Tanzanian girls return home after fleeing genital cutting

Tanzanian girls return home after fleeing genital cutting
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Some 643 Tanzanian girls who escaped female genital mutilation (FGM) in the district and gathered at one rescue centre, are expected to leave the camp soon. Allafrica. TARIME. Police Commander for Tarime Special Police Zone, Benedict Mambosasa, has ...
Tanzanian girls escape from genital mutilationThe New Age Online

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

New Vision

12 Jan

Tanzanian girls return after escaping genital mutilation

New Vision
Tanzanian girls return after escaping genital mutilation
New Vision
HUNDREDS of Tanzanian schoolgirls returned home Monday after spending three months hiding in safe houses to escape genital mutilation, state television said. Female genital mutilation (FGM) can range from hacking off the clitoris to the removal of the ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 May

SPECIAL REPORT: Many fleeing Burundi have no wish to return home

If you ask a Burundian refugee who has recently arrived in Tanzania when they plan to return home, there’s a good chance that the answer will be, “I don’t.” Now a cholera outbreak on the border has made the journey all the more dangerous.

 

11 years ago

Accrington Observer

01 Jul

Bon voyage as Bethany girls return home

Accrington Observer
Bon voyage as Bethany girls return home
Accrington Observer
About 160 people turned out to a farewell party for two girls, Jesca and Emma, who are returning to Tanzania to work as volunteer teachers after completing their teacher training with the Bethany Project. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Jesca and Emma from ...

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

No woman or girl should suffer due to Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C)

As the world marks the International Day for Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) on 6th has called on government and communities to step up efforts to stop the practice.
“FGM/C is a harmful traditional practice that results too often in significant health problems for women and girls and violates their human rights, said Ms. Khan.
“FGM/C is deeply entrenched in the cultural practices of the community and often protected by local leaders, the efforts for...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

22 May

Many Fleeing Burundi Have No Wish to Return

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Many Fleeing Burundi Have No Wish to Return
AllAfrica.com
Kigoma, Tanzania — If you ask a Burundian refugee who has recently arrived in Tanzania when they plan to return home, there's a good chance that the answer will be, "I don't." Now a cholera outbreak on the border has made the journey all the more ...
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10 years ago

BBC

01 Apr

Saving girls from the 'cutting season'

The woman saving girls from the 'cutting season'

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: The Masai who insist on cutting their girls

The BBC's Anne Soy in Kenya travels to a Masai meeting where different generations of women meet to discuss their conflicting views on female genital mutilation (FGM).

 

9 years ago

BBC

05 Oct

In pictures: The Somalis fleeing home from Yemen

Images of the refugees seeking safety in Somalia

 

9 years ago

Premier

27 Oct

"They started cutting him with machetes": Tanzanian pastor's widow speaks out

Premier
"They started cutting him with machetes": Tanzanian pastor's widow speaks out
Premier
The widow of a Tanzanian pastor stabbed to death by Islamist militants says she forgives his killers. Generosa Kachila's husband, Mathayo, was attacked by a mob angry at the large numbers of people choosing to convert from Islam to Christianity. She ...

 

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