Equality.

All members are equal and that opportunities should be given to all.

Integrity.

members have to be honest and strong moral principles, ethics, righteousness,and trustworthiness.

Transparency.

To make things known to all members especially on finances and operational activities as well as members benefits.

Respect.

To respect other’s opinions and personality.

Participatory.

Participation of members in decision making and organization activities.

Responsibility.

Fulfilling our constitutional obligations, including paying membership fees, reporting and securing Opportunities for the Wefare Of our members.

Cooperation.

To cooperate with other Associations, Companies, NGOs and individuals for equitable member benefits.

NATURE OF ACTIVITIES.

Multidimensional Socio - Economic activities with health, education to Self Help Groups, microfinance for integrated rural development based on mining societies.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

The Principle Organ of the Association is the Annual General Meeting .The day to day running of the is done by the Management Committee, comprising chairperson, secretary general and accountant

ACTIVITIES DONE BY TAWOMA.

Develop and promote Women miners and mining communities and address problems of dis - organized mining including mining related activities, economic hardships, poverty alleviation and the general needs of members and those on the ASM Industry.

Supporting the Disadvantaged Ones in Tanzania Mining Communitiesto improve and protect the livelihoods of women and children in the mining communities Conducting various awareness campaigns to increase
• Women understanding of their rights.
• Awareness of risks and health dang ers of mining.
• Efforts on addressing HIV/AIDS related issues.
• Needs to care and protect the environment.
• On efforts on sensitizing and abolishing of child labour.

KARIM BARUTI.

Eng. Dkt. Baruti ni Daktari katika fani ya Uhandisi wa Migodi (mining engineering) na mwenye uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka 30. Katika kipindi hicho amejihusisha na kazi mbali mbali katika sekta ndogo ya uchimbaji mdogo ASM nchini. Mwenyekiti wa Board ya TAWOMA pia amewahi kuwa mwanzilishi na mlezi wa baadhi ya vyama vya wachimbaji REMAs na mzoefu wa kufanya kazi katika board za taasisi za serikali. Kwa sasa ni Mwenyekiti wa kamati ya kutengeneza viwango vya madini nchini (TBS). Ni mhadhiri wa University of Dar es Salaam akiwa anafanyakazi za kufundisha, kutoa ushauri na kufanya tafiti. Alipata elimu yake katika vyuo vikuu vya University of Zambia, Australian National University na University of Dar es Salaam. Pia amepitia vyuo vikuu vingine vya University of Dundee na Lulea University

WINNIE SAMWEL.

Winnie ana uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka kumi kama mshiriki wa kitivo katika Shule ya Biashara ya Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, Mtoa Huduma za Maendeleo ya Biashara na mshauri wa Masoko, ujasiriamali, Logistics na Ugavi wa Usimamizi. Yeye ni Mratibu wa Kituo cha Ubunifu na Ujasiriamali cha Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam. Kabla ya kushika nafasi ya Mratibu, Winnie alifanya kazi kama Naibu Mratibu, Utafiti na Uchapishaji - UDBS kwa miaka minne. Ameanzisha na kutoa idadi ya programu za mafunzo ya ujasiriamali zinazotolewa na UDIEC na UDBS. Ameshauriana katika ufuatiliaji na tathmini ya mradi, utafiti wa masoko, mipango ya biashara, ugavi na uchambuzi wa mnyororo wa thamani. Amefanya tafiti kadhaa na SMEs mbalimbali nchini. Kama mtafiti amefanya kazi na mashirika kadhaa ikiwa ni pamoja na SIDA, DANIDA, ILO, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) na EcoAgriculture Partiners. Winnie anahudumu kama mshauri na mshauri wa biashara kwa biashara ndogo ndogo na kama mzungumzaji mgeni katika majukwaa mbalimbali ya biashara. Ana Shahada ya Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, Shahada ya Uzamili ya Logistics na Ugavi kutoka Chuo Dar es Salaam

HANNAH KAMAU.

