Forced child marriages

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Forced child marriages
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, speaks as Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, right, listens. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. Grim human rights reports on forced child marriages in Tanzania are making the government take a hard look at ...
Ottawa quietly pushing aid partner Tanzania on kids' rights, forced marriageCTV News
Ottawa quietly pushing aid partner Tanzania on kid's rights, forced marriage570 News

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

21 Oct

'Orphaned girls forced into early marriages by family caretakers'

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'Orphaned girls forced into early marriages by family caretakers'
IPPmedia
Caretakers of orphaned girls in Tarime District and elsewhere in the country are the centre of allegations surrounding forced early marriages this despite ongoing efforts to protect women and children's rights. Interviewed recently in the region, scores of school ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

25 May

Child marriages prompt survey

Child marriages prompt survey
Daily News
A NATIONAL child marriage survey has just begun to establish the current trend of child marriage cases and major causes of the problem in the country. The findings will play a significant role in placing more efforts and new measures to curb child marriages ...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

27 Aug

Graca Machel Snubs Child Marriages

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Graca Machel Snubs Child Marriages
AllAfrica.com
TANZANIA was on Tuesday asked to take the continental lead in the struggle against child marriage as the country did in its fight against colonialism across Southern Africa. Launching the National Ending Child Marriage Campaign, "Child Marriage- Free ...
Former S. Africa first lady Graca Machel leads campaign against child marriagesIPPmedia

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10 years ago

Regina Leader

17 Nov

Child marriages draw scrutiny from Ottawa

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Child marriages draw scrutiny from Ottawa
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete attend the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit in Toronto in May. Photograph by: Nathan Denette, The Canadian Press , The Canadian Press. Grim human rights reports ...
Forced child marriagesCastanet.net
Ottawa pushing aid partner Tanzania on rightsVictoria News
Ottawa quietly pushing aid partner Tanzania on kid's rights, forced marriagemysask.com

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10 years ago

Daily News

26 Feb

Educating parents, community 'curb child marriages'

Educating parents, community 'curb child marriages'
Daily News
EDUCATION to parents and members of the community on how child marriages impact a girl's health and future has the ability to spark powerful change. This was said in Dar es Salaam by Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA) Executive Director, ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Nov

Stop endorsing early child marriages:Govt

Early marriages for girls are still common in Tanzania, the government said on Friday.

 

9 years ago

Daily News | The National Newspaper (Press Release) (Blog)

02 Oct

Child marriages limit girls' access to education

Child marriages limit girls' access to education
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
IN the recent past, child marriages in Tanzania has become rampant, seriously limiting girls' access to education and exposing them to violence, rape and exploitation. A report by Human Rights Watch issued late last year said four out of 10 girls in ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

06 Apr

Activists intensify efforts to end child marriages

Activists intensify efforts to end child marriages
Daily News
AS the debate rages on and social and human rights activists exert more pressure to increase the marriage age to 18, a new alliance has been formed towards strengthening efforts to end child marriage in the country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) ...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

22 Oct

Unite in Fighting Child Marriages, Public Told

Unite in Fighting Child Marriages, Public Told
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — CHILD marriages will be a thing of the past if parents and members of the society decide to abandon old customs that encourage the destructive social practice. "Let's try to abandon the customs which encourage child marriages, so that our ...

 

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