The Chanzo Initiative exists at the interface between advocacy and journalism. It is founded to uplift the voices of the underreported, vulnerable, and marginalized communities in Tanzania with the goal to make Tanzania the best place to live for everyone regardless of class, creed, sexual orientation and nationality.

At present, the modus operandi of most media outlets in Tanzania have made the voices of people from these communities to be less represented thanks to the prevalent attitude in the part of journalists and media managers that issues from these communities do not ensure maximum and immediate revenue returns to the media and their owners.