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03 July 2020
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Stepping up support to the National Child Helpline #116
C- Sema – Kiswahili for speak – runs the National Child Helpline #116 – a toll-free service that is available across all networks in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The service is…
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03 July 2020
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Faith leaders at the forefront of COVID-19 protection efforts in Zanzibar
Ms. Amina Khalfan, a religious leader and member of West B Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Action Group in Zanzibar, was one of 30 religious leaders who agreed to play a key role in…
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30 June 2020
Press Release
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on the launch of UNFPA’s flagship State of the World Population Report. Urgent, accelerated action is needed to stop…
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30 June 2020
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Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities…
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19 June 2020
Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaks out on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
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12 June 2020
Statement
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
We are living through turbulent, trying times. This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. Protests have flared across the United…
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11 June 2020
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Pandemic impacts on ending-FGM efforts
Hope for Girls and Women runs two safe houses in Serengeti and Butiama Districts, Mara Region, Tanzania, for girls who are fleeing female genital mutilation (FGM). In spite of the…
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27 May 2020
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The pandemic is exacerbating menstruation-related challenges for girls in Zanzibar
Maira,* a female teacher at a government school in Zanzibar, says that menstrual hygiene is still a big challenge for girls. “Most of our female students come from poor families;…
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26 May 2020
News
Poverty and taboo, stumbling blocks to menstrual health for girls in Zanzibar
Afaafa* (19 years) had her first period almost six years ago. She remembers her mother took her from their home in Mwembe njugu (near Zanzibar Town) to Makadara, where her mother…
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