(h) (i) (j) (k) (l) were withdrawn through nolle presequi since there was no prima facie case to prosecute them. Train 121 law enforcers on prosecution of juvenile cases and the Law of the Child Act No. 21 of 2009 from 21 Regions in 2013. The Law enforcers include State Attorneys, Social Welfare Officers, Magistrates, Police Officers and Prison Officers. Develop SOPs which provide for prosecution of juvenile cases in friendly manner. Review PGI to incorporate juvenile issues. Nine resolutions, which address some of the challenges faced by children in conflict with the law in Tanzania as highlighted in the Five Years Strategy were adopted by the National Criminal Justice Forum. One of which being to monitor the promotion and protection of child justice-related matters in the country69; Through the Department of Social Welfare, the State Party has developed a Human Resource for Health and Social Welfare Strategic Plan III 2014 – 2019. The Plan provides guidance to health and social welfare sectors in proper planning, development, management and effective utilization of human resources. The plan identifies six Strategic Objectives that form the focus of achievement in the next five years, that is: (i) strengthening Human Resources for Health and Social Welfare(HRH & SW) policy development and planning at all levels; (ii) strengthening HRH & SW research and utilization at all levels; (iii) promoting leadership and advocacy for HRH & SW at all levels; (iv) strengthening HRH & SW recruitment, retention, career development and utilization at all levels; (v) increasing and standardizing production and quality of HRH & SW and (vi) strengthening and/or promoting partnerships; and (vii) coordination of HRH & SW interventions among stakeholders at all level; (viii) (m) The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance in collaboration with inspection mandated bodies has developed Standardized Monitoring Tools to monitor Juvenile in detention facilities; (n) Through the Office of Prime Minister, the State Party has issued a specific circular directing all local government authorities (LGAs) in the Mainland to employ more social welfare officers at the LGA level in order to, inter alia, oversee the implementation of the Law of the Child Act (2009) at the LGA level; and (o) In respect of Zanzibar, the State Party through the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, has committed to undertake a comprehensive national programme for child justice reform. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Empowerment, Social Welfare, Youth, Women and Children (MESWYWC) a Five-Year Child Justice Reform Strategy has been developed and currently launched for operationalise. This strategy sets out the vision for the reform of the Zanzibar Child Justice System, articulating child justice reform as a thematic priority under the broader national legal sector Reform Programme. As such, it seeks to effectively operationalize the implementation of the Children’s Act (2011). 204. In addition, the State Party has established one Juvenile’s Court, which has already been designated and is operational in the Urban West Region in Unguja. The Court is currently determining cases from all regions in Unguja. However, the challenge is that one centralized court serving all Regions in Unguja is not yet sufficient to serve all children in Zanzibar. In order to address this challenge, the Juvenile Courts are later to be progressively rolled out for the establishment of Juvenile Court in every region in Unguja (which has 3 regions) and Pemba (which has 2 regions). Work is in progress for the renovation required for establishment of Juvenile Court in Chakechake, Pemba. Moreover, in 2016 further renovation will be carried out for the renovation and equipment of a Juvenile Court in Unguja North Region. 69 In Particular, the NCJF meeting was held on 30 and 31 May 2014, whereby one day was devoted to discuss child justice issues.. 58

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