Christian Social Services Commission Southern Zone is located in the southern hemisphere of the United Republic of Tanzania. This zone covers the administrative regions of Lindi, Mtwara, Ruvuma, Iringa, Mbeya and Rukwa. The inclusion of Rukwa region to this zone is rather a new phenomenon. Originally there were only five regions. It was in the year 2007 that Rukwa was added to the Southern Zone to facilitate collaboration at zonal level. Our Zone is bordered by a number of countries namely Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia. The presence of the Indian Ocean, Lake Nyasa, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa add to the natural attraction of this region.

Objectives
The CSSC Zonal offices focus on further qualifying health and education services managed by church facilities through (a) policy advocacy and lobbying, (b) promotion of Private Public Partnerships (PPP), (c) fostering partnerships, and (d) capacity building.


The Zone comprises of number of dioceses as shown below

10 Roman Catholic Dioceses {RC}
5   Anglican Church in Tanzania {ACT}
5   Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania {ELCT}
3   Moravian Church in Tanzania {MCT}
1   Christian Mission in Many Lands {CMML}
1   Evangelistic Church
1   Salvation Army Church
1   Baptist Church

Number of facilities

Health facilities

Education facilities

Contact: Zonal Secretary, CSSC Southern zone, West Street (DCT Building), P.O.Box 325, Mbeya, Tel/Fax 255-25-2502307, E-mail: southernzone@cssc.or.tz