Midwife trying to save women from FGM

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki got himself into a lot of trouble while he was in office, because he was too brainy.

Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Seif Rashid, inaugurated a building to accommodate state-of-the art operating theatre at the Mtowisa Health Centre in Sumbawanga district, Rukwa region at the climax of the national White Ribbon Day celebrations.   The theatre has been constructed by the Wazazi na Mwana programme which is being jointly implemented by Plan International, Africare and Jhpiego in both Rukwa and Mwanza regions with financial support from the Government of Canada and...

Masanga, 05 January 2015 – As efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) are intensifying in the country, 836 young people– 634 girls and 202 boys from Tarime and Loliondo districts, have gone through alternative rites of passage training. The young people were awarded certificates of merit during a graduation ceremony organized by Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul on Monday 5th January 2015 and officiated by Minister of Labour and Employment, Hon. Gaudensia Kabaka.

The...

Activist urges women to back women election manifesto
IPPmedia
Renowned activist Prof Amina Mama has challenged women in the country to make radical changes by electing leaders who are ready to implement the women election manifesto. Women activists launched the 'Women voter manifesto' on Tuesday in which ...

Educate, Empower and Inspire is a women’s empowerment show. The aim of this show is to put successful women in the spotlight and get a glimpse as to how they are making a difference to our society and how they can inspire others to do the same.

My first guest was Dr. Trish Scanlan who runs the paediatric oncology department at Muhimbili hospital. Since her involvement in 2008, along with her dedicated team of Tanzanian doctors and nurses, the short term survival rates of children with...

The women blazing a trail in Dakar's IT industry

FGM Fight - a War Mara Must Win At All Cost
AllAfrica.com
Hundreds of girls who escaped FGM and sought refuge at Masanga centre in Mara, northern Tanzania, in a photo taken in December 2013. On February 6, this year, Tanzania joined the rest of the world to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female ...

Tanzania has the dubious distinction of having the highest child marriage rates in the world. This should embarrass us all. It is estimated that two out of five girls here are married off before they turn 18. Thousands drop out of school due to early motherhood, when many of them are barely more than children themselves

UK police begin an investigation into reports that at least 50 girls were taken from the UK to Somalia for female genital mutilation.