Ni kiongozi katika mpango wa kimataifa wa afya viwandani,mwenye uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka 13 katika usimamizi na utekelezaji wa mipango ya ulinzi wa Afya usimamizi wa hospitali na afya, usimamizi wa rasilimali, wahudumu wa afya na wagonjwa kwa kuzingatia afya ya jamii na umma, afya ya nyumban, ushauri na utungaji wa sera za afya. Ni mshauri wa kimataifa katika mashirika ya kimataifa, serikali,NGO's, kuanzisha ubia wa umma na wa kibinafsi wenye thamani zaidi ya dollar millioni 50. Mjasiriamali wa mfululizo na anayepata nafasi katika bodi za ushauri na mipango,operesheni na sera.

IBRAHIMU SHINENI.

Naitwa Wakili Ibrahim Shineni. Ni wakili mwandamizi nafanya kazi na law firm inayofahamika kama LAW DOMAIN ADVOCATES iko mtaa wa Lumumba na mkunguni Dar es salaam. Nafanya kazi za kisheria na za ushauri kuhusiana na mambo ya biashara, taasisi mbalimbali za kijamii zinazojiendesha bila faida na zinazojenga ustawi wa jamii kwa kujitolea. Nimekuwa mshauri na katibu wa makampuni mbalimbali nchini, ninauzoefu wa kutoka wa uanzishaji na uendelezaji wa makampuni, mashiririka, taasisi mbalimbali za kijamii na zile zisizo za kiserikali (NGO) kwa ujumla. Nahudumu kama mjumbe wa bodi mbali mbali za makampuni, taasisi za elimu na mashirika mbalimbali kwa muda na nyakati tofauti tofauti.

Dr.HAWA MSHANA.

Ni mkurugenzi mtendaji katika (UWA) United women association na mwanzilishi wa (UWA) limited. kampuni ya mjasiriamali huko United Kingdom. Kwa pamoja U.W.A Limited na UWA Hisani zimesajiliwa chini ya nyumba ya kampuni na tume ya hisani Uingereza na Wales. Ni mwanasayansi wa jamii na hutumia tafiti zilizotumika kushawishi uundaji wa sera. Anahitaj kuona maisha bora kwa wanawake na wasichana wasiojiweza, ana nia ya kuwezesha wanawake kupitia kuwajengea uwezo na anaamini ushirikiano na mbinu mbalambali hutoa matokeo bora na pamoja tutastawi. Dr. Hawa ana shauku ya kusaidia jamii zisizo na uwezo na ameorodheshwa tena na kutumikiwa M.B.E kama mwanamke mwenye msukumo kwenye uongozi.

Martha Bitwale.

The Founder & Farmer Chairperson Tanzania Women Miners Association(TAWOMA).

Martha Bitwale is the Co-founder of Tanzania Women Miners Association (TAWOMA) alongside her friend and partner Eunice Negere who became a Chair Person of the association. She was a long time activist of rights of Women miners. Her passion on women's rights and the strug- gles to organize women in mining to advance in the mining sector is known among most women miners in Tanzania. She is a witness of the transformation in mining sector and how it accommodates women in Tanzania. Her story as a woman miner, leader, a mother, an activist, business woman and her passion to engage and organize other women in the sector has contributed a lot to the women in mining struggles today. She is calling for the "Re-Focus" on the priorities of women in Mining Tanzania.

Eunice Negele.

The Former Chairperson Tanzania Women Miners Association (TAWOMA).

She is woman miner based in Tanga Region, the activist, a mother and Leader. She works with more than 400 women in 11 districts of Tanzania to advocate for the rights of women miners and women living in mining areas. The election for the new chairperson will be held this year. TAWOMA needs a feminist leader, who holds the deepest of values for justice and equality. This leader will need to (1) work with women in two levels, supporting women miners to build self-consciousness and self-esteem so that they understand and stay on top of their challenging context, (2) Linking women miners and women in mining with different resources, networks, struggles and movement so that they effect change.

SEMENI J. MALALE.

CHAIR PERSON.

SALMA E. KUNDI.

GENERAL SECRETARY.

LEILA G. JUMBE.

ACCOUNTANT.

RACHEL NJAU.

ASS. CHAIR PERSON.

ROSHAN A. AFZAL.

ASS. GENERAL SECRETARY.