Who We Are | The Mwalimu Nyerere

About us:

The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation (MNF) was established on the 14th June 1996 as a permanenttribute to Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s contribution towards sustainably improving quality of humanrelations and development of mankind. The MNF is an intellectually and politically independent andnon-partisan think tank that is not affiliated to any political party or government or group.

VisionTo be a distinguished regional Centre of excellence and advocacy in the promotion ofpeace, unity and people-centred development and self-reliant development in Africaand the World through justice for all.

MissionTo advocate for peace, unity and people-centred and self-reliant development in Africaand the World through research, policy advice, consultative exchanges andpartnerships.

Objectives:

The principle of the Foundation are: belief in human equality; social responsibility andaccountability; respect for human integrity; freedom; the family hood of human kind; respect forhumanity’s shared hope for peace, security and prosperity; and African unity

What We Believe:

The Foundation believes in the fundamental social fact that all people, regardless of theirdifferences, are central to the purpose and justification for the existence of society.Therefore their culture, needs, aspirations, fears, security and general wellbeing shouldset the social, economic and political agenda. This is grounded in Mwalimu Julius K.Nyerere’s philosophy that ‘communities everywhere should enjoy and develop themselveswithin the context of freedom, participatory democracy, good governance and peacethrough social justice for all’

What We Do:

The Foundation operates as a policy think tank, and cultural, economic, social and politicaljustice advocacy institution. It works to promote peace, unity, and people-centered and selfreliant development throughout the world and in Africa in particular. In this context theFoundation carries out its mandate through inter-related activities including research,(research-informed) dialogue, publication, and dissemination of information.

Our Goal:

Promotion and Implementation of Self-reliant and people-centred development through national and regional development dialogue for peace and unity.
Mobilisation of Inter-African Cooperation. MNF promotes and facilitates cooperation amongst African countries.
Mobilisation of Africa for Africa-South Cooperation. MNF promotes and facilitates cooperation between Africa and the South.
Constructive North-Africa relations and management of the international system responsible to the vision of one world in expanding interdependence and deepening globalisation. MNF promotes and facilitates the building and sustenance of constructive relations between Africa/South and the developed North.
Effective Positioning of Africa for a survival agenda through Growth and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century. MNF actively participate in this agenda by promoting and advocating development which builds the capacity and capabilities of Africa for growth and sustainable development in the 21stCentury.
Study of Mwalimu’s Principles and Contributions. MNF promotes study of principles adopted and practiced by Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere throughout his life. To that end, the MNF to collect and catalogue documents, letters, speeches, interviews, reports and other information concerning him and whenever possible to allow access and use of them by interested institutions and individual persons, and or organize their publication or exhibition in whole or in part.
Financial and Operational Capacity of the Foundation. MNF effectively works to build its financial and operational capacity to fulfil its vision, core mission and functions. The programmes to be implemented in each sub-Goal are presented below. Specific projects and strategies for their implementation are articulated in the Five Years Rolling Strategic Plan (FYRSP) which has been drawn up from this corporate strategic plan.