Fatma Ally

Chairperson
Zanzibar Female Lawyers Association
Focus Area(s)
Elections
Interviewers
Varanya Chaubey
Country of Reform
Tanzania
Town/City
Zanzibar
Country
Tanzania, United Republic of
Date of Interview
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Abstract

Fatma Ally, chairperson of the Zanzibar Female Lawyers Association, talks about the group’s voter-education efforts during the 2005 parliamentary and presidential elections.  She details the challenges the organization faced in reassuring voters of its neutrality.  She also discusses how messages for the voter education program were developed and the difficulties that the association encountered in securing enough time for the education program before the polling date.

Full Interview

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Fatima Ally - Full Interview
Profile

At the time of this interview, Fatma Ally was the chairperson of the Zanzibar Female Lawyers Association.  She also worked as an executive counselor at the association.

Keywords
media relations
Donor Relations
enfranchising marginalized groups
voter education
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