About Us - GEPC

Governance and Economic Policy Centre (GEPC)

Is a regional think-and-do governance and development organisation, based in Tanzania, with a national, regional focus on the Eastern and Africa Great Lakes Region. GEPC promotes Economic Governance, Political Governance, Extractive Governance, and Climate Change and Nature Governance through basic evidence research, awareness raising, advocacy, training and consultancy.

GEPC was established and is run by a team of professionals with a diverse background operating from the Hub in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and the Regional Liaison office in Nairobi, Kenya.

In Tanzania we are registered under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2002 as a Non-Governmental Organisation (Reg No: 00NGO/R/7478). Our activities are overseen by a seven-member Board of Directors (The Directorate), elected by members (The Colosseum) to serve for a 3-year term of office and mandated to lead on the strategic direction and guide implementation of our activities. The Board members manage a small secretariate office (The Hub) set up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to coordinate, facilitate, monitor and report on the national activities of GEPC and a Regional Liaison Office in Nairobi, Kenya coordinates regional work and outreach supported by a global team of experts, supporting our work as researchers, trainers and consultants. We are also part of a larger network of like-minded institutions and formations.

We are motivated to bridge the existing gap between knowledge and practice by leveraging our expertise to various stakeholders and work to influence discourse and supportive reforms for sustainable development.

You can reach us for further information or opportunities for support and collaboration via: info@gepc.or.tz

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a catalyst for a society where every governance and economic policy action contributes to equitable sustainable development

As an organisation, we aspire to be the best knowledge hub and leader in the governance and policy intellectual discourse space in Tanzania and the East Africa region, helping citizens and governments, and influencing debate and practices in the focus areas we work in.

Our Mission

Our mission is to facilitate knowledge generation, transfer, awareness and participation in governance and economic actions for equitable sustainable development.

We pursue this mission through independent basic research, advocacy and constructive engagement, while sharing our knowledge through our various analytical publications, training clinics and online platforms such as our website blog posts and the flagship regular Governance and Economic tracker bulletins sent out to our thousands of online subscribers.

We work at national and international levels.

We are members of national and international networks engaged in governance and policy discourse in Tanzania, Regionally and Globally such as the Great Lakes Regional Civil Society Platform , Africa Economic Diplomats study circle, the Global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Association.

Our members as a community of practitioners and experts in various capacities, are regular contributors in shaping the governance, extractive governance, international trade, taxation, diplomacy, peace, and economic policy discourse in Tanzania. You can join our team by sending us an email via: info@gepc.or.tz

Our Core Values

We are guided by a set of core values which inform how our staff, members of the board and associates operate in their work and relations with our stakeholders, clients and partners. These values are:

Non-Partisan

We stay above any partisan or political interests and adhere to objectivity in our work and relationship with others. The nonpartisan spirit is reflected in all our engagement, information, and products that we provide.

Integrity:

We are committed to honesty, trustworthiness, and adherence to ethical principles of good conduct. GEPC maintains a zero tolerance for corruption or any forms of unethical conduct in our internal and external work and relations with others.

Professionalism:

We are professional in approaching all our work and handling or relating with our clients, partners and others whom we work with, work for or interact with. We seek and demonstrate a high level of competence on the issues that we handle

Resourcefulness and Self-learning:

We strive to be resourceful to our constituency and constantly pursue new frontiers of knowledge on issues that we handle. We are a self-learning organisation from our own work and the work of or with others. As a practice, we will create opportunities for self-reflection and learning

Accountability:

We are committed to building accountability mechanisms within the organisation. We are accountable to our stakeholders and development partners, and committed to providing information regarding our operations and being accountable for our work. We constantly seek accountability from other stakeholders and duty bearers

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