| Overview : The Support for Strengthening Access to Justice and Human Rights Protection in Tanzania Project (2017-2021) aims at addressing challenges affecting smooth delivery of criminal justice in Tanzania and strengthening responsive and accountable human rights protection mechanisms. The Project will pursue strategic initiatives to strengthen the criminal justice system and human rights in order to provide effective, accountable and timely justice for all. The primary objectives of the project include: Enhancing Criminal Justice Sector coordination and data management for a more inclusive, accountable and evidence-based policy and law making processes; Enhancing access to justice to Women and other vulnerable groups and empowering them to demand respect for their rights; Strengthening role of national authorities and civil society in the promotion and protection of human rights and women access to justice.
These efforts have been undertaken in line with the leading national development priorities as outlined in the Vision 2025 (mainland Tanzania). Also included are the first 2011-2015 and the second 2016-2021 National Five Year Development Plan for Tanzania (FYDP), in the ‘MKUKUTA’, and the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty, and ‘MKUZA’. This baseline study has been designed in pursuit of Outcome Women and other vulnerable groups enjoy enhanced access to justice and are empowered to demand respect for their rights. The main objective of the baseline assessment is to provide for clear baselines in terms of the status, quality, and access to legal aid services and to provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the need for effective legal aid services for the people of Tanzania. In order to assess the contribution of the project towards achieving this outcome, a baseline has been planned to establish benchmarks against which the project performance in the provision of legal aid will be measured, reported and verified. The baseline study will measure key output indicators relevant and provide information on core indicators agreed on the project result frame. | 
