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The Chanzo Initiative

The Chanzo Initiative is a bilingual (Kiswahili and English) online publication based in Tanzania built on the belief that society thrives on diverse opinions, scrutiny of ideas, and that freedom of speech is guaranteed and safeguarded. The Chanzo provides daily reports, news, analysis, opinion and stories that covers issues of concerns and interest to people. The Chanzo was founded to uplift the voices of underreported and untold stories by the traditional media, since its launching in September 2020, it has been a media platform in Tanzania that drives dialogue by providing the meaning of the stories beyond the news. The Chanzo’s analysis, opinions, data stories, investigative pieces, fact-checks, features, and news stories fall under four categories:

Politics This category covers news and information regarding democratic processes in society, how people participate in the governance process and self-determination, and how the tax money, other national earning, and resources are utilized for the betterment of all in the society without living a group of people behind. Justice This category covers all stories regarding rule of law, human rights, provision of justice among other things.

Gender This category covers content that uses gender lenses to look at issues facing communities and explore further gender equity and equality.

Digital rights This category covers the content which makes out the right of people to access, use, create and publish in digital media together with access to electronic device and telecommunication networks significant to utilize basic rights such as freedom of expression and access to information.

Website: thechanzo.com