As the globe gears up to commemorate International Women’s Day – the scourge of violence against women still remains.Despite numerous international and national laws, violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread abuses of human rights worldwide. One in five women globally will face rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.
A culture of shame and silence surrounds VAW in communities in North Unguja and North Pemba. This makes it extremely difficult to determine the prevalence of VAW and also leads to a problem of under-...
Katika kipindi cha miaka mitano iliyopita, Serikali ya Zanzibar imeanzisha jumuiya/vituo kadhaa muhimu vya kushughulikia Ukatili Dhidi ya Wanawake kama vile Kamati za Ukatili wa Kijinsia, Mtandao wa...
Sophie Lirumbe, 17, is seven or eight months pregnant and is about to be married – she wishes that she could have attended school but her father would not allow it.
It is World Food Week and between now and the end of the year the world’s leaders will meet for the G20 in Cannes and COP here in South Africa. There has never been a more crucial time to make a...
The 10th Tanzania Gender Festival (GF) is to take place in Dar es Salaam from Tuesday 13th to Friday 16th September 2011 under the broad theme Democracy and Development, focusing on land, labour and livelihood.
Tamasha la 10 la Jinsia litafanyika Dar es Salaam kuanzia Jumanne hadi Ijumaa (13 - 16 Septemba 2011) lenye mada kuu Jinsia, Demokrasia na Maendelo na kulenga kujadili kwa kina masuala ya ardhi, nguvu kazi na maisha endelevu.
Members of the 100 Years International Women’s Day coalition strongly feel that in Tanzania, like elsewhere in the world, these diverse roles that women play in our lives and their contributions are seldom recognized, often ignored and remain invisible
Maasai women in Northern Tanzania have taken to the streets to protest against the authorities that pave way for land grabbers – and to show their anger towards their men, who have “done nothing” to...
