High Potential Members are organisations that are doing important work well, are committed and passionate about their cause, but are not quite achieving their full potential.  Typically these organisations have excellent programmes, but require further support in organisational systems and development.  To be classified by our Assessment Panel as a 'High Potential' member, the Assessment Panel needs to believe they will be able to achieve Accreditation within two years with support from Molly's Network.

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High Potential Members assessed in November 2015 (due to be reassessed November 2017 at the latest)

Community Support Initiatives Tanzania (COSITA): COSITA exists to improve the quality of life for pastoralists and smallholder farmers by working towards poverty alleviation. COSITA’s objective is to improve the quality of life for these communities through their involvement in development projects and sustainable resource management.

Faidika Wote Pamoja (FAWOPA): FAWOPA’s goal is to have a healthy and sustainable community in Mtwara through the provision of good health strategies, environmental awareness, behaviour change and participation in planned community development, as well as to monitor and evaluate government policies and regulations. FAWOPA’s mission is to encourage community members to fully participate in policy, programming, implementation and monitoring from the grassroots level.

Tanzania Life Improvement Association (TALIA):TALIA’s vision to develop a vibrant, self-reliant society and to ensure peoples’ livelihoods, particularly in rural areas are improved by 2025. TALIA assists the community in managing and utilizing local resources and disseminating information and knowledge through capacity building programs; partnerships; lobbying and advocacy for sustainable environmental management; agriculture; basic education; and health.

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High Potential Members assessed in March 2015 (due to be reassessed March 2017 at the latest)

Chesa: CHESA work with ‘key populations’, a term which refers to commercial sex-workers, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) and men who have sex with men (MSM). They have an excellent understanding of the needs that these key populations face and provide advocacy and health service support.

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High Potential Members assessed in November 2014 (due to be reassessed November 2016 at the latest)

HAWA:  HAWA exists to address the ‘powerlessness experienced by women and girls... at the national and local level.’  In order to achieve this, HAWA has identified its key areas of focus as being economic empowerment of women, health of women and girls, gender based violence, and education and child protection.  HAWA is linked to Wanawake Live, hosted by Joyce Kiria.

Malaika Kids:  Malaika Kids supports orphans and the most vulnerable children through a relatives support programme, a short term house in Dar es Salaam, and a long term children's village on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.

SWAUTA:  SWAUTA (“Raise their voices”) is a group supporting disabled women.  It was established as a result of the spate of albanism killings and tortures around 2012, and exists to support not only albino women, but also those with any other disability.  They are based in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma and see themselves as serving a dual purpose: 1) to advocate for the rights of disabled women, and 2) to support disabled women with income generation activities.

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High Potential Members assessed in March 2014 (due to be reassessed March 2016 at the latest)

Childhood Development Trust Fund Network (CDTFN):  CDTFN focuses mainly in early childhood development and community development. Its objective is to build, strengthen, and empower poor families to scale up their response to the survival, growth, development and protection of their communities, especially to the most vulnerable and marginalized children. They work on education, health, economic empowerment and the provision of social services in the Morogoro region.

Kigamboni Community Centre (KCC):  KCC were founded by a group of local young people who wanted to give children and youth in their community an improved start in life.  The centre operates many diverse activities, with the focus of recognising the talent and potential in each individual and nurturing it.

Tanzania Home Economics Association (TAHEA):  The Mwanza branch of TAHEA was assessed by Molly's Network as a High Potential member.  They exist to empower the individual, family and the entire community, socially, economically, and with gender perspective through education, training, information and consultancy.

Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network (TECDEN):  TECDEN is a national umbrella of Early Childhood Development Organisations working in Tanzania to influence policies, programmes and practice related to Early Childhood Development (ECD) by sharing information, experiences and through these processes to generate knowledge and understanding on ECD.