Woman drowns in efforts to rescue child

Woman drowns in efforts to rescue child
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A 25-year old woman identified as Emelentiana Kakwezi from Bunazi village, in Misenyi District has drowned in a well as she tried fruitlessly to rescue her three year old son, who had fallen in the 25 meter well. The child also drowned. The Bunazi Village ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Jun

More should be done to rescue African child

Last Monday was the African Child’s Day. This was amidst the backdrop of Nigerian school girls being abducted, and close home, having witnessed brutal child abuse cases symbolized by the kid (Nasra) from Morogoro who had been locked up in a box, and two other girls (Yusta and Merina) who were hospitalized as a result of brutality of their ‘bosses’.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

24 May

Joint efforts needed to fight child labour

Joint efforts needed to fight child labour
Daily News
According to International Labour Organisation (ILO), global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children last year due to the ongoing campaign against abuse on children. Child labour is ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

06 Apr

Activists intensify efforts to end child marriages

Activists intensify efforts to end child marriages
Daily News
AS the debate rages on and social and human rights activists exert more pressure to increase the marriage age to 18, a new alliance has been formed towards strengthening efforts to end child marriage in the country. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

14 Jun

Concerted efforts needed to fight child labour

Concerted efforts needed to fight child labour
Daily News
THE government through the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children has been doing its best to safeguard children's rights. However, worst forms of child labour and violence against children witnessed especially in mining sites mean that ...

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

United States supports efforts to combat child labor

On April 9, 2014, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Virginia Blaser, Minister of Labor and Employment Gaudensia Kabaka and the Director of ILO Tanzania Country Office Alexio Musindo participated in a Child Labor conference organized by the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam and attended by representatives of the Government of Tanzania, Trade Unions and NGO community at ILO offices in Dar es Salaam.   The conference was held under the theme “Working Together to Combat Child Labor,” and focused on a...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

01 Aug

Woman arrested for killing her child

Woman arrested for killing her child
Daily News
POLICE in Bukoba District have arrested a woman for allegedly killing her three-week child. Kagera Regional Police Commander, Mr Henry Mwaibambe named the suspect as Vaileth Kalumuna (18) from Rwamishenye Ward, Bukoba municipality. He said ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

17 May

Blind woman in taxing test to raise child

>People  with disabilities in the country have been facing a lot of challenges in their daily lives, as do  those who depend on them to survive.

 

11 years ago

West Sussex County Times

02 Apr

Be the voice of a child in Tanzania for Storrington woman's campaign

West Sussex County Times
Be the voice of a child in Tanzania for Storrington woman's campaign
West Sussex County Times
I have recently returned from working in Tanzania, Africa meeting many inspirational individuals working on some incredible life changing projects. In my six month sabbatical from The Princes Trust I travelled to Tanzania to work on a number of amazing ...

 

11 years ago

Dewji Blog

26 Sep

Philips pledges support to the United Nations initiative Every Woman Every Child

Philips showcases Respiratory Rate Monitor.

-Philips to target sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia where high maternal and infant mortality can be addressed through early diagnosis, proper nutrition, remote monitoring innovations and access to energy.

-Philips commits to improve the lives of 100 million women and children by 2025.

Royal Philips (AEX: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) (http://www.philips.com), joins UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s initiative Every Woman Every Child...

 

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