Project to free women from violence launched

By Sharifa Kalokola
The Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Fund (DFID) have launched the Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) on 12th May.
The Human Development fund intends to support innovative approaches to improving the quality, value for money and sustainability of basic services in the education, health and water and sanitation sectors in Tanzania The grant is worth Pounds £ 30...

Expectations are high among small and medium enterprises following the launch of the Sh8 trillion crude oil pipeline in Chongoleani Village, Tanga Region.

Music streaming in Tanzania and Kenya is still at its infant stages. Up until now, Kenyans and Tanzanians who wanted to stream music from their favourite local musicians had to go to Mdundo, Reverbnation, SoundCloud, Hulkshare among others. This is all about to change with the launch of Mziiki, a free music streaming app that the developers say is “designed to deliver native African music experience for music lovers.”

This free to download and use app is owned by Spice VAS Africa a mobile...

Tanzania and the European Union (EU) yesterday launched a Sh4 billion project dubbed ‘Tanzania Child Protection Systems’ which focuses on prevention and response to violence against children in the country.

About 33 per cent of women in Dodoma have experienced serious physical and psychological abuses and the figure has shown steady increase over the last 12 months, The Citizen can reveal.

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Zanzibar fights violence against women
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Zanzibar, Tanzania - Natasha Ali was devastated when she realised the man accused of snatching her 14-year-old daughter off a street in Zanzibar and raping her had been freed for lack of evidence. Her daughter was grabbed as she strolled through an ...
Zanzibar police beef up fight against sexual, physical abuse of womenTODAYonline

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'Only legal empowerment will end violence against women'
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Legal empowerment is a practical instrument that could halt massive discrimination and violence against women and girls in Tanzania. “Communities must be empowered if we really want to rescue women and girls from massive human rights violation, which ...

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015:In its efforts  to achieve an AIDS-free generation, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year project on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership (CB-HIPP) designed to extend integrated health services in strategic border areas and other transport corridor sites. The ceremonial launch took place yesterday at the EAC...

 NEWLY LAUNCHED EAC-USAID HEALTH PROJECT TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES  ALONG CROSS BORDER SITES
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015: ​In its efforts  to achieve an AIDS-free generation, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year project on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership (CB-HIPP) designed to extend integrated health services in strategic...