TanEA was established in 2005 and formally registered in January 2009. The association was a result of a series of inspirational conferences on evaluation and development organized by the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) in 2002, 2004 and 2006. In June 2006, a national conference which brought together about 35 M and E experts from the public, private and civil society sector in Tanzania was held in Dar es Salaam. It was during this conference, a Steering Committee (now Technical Advisory Committee) of TanEA was formed drawing members from FCS, TRACE, PO PSM, REPOA, AMICA Tanzania, KIM Consult, UNICEF and Kimara Peer Educators. By and large, this committee played a greater role to making this association.