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UN: Tanzania not doing enough to fight women discrimination
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Tanzania has not yet done enough in efforts to abolish discrimination against women, a new UN report has asserted. The report released at a stakeholders' gathering in Dar es Salaam yesterday said since 2008 cases of discrimination against women in the ...

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UN rights experts urge Tanzania to prevent discrimination against women
JURIST
[JURIST] The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women [official website] on Wednesday urged Tanzania [press release] to enforce its international obligations to prevent discrimination against women. The call comes after two women ...
Widows' eviction highlights need to abolish Tanzania's discriminatory laws, UN ...Big News Network.com
Widows' eviction highlights need to abolish or amend...

Pangani District commissioner Regina Chonjo has called on women and Pangani District residents in general to refuse to be silent spectators of violations against women’s and girls’ rights.

Forty-three-year-old Dorah Christopher Msuya, a woman living with albinism, is one of 35 women and girls who recently attended training for a Women and Girls’ Empowerment (Woge) project in Arusha Region.

Tanzania: New Hope for Rural Women and Girls
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Arusha — Forty-three-year-old Dorah Christopher Msuya, a woman living with albinism, is one of 35 women and girls who recently attended training for a Women and Girls' Empowerment (Woge) project in Arusha Region. "Woge changed my mindset at the ...

11 am Saturday morning finds me at Bukasa Trading Centre, bordering the affluent Muyenga neighborhood. The boda boda men are busy at the stage; the local women are occupied in their stalls selling charcoal, tomatoes, onions, and many other foodstuffs. I take shelter from the scorching sun under the shade as I wait for the girl that was sent to pick me up at the stage.

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Empowering women and girls in developing nations
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Whether she is traveling to villages deep inside Tanzania or working side-by-side with leaders in developing countries, Natika Washington has one singular goal – to invest in the financial and social well-being of women and girls globally. As the director of ...

A small committee of “wise men and women” should discuss issues sparking heated debate in the Constituent Assembly and make it easier for members to reach a consensus, it has been agreed.