▁of ▁messages , ▁including ▁about ▁women ▁and ▁leadership , ▁Fem ale ▁Gen ital ▁M util ation , ▁and ▁sexual ▁violence . ▁ ▁T AM WA ' s ▁members ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁organization ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁journal ists ▁working ▁in ▁electronic ▁and ▁print ▁media . ▁The ▁organization ▁holds ▁an ▁annual ▁General ▁Me eting ▁of ▁all ▁its ▁members ▁each ▁March ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁about ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁future . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁organization ▁focused ▁on ▁five ▁major ▁strateg ic ▁issues : ▁ 1 ) ▁G ender ▁Based ▁Vi ol ence , ▁ 2 ) ▁Good ▁Govern ance , ▁ 3 ) ▁G ender ▁equality , ▁ 4 ) ▁P over ty , ▁and ▁ 5 ) ▁Health . ▁T AM WA ▁also ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁to ▁include ▁important ▁aspects ▁of ▁women ' s ▁issues ▁into ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁T anz an ian ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁and ▁activities ▁▁ ▁T AM WA ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁encourag ing ▁women ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁T anz ania ▁and ▁pressing ▁political ▁parties ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁more ▁women ▁candidates . ▁These ▁efforts ▁were ▁c ited ▁in ▁Africa ▁Today ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁significant ▁increases ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁women ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5