NENO MJANE likitajwa kwenye jamii zetu, taswira inayotujia ni ya mwanamke ambaye amefupisha maisha ya mumewe. Mwanamke balanzi. Mwanamke nuksi. Kwa nini asife yeye? Hivi, ndivyo jamii zetu zilipojikita- kuwa mjane anakuwa hana thamani tena; na inawezekana yeye, ndiye aliemuua mume. Tunasahau kuwa yeye, ni miongoni mwa waathirika wakuu, pale mume anapofariki, waathirika wakiwemo na watoto; na wazazi wa huyo...
TUMEZOEA kupata hisia za fadhaa na za kujilaumu, tunapotenga muda, wa kujihudumia wenyewe au kufanya mapumziko japo ya nusu saa, ili kupumua, wakati tunaendelea na shughuli zetu za maisha. Makuzi tuliopewa wanawake tokea utotoni, ni ya 'utumishi' kwa familia; jamaa; hata marafiki. Tunaambiwa utotoni kwenye familia zetu kuwa "Mwanamke bora, ni yule anaejisahau yeye mwenyewe kabisa, na...
MWAKA jana 2021, tulipata taarifa kuwa wapo watoto kutoka JMT, waliopelekwa Kenya, kufanya kazi ya omba omba. Aidha, tulipata taarifa kuwa watoto hao ni miongoni mwa wale wanaosafirishwa kwenye biashara haramu ya uuzaji wa binadamu. Binafsi, nilihojiwa na redio ya VOA kuhusu suala hili, na mwanahabari mwenzangu wa Kenya; na mwanaharakati wa ulinzi wa watoto huko Kenya;...
NYOYO zenye shibe na nafsi zenye shukrani, zinakuwa zimekidhi matakwa ya Mwenyenzi Mungu, kuwa majaribu ni sehemu ya maisha yetu, na sisi, hatutakiwi kukata tamaa; wala kuvunjika moyo; kwa sababu, hata Mitume kwenye Misahafu Takatifu, walipewa majaribu, na ilibidi waombe kwa Mwenyenzi Mungu, awavushe kutoka hayo majaribu. Tatizo letu sisi binadamu, tumeumbwa na mapungufu, ambayo huwa...
■ Sera ya Taifa ya Ustawi wa watu wenye ulemavu wa aina zote, kuanzia ulemavu wa viungo hadi ulemavu wa ngozi na kusikia ■ Panatakiwa iundwe Baraza kwa ajili ya mustakabala wa watu wenye ulemavu. Baraza lijumuishe- • Viongozi wa watu wenye ulemavu • Viongozi wa Imani • Wanaharakati wa Haki Jamii • GoT ■ Panatakiwa pawepo na Dawati...
Je sisi wanawake ni malaika? Au tunachangia kwa kiasi fulani, kwenye mmonyoko wa mahusiano ya kindoa/kimapenzi? TULIPOANZA harakati za kumkomboa mwanamke kutoka kwenye: Ndoa yenye ukatili Mahusiano ya kimapenzi yenye kuumiza nafsi, na hisia Ufinyu wa fikra, kwa kuamini kuwa 'wanawake tumeumbiwa mateso' hivyo, tukubaliane na hali tunamojikuta Kutofikiria nje ya kishubaka, kwa kuamini kuwa 'bila...
UMOJA ni nguvu, ni usemi wa Kiswahili, na ilikua Kauli Mbiu ya Taifa letu baada ya Uhuru. Umoja ni nguvu kama Kauli Mbiu iliweza kujenga Taifa madhubuti kabla na baada ya Uhuru wa Tanzania. Aidha, maudhui hayo yamejenga jamii zetu wakati wa makarne ya nyuma, kwa kuweka mfumo wa kusaidiana miongoni mwa wanajamii, wakati wa msiba; kuumwa;...
IFIKAPO Oktoba kila mwaka, wanaharakati wa Haki Afya huwa tunaadhimisha mwezi wa kusambaza elimu jamii juu ya saratani ya titi. Aidha, tunakumbuka wapendwa wetu; wanawake wenzetu; mabinti zetu; waliotangulia mbele ya haki, kutokana na saratani ya titi. Mwezi Oktoba inakuwa kama ni kilele cha mchakato ulimwenguni, wa kueneza elimu jamii, na uelewa juu ya saratani ya titi. Ukweli...
WHEN I was growing up, my ethnic and cultural description; prescription; and antecedents; those of the Waswahili, was among the most 'popular' way of deriding a person. One would hear "Acha Uswahili wako.."; or "Huyo Mswahili tu..." These definitions carried deeply entrenched deriding undertones of the identity and culture of the Waswahili peoples. Unfortunately, most Waswahili 'accepted' the...
VANGUARD FORUM : Discussions to eliminate trafficking of humans in Tanzania Summary of the conversation which took place on August 16, 2017 1. How do we as a nation intervene and eliminate human trafficking? HUMAN trafficking and sexual exploitation is the acquisition and exploitation of people, through means such as force; fraud; or deception. The practice ensnares millions...
In the last two years, we have heard a new terminology in our country, one that seeks to define sexual coercion as sexual corruption. Sexual coercion, when a person woman or man is being forced to engage in unwanted sexual acts is a form of corruption; however, encapsulating sex coercion in sex corruption limits the definition...
By Sabra Mustafa Kambona Teen pregnancy is a problem which has begun to spread at an alarming rate in Tanzania and is evident with adolescent girls around the world. Africa south of the Sahara has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy (Source: UNICEF) which made me interested to find out more on the...
CHILD abuse takes place in our communities all the time. It takes the form of physical assault by parents and/or other adult family members; emotional abuse; deprivation of basic necessities like food, shelter, education, health care, and time to play; and the most frightening of all forms of abuse but the least discussed in our...
