Country Reports Snapshots influence regional advocacy. As seen by the strengthening of the Spaces of Solidarity, efforts are already in place, and hence, the need for the MISA Chapters to remain outward-looking, seeking new opportunities and collaborations that are organically beneficial to the national chapters and influence the regional scale of interventions. The year 2023 had a number of challenges, including funding for activities and projects as mentioned above. MISA Tanzania was also faced with staff turnover due to projects coming to an end. Success MISA Tanzania successfully implemented its projects in 2023. MISA Tanzania launched its localised Strategic Plan for 2024 to 2028, guiding the Chapter for five years. The MISA Tanzania strategy is strongly linked to the MISA Regional Strategic Plan. In 2023, MISA Tanzania joined the Coalition on the Right to Information (CoRI), which brought together media stakeholders and civil society organisations. The coalition pushed for amendments to the Media Service Act of 2016. While the government did not adopt some of the proposed amendments, MISA Tanzania sees this as a key milestone in getting parliament’s attention on one of the key advocacy issues. As explained above, MISA Tanzania successfully hosted the Freedom of Expression Annual Reflection Forum (FEARF). This event will be conducted annually during World Press Freedom Day commemorations in May. 36 During the year, MISA Tanzania revived different memberships where it belonged, such as Tanzania Legal Human Rights Centre (LHRC), Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) and the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders (THRDC), where the membership was dormant and made MISA Tanzania’s existence and partnership with other local organisations was weak. MISA Tanzania joined two other networks, one initiated by Protection Africa International, where it volunteered to coordinate the Human Rights Working Group. The Group is a loose coalition that brings together different organisations under human rights actions to evaluate the country’s situation and support each other when human rights violations occur. MISA Tanzania has seen the value of coalitions and networks. To that end, MISA Tanzania has joined a new alliance called Ushiriki Tanzania. This coalition of 22 civil society organisations that work in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, championing democracy and good governance and developing the participation of people living with disabilities, women and youth in public processes and various political elections. Conclusion Generally, the organisation has gone through a huge transformation and is in the process of finalising new projects following the successful implementation of projects during the year under review. www.misa.org