Diaspora Constitution Petition- FUNDING

Pursuant to our call for the right of dual citizenship for all Tanzanians, the Tanzanian Communities in the United States of America and the Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America (DICOTA) have agreed to file a petition for this cause to the Constitutional Review Parliament that is now taking place in Dodoma, Tanzania through our Representative Honorable Kadari Singo, who is also a member of the our Diaspora Community and who resides in California. With the highest honor, we invite you to support this petition.

Honorable Kadari Singo is now attending the Constitutional Review Parliament in Dodoma. After consultation with other members of the Parliament and in seeking their support, and after thorough deliberations on how to bring the issue of dual citizenship to the attention of all members of the above-mentioned Parliament, it was decided that a workshop, training or conference should be arranged to lobby to the members of the Parliament and inform them of the necessity and urgency of their supportive votes when the motion of dual citizenship will be tabled.

For that conference, we will need experts on this issue from other parts of Tanzania and abroad (including International Office for Migration - IOM) to attend at a very short notice. We will also need an excellent venue and some refreshments. Moreover, the experts on this issue will need to be paid. Hence, we are looking for at least $25,000 dollars to cover expenses for this event. The plan is to run a workshop/seminar for 3 days targeting different groups of MPs for each day.

We are certain that if the members of the parliament are made to understand our motion, it will be easier for them to vote for dual citizenship. Dual citizenship is an important right that has been denied to Tanzanians since 1964. Thus, we hope that the workshop or conference will provide the members of the Parliament with an opportunity to understand the overall benefits of dual citizenship and why their votes for this cause are imperative. Moreover, we invite you to think about your interests, family and opportunities offered by dual citizenship.

For these reasons, we ask you to support this cause by giving any donations .

The funds obtained will be used to arrange the above-mentioned workshop or conference in Dodoma, Tanzania. We need at least $ 25,000 so you may contribute any amount you can afford. If every Tanzanian in the United States contributes at least $50, we will reach or surpass the amount of $ 25,000.

The high level breakdown of the cost is as follows:
Workshop/seminar Facilitator's Fees 
Venue/Hotel costs
Training Materials
Lunch and refreshments
Media coverage and publicity

We are grateful that you are supporting dual citizenship for Tanzanians outside their country and we hope through your support, we will be able to achieve this goal.

Tanzanian Communities in the United States and the Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America (DICOTA).

Iddi Sandaly
President
Association of the Tanzanian Community in Washington, DC
Cell : 1-301-613-5165

Benedict Kazora
President
Tanzania Community in Dallas, Texas
Cell : 1-269-873-0937

Ndaga Mwakabuta
President,
Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America (DICOTA),
Cell: 1-612-720-1791

Hajji Khamis
Chairman,
Association of Tanzanian Community in New York
Cell : 1-347-623-8965

Omar Ali
Chairman,
Zanzibar Diaspora Association (ZADIA)
Cell : 1-215-459-4449

Deogratius Mhella
Executive Secretary
Association of Tanzanian Community in New York
Cell: [phone redacted]

Emil Muta
Tanzania Community in Washington State
Cell : 1-269-873-0937

RABIA DAHAL
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA
LOS ANGELES
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

DR. MATHIAS KAAYA
MWENYEKITI MSAIDIZI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA SAN FRANCISCO
cell: [phone redacted]

JOHN KAZOLA
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA GEORGIA
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

JAMES KITIA
RAIS WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA MIDWEST
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

HAJJ KHAMIS
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA NEW YORK
EMAIL: [email redacted]

MISS YONA ISIMIKA
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA WASHINGTON STATES
EMAIL: [email redacted]
CELL: [phone redacted]

EMIL MUTA
MWENYEKIT WA BOARD YA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA WASHINGTON STATES
EMAIL:[email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

SUBIRA MABUBA
MWENYEKITI WA BODI YA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA WICHITA KANSAS
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

JOHN ADHERO
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA KANSAS CITY
EMAIL:[email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

SANGIWA ELIAMANI
RAIS WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA NEW ENGLAND
EMAIL: [email redacted]
[email redacted]

NOVATUS SIMBA
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA HOUSTON
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

PETER KIRIGITI
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA OHIO
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

GEOFFREY LEPANA
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA NORTH CAROLINA
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]

DOREEN KOBERO
MWENYEKITI WA JUMUIYA YA WATANZANIA FLORIDA
EMAIL: [email redacted]
cell: [phone redacted]