At independence in 1961, the government of Tanzania developed and applied the concept of "African socialism" which, among other matters, involved the forced movement of people into villages (ujamaa) and the collective cultivation of the land. By the early 1990s, it was apparent that a new approach to property rights and resource governance was needed, and various steps were taken, including the establishment of a Presidential Commission of Inquiry regarding Land Matters (1992-1994), and the passing of a National Land Policy (1995) and the Land Act and Village Land Act (1999). Slideshows within this module-accompanied by maps, procedural diagrams and visual material for dialogue enrichment-present some achievements and challenges over the last 20 years of Tanzania's new land tenure system, especially from the perspective of rural people and customary land.

• Lessons
• Diagrams
• Timelines
• Resources
• Multimedia