Child marriage and FGM in Tanzania

Child marriage and FGM in Tanzania
Mail & Guardian Online
HRW calls on Tanzania to set the minimum age for marriage at 18, following an investigation into high levels of child marriage and FGM in the country. Child marriage in Tanzania limits girls' access to education and exposes them to serious harms, Human ...

Mail & Guardian Online

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Coastweek

13 Feb

Tanzania signs commitment to prevent child marriage and FGM

Tanzania signs commitment to prevent child marriage and FGM
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Tanzania and their development partners have signed a new commitment aimed at intensifying efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in the country. "The government is fully ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

07 Oct

Mara to launch campaign against child marriage, FGM

Daily News
Mara to launch campaign against child marriage, FGM
Daily News
Mara region will this week witness the launch of what is tipped to be a historic campaign aimed at eliminating child marriages and female genital mutilation(FGM) in the region. Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, Ms Sophia Simba, ...

 

10 years ago

East African Business Week

03 Nov

Child Marriage Prevalent in Tanzania

Child Marriage Prevalent in Tanzania
East African Business Week
Dar es Salaam — The Human Rights Watch report on child marriages in Tanzania, documents how child marriages severely curtail girls' access to education. It has exposed them to exploitation and violence that destruct social wellbeing of the people.

 

10 years ago

Thomson Reuters Foundation

30 Oct

Tanzania: Child Marriage Harms Girls

Tanzania: Child Marriage Harms Girls
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Child marriage in Tanzania limits girls' access to education and exposes them to serious harms. Human Rights Watch ...

 

11 years ago

SOS Children

21 Jan

Protecting girls from child marriage in Tanzania and worldwide

SOS Children
Protecting girls from child marriage in Tanzania and worldwide
SOS Children
1988 saw the first SOS Children's Village open in Tanzania at Zanzibar, followed by a children's village at Arusha and Dar es Salaam. Over 150 are cared for in loving family homes at these locations and more than 700 children from the local communities ...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

17 Sep

Combating Tanzania's High Child Marriage Rates

Combating Tanzania's High Child Marriage Rates
AllAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Happiness Rhobi, in the Mara Region of Tanzania, was 12 years old when her parents decided she was old enough to be married. They pulled her from school, planned to have her undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) and ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

04 Dec

15 Siha girls cheat FGM, marriage

15 Siha girls cheat FGM, marriage
Daily News
FIFTEEN primary school children who had been lined up for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and subsequent marriage have been saved from the ordeal as police have been called in to handle the matter. The children, mainly from pastoralt communities here ...

 

10 years ago

Free Tanzania

02 Sep

Campaigning for a Child Marriage

Campaigning for a Child Marriage-Free Tanzania
AllAfrica.com
A new drive to end child marriage is underway in Tanzania. In a country where almost two out of five girls will be married before their 18th birthday, the "Child Marriage-Free Zone" campaign faces an uphill struggle. At the age of 16, Mahija Mwita was forced ...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

02 Mar

Spouses Prosecuted Over Child Marriage

Spouses Prosecuted Over Child Marriage
AllAfrica.com
THE parents of a 10-year-old girl and her husband, who are residents of Ibihwa village in Bahi District, Dodoma Region, are expected to appear in court today to answer charges for allegedly marrying off the child. Police in Bahi have confirmed the incident.

 

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