1 3 – 2 0 1 7 ▁Category : W omen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Gh ana <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁T anz ania ▁Media ▁Women ’ s ▁Association ▁( T AM WA ) ▁- ▁Sw ah ili : ▁Ch ama ▁cha ▁W an ah ab ari ▁W an aw ake ▁T anz ania ▁( CH A WA H ATA ) ▁- ▁is ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organization ▁focused ▁on ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁children ' s ▁rights , ▁based ▁in ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am , ▁T anz ania , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁keep ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Z anz ib ar . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁T AM WA ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁organizations ▁in ▁Africa ▁established ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁World ▁Conference ▁on ▁Women ▁in ▁N airo bi , ▁distinguished ▁by ▁their ▁aut onomy ▁from ▁national ▁govern ments . ▁In ▁T anz ania , ▁these ▁groups ▁included ▁Women ▁Research ▁and ▁Document ation ▁Project , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am , ▁the ▁Women ▁Ad van cement ▁Trust ▁( W AT ), ▁and ▁the ▁T anz ania ▁G ender ▁Network ing ▁Program me . ▁▁ ▁T AM WA ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁female ▁journal ists ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁to ▁bring ▁women ' s ▁issues ▁into ▁the ▁fore front ▁through ▁radio