Apply In-Person:

1. To deregister a Self-help Group or Community Project, the applicant has to visit the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children contact link
2. Applicant should obtain the application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure have been mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant must attach photocopies of all the documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request along with the submission of the application form.
7. Once the fee is successfully paid, the applicant will be provided with a receipt of payment from the officer.
8. The applicant has to keep the receipt safely for future use and then, the processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
9. An SMS or E-mail will be sent by the office to the applicant mentioning the availability of the document
10. After receiving the notification from the office, the applicant can visit the office to get the document.
11. If there is no information regarding the document is provided, the applicant has to visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• Constitution of a Self-Help Group or Community Project
• Minutes containing the final gathering or meeting of the self-help group or community project
• Personal Particulars of office bearers
• Ownership Certificate or Lease Agreement of the business premises
• Certificate of Compliance
• Certificate of Incorporation

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children,
Address: P.O. Box 743, Dodoma, Tanzania
Phone: +255 262 323 267/5
Mobile: +255 262 342 000/5
Email Address: ps@afya.go.tz
Contact link
Location link

• Any registered self-help groups or community projects in Tanzania are eligible.

• Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request

• Deregistration of a self-help group or community project is valid forever.

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• Processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.

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Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant should make sure to follow all the instructions provided by the concerned authorities.
• If any other documents are requested by the concerned authorities during the time of application, it must be provided by the applicant.

• Name of the Applicant
• Age
• Date of Birth
• Mobile Number
• Email Address
• Physical Address
• Experience in Years
• Signature
• Name of the Self-Help Group or Community Project
• Residential address of the organization
• Contact Person

• This document is necessary for officially canceling or deregistering a self-help group or community project in Tanzania.

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Ministry of Health (MOH) link

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