAYE (MP)
Minister, Office of the President, Hon Ramathani Mapuri, on behalf of Hon Frederick T Sumaye

09:30-10:20
Group photo and coffee break
All

10:20-12:00
First session: not open to press

The National Plan of Action

Co-chairs: CP Administration and Finance, Mr E Mallya and CEPED Chairman, CP W Mwansasu

The National Plan of Action of the United Republic of Tanzania (20 minutes), ACP D W Hayuma
The implementation of the National Plan of Action (20 minutes), CP A M Rajabu (DCI)
Sustainability of the National Plan of Action (20 minutes), Jakkie Potgieter

11:20-12:00
Questions and answers
All

12:00-13:30
LUNCH
All

13:30-15:00
Second session:

The role of civil society in support of the National Plan of Action

Co-chairs: CP Training and Operations and the Director of Saferworld
Panel : The role of civil society

CP L Tibasana and Mr Andy Mclean
Mr E Mallya
Ms Slu Hlongwa
Mr J Salaita
Mr Siril I Mushi
All
Virginia Gamba

15:30-16:00
Tea break (and division into working groups)
All

16:00-17:30
Third session:

Working groups

Working Group (I) Public Awareness and Education, Mr E Mallya
Working Group (II) Research and Facilitation,
Mr John Salaita
Working Group (III) Development (including environment, tourism, community development and relations)
Mr Siril Mushi
Working Group (IV) Special groups (i.e. gender, vulnerable groups, children and youth,
Ms Slu Hlongwa

17:30-18:00
Plenary: report back (5 minutes each group)
Report back session

Working groups will have a chair and rapporteur and Swahili support:

Working Group 1: Public Awareness and Education
Chair: E Mallya, CEPEDE
Rapporteur: Safer World

Working Group 2: Research and Facilitation
Chair: John Salaita, Centre for Foreign Relations
Rapporteur: SaferAfrica

Working Group 3: Development (including environment, tourism, micro business)
Chair: Siril Mushi, Tanzania Maritime Foundation
Rapporteur: SaferAfrica

Working group 4 : Special groups (women, health, children)
Chair: Slu Hlongwa
Rapporteur: SRIC

Each working group will consist of 20 Tanzanian NGOs plus one chair and one rapporteur = 22 people
Questions and answers: 10 minutes
All

31 May 2002

09:00-10:00
Fourth session: Information exchange from civil society including discussion of recommendations for NGOs to support the National Plan Co-chairs:

ACP D W Hayuma and

Mr E Mallya

09:00-10:00
Discussion of recommendations: Recommendations and action suggested by the working groups (forming a network of co-operation. NGO committees and actions, capacity for NGO participation net meetings structure 10 minutes
Virginia Gamba

09:00-10:00
Discussion and input (50 minutes)
All

10:30-11:00
Coffee break
All

11:00-12:00
Official closure
Minister of Home Affairs-Keynote speech (20 minutes)
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Mr E Mallya

12:00-13:00
Lunch and departure
All