INTRODUCTION 1. The United Republic of Tanzania (henceforth, Tanzania) ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (the Charter) in March 2003 and submitted its Initial Report in 2008, which was considered by the Committee in 2009. In addition, the State Party has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and submitted reports to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CROC) as per the Convention. This is a consolidated report consisting of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Periodic Reports submitted to the Committee by Tanzania in accordance with Article 43 of the Charter. The report outlines the measures that have been undertaken by Tanzania in the period since 2009 to effect the provisions of the Charter. It also details the progress made so far and challenges faced by Tanzania in ensuring the enjoyment of child rights in the country. 2. In preparing this report, the State Party used the Guidelines on the Form and Contents of Periodic State Party Reports Submitted Pursuant to Article 43(1)(b) of the Charter. The drafting process also benefited from relevant and compatible information contained in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Consolidated Report on the Implementation of the CRC the State Party submitted to the CRC Committee in January 2012; and on the Concluding Observations made thereon in 2015. 3. In particular, the drafting process was coordinated by two ministerial departments representing both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar: the Department of Children Development in the Ministry of Community Development Gender and Children (MCDGC) representing the Mainland; and the Department of Children Development in the Ministry of Empowerment Social Welfare Youth Women and Children (MESWYWC) representing Zanzibar. The two departments were responsible for coordinating stakeholders from each part of the Union and at the national level they jointly coordinated the process under the guidance of the Union Attorney General, who is responsible for overall coordination of state reporting to international human rights treaty-bodies.1 4. The drafting process was both consultative and inclusive, bringing on board a wide array of state and non-state actors (NSA’s) including children. Stakeholders were specifically consulted through workshops, seminars and meetings in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar and their views have been used to inform the preparation of the report. In addition, the views of children – expressed through their established forums – are contained in Annex 1 attached to this report. 5. Therefore, this report sets out specific measures undertaken by the State Party to implement every provision of the Charter in accordance with the Charter and the Committee’s Guidelines. 1 Section 14(f) of the Office of the Attorney General (Discharge of Duties) Act, No. 4 of 2005 the Attorney General is obliged to coordinate ‘reporting obligations to international human rights treaty bodies to which Tanzania is a member or on matter which member states are required to report.’ 5