Sh4bn project to shield children from violence

The Dar es Salaam-based Energy firm, SimGas Tanzania, yesterday launched a plant that will manufacture biogas systems that will be producing energy for heating and lightening in rural communities.

>Due to the allure of the tech gadgets, children as young as six years are comfortable using them as playthings and also for accessing the Internet — chasing after online games. Some schools also require children to carry out some research on the internet as part of their homework.

A new project aimed at freeing girls and women from gender-based violence, especially the practice of female genitalmutilation (FGM), has been launched in the district here by the African Medical Research Foundation (Amref), also known as Amref Health Africa.

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Violence behind persistent increase of street children
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Violence on children is the leading cause of the persistent increase of street children with many opting to face the uncertainties and dangers of the streets than endure violence at home. Speaking during a media advocacy and stakeholders workshop on child ...

Plan to prevent violence against children in place
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Apart from polices, the government develop and implement strategies that are very instrumental in responding to children's rights and wellbeing such as the Multi Sector National Plan Action to prevent and respond the violence against children (VAC).

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EU project to protect children
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THE government has launched a project aimed at strengthening measures for detecting and responding to issues of violence against children in homes, schools and communities in the country. The community initiative funded by the European Union (EU) ...

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Village cinema halls 'agents of violence against children'
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A cross section of school girls attending awareness meeting in Chanika that aims at strengthening their understanding on how best to protect themselves against all forms of violence. Despite the fact that cinemas were used to provide education especially ...

Stars join children’s organisations to launch campaign

Africa’s largest children’s organisations today launch Action on Violence Against Children (AVAC), a campaign to build public awareness, and galvanise political will and resources around the staggering incidence and impact of abuse and violence against children.

New data from across Eastern and Southern Africa tells a harrowing story of the region’s youngest citizens being victims of abuse. For example, fresh statistics from Zambia...

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Mwanza on sensitisation campaign to protect children against violence
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A sensitisation campaign to protect children against violence has been launched in by a multi-faceted cooperation team in Mwanza. The team includes social welfare officers, civil society organisations, child protection teams from the Mwanza municipal ...