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Chama cha Wanahabari Wanawake nchini – TAMWA leo, kinaungana na mashirika yote nchini yanayotetea haki za binadamu hasa wanawake na watoto ulimwenguni kusherekea siku ya wanawake duniani ambayo huadhimishwa tarehe 8 mwezi Machi kila mwaka.

 Maadhimisho haya yanabeba kauli mbiu ya kitaifa inayosema  “Wakati ni sasa: Wanaharakati Mijini na Vijijini kubadilisha maisha ya wanawake”, ambayo inatutaka wote tushirikiane kikamilifu kubadilisha maisha ya wanawake kwa kuondokana na ukatili wa kijinsia ili kupanua wigo wa fursa za usawa kiuchumi kwa wanawake.

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Fact Sheet

November 30, 2014

School pregnancy or sometimes regarded as teenage pregnancy occur in girls who have not completed their primary or secondary school and have few or no remarkable skills, are financially dependent upon their parents and/or continues to live at home and are often immature. Teenage pregnancies remain a serious problem in Tanzania. It is estimated that at the age of seventeen or of eighteen 39%, of all females are either pregnant or already mothers

About one in 20 girls in Tanzania began child-bearing at the age of 15 years, and this rises sharply to one in four among 17 year olds. Girls in rural areas are almost twice as likely as girls in urban areas to start childbearing before they reach 19 years. More than half of girls with no education are mothers or pregnant before they reach 19 years, compared with about 25 per cent of those who completed primary school and less than five per cent of girls who attended secondary school. Open links below to read more..

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July 23,2014

The newly released Fact sheet in this month, July 2014. Fact Sheet!

Worldwide, it is estimated that 51 million girls younger than 18 are child brides. The majority of early marriages occur in West and East Africa and South Asia. Over the next decade, another 100 million girls will face early marriages.

Tanzania has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world. On average, almost two out of five girls will be married before their 18th birthday. In 2010, about 37% of the women aged 20-24 were married/in union before age 18. Data shows a 10% decline since 2004 (41%).

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Dar es Salaam. Wajasiriamali wadogo wa mbogamboga, wamepewa elimu ya ujasiriamali na kukumbushwa kuepuka mikopo ‘hatarishi’ badala yake wakope kwa malengo.
Akizungumza na katika warsha ya wajasiriamali wanawake wa mbogamboga jijini Dar es Salaam, Meneja wa Elimu na Usimamizi, wa CRDB Foundation Joshua Mwakalobo amesema, wajasiriamali wengi wanakopa bila malengo na kuishi kwenye mikopo inayowasababishia madhara lukuki.
“Leo tunamzungumzia mama mboga mboga, ambaye akienda kukopa anakosa, sababu zinazochagiza kukosa mkopo ni kukosa dhamana. CRDB Foundation, iliamua kumsaidia mjasiriamali mdogo bila kujali vigezo vya msingi. Kwa hiyo wewe mjasiriamali, hauna TIN namba, hauna leseni unaweza kushikwa mkono na kupata mkopo” amesema Mwakalobo,
Mwakalobo ameyasema hayo wakati wa warsha ya maadhimisho ya Siku ya Wanawake Duniani, iliyoandaliwa na Chama cha Wanahabari Wanawake Tanzania(TAMWA) kwa kushirikiana na Benkiy a CRDB Foundation, ikilenga kumtambau mjasiriamali mwanamke wa mbogamboga.
Mwakalobo amesema, kabla ya kuchukua mkopo kuna mambo makubwa muhimu ya kujiuliza kabla ya kuchukua mkopo. Kwanza,Kwa nini ninakopa.
“Cha muhimu tunakopa kwa sababu ya kuongeza mtaji kwenye biashara na si kukopa kwa sababu mkopo una riba ndogo. Tunazungumzia uhitaji wa wewe kukopa,” amesema Mwakalobo
Kwa mujibu wa Mwakalobo kwa asilimia kubwa wanaume ndio wanaomiliki ardhi na hivyo asilimia kubwa ya wanawake wanakosa dhamana ya mikopo yao.
Kwa upande wake, Mkurugenzi wa TAMWA, Dr Rose Reuben alisemaTAMWA kwa kushirikiana CRDB Bank Foundation inatambua na kuthamini mchango wa mwanamke mjasiriamali mdogo wa mboga mboga ambaye amekuwa akifanya juhudi za kujikwamua kiuchumi kwa biashara hiyo.
TAMWA na CRDB tunatambua kuwa wajasiriamali wadogo wapo wa aina nyingi, lakini leo katika kuadhimisha mwezi huu wa wanawake, tunafuraha kuwatambua wajasiriamali wanawake wa mboga na matunda kwa kuonesha uthubutu katika kujikwamua kiuchumi.
TAMWA katika tamko imeeleza kuwa kumtambua mwanamke mjasiriamali wa mboga, kunalenga kuibua fursa, changamoto na kuleta suluhisho zitakazowezesha kuwainua wanawake kiuchumi, huku tukiendelea kupigania haki zao na kupambana na vitendo vya ukatili wa kijinsia.

November 30,2014

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January 13,2014

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TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR)

Consultancy to develop gender mainstreaming methodology guidelinesfor the Tanzanian Media Sector. 

1. Background

Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) has played a pivotal role in promoting gender equality and mainstreaming within the media landscape of Tanzania. From 2020 to 2023, TAMWA supported four media housesZanzibar Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), Zanzibar Leo, Afya FM, and Dodoma Media Group (DMG)to strengthen gender-responsive practices, including the development and implementation of gender policies, documentation of sexual harassment cases, and establishment of functional gender desks.

In 2025, TAMWA conducted a follow-up with these media houses to evaluate the progress of the earlier interventions and assess the sustainability of gender mainstreaming efforts. Moreover, TAMWA engaged nine media houses out of the previous one for purpose of making comparison analysis of the state in terms of those supported and those have not been in the project to explore emerging and innovative best practices.

Building on the lessons learned, TAMWA now plans to refine and document its gender mainstreaming methodology,mapping best practices from various media houses and developingcomprehensive, context-specific guidelines to support media houses across Tanzania to adopt transformative and sustainable gender mainstreaming practices.These guidelineswill be shared and discussed with other media stakeholdersfor their validation and buy-in.

2. Purpose of the Assignment

The purpose of this consultancy is to review, refine, and document a gender mainstreaming methodology guideline document based on evidence gathered from past interventions, follow-up assessments, and comparison between TAMWA supported and othernon-supported media houses. The guideline should be practical, adaptable, and tailored to the Tanzanian media context.It is intended to address both internal operations and content creation within media houses, promoting equal representation and challenging harmful gender stereotypes. 

3. Specific Objectives

4. Scope of Work

Under the overall guidance of TAMWA, the consultant will:

5.Key Deliverables and Duration – Summary

The consultancy will run over a period of four weeks and will produce the following key deliverables: an inception report outlining the methodology, tools, and workplan; a desk review summary and assessment tools with accompanying analysis; a dialogue session report; a draft gender mainstreaming methodology guideline; and a final, revised, and validated guideline.

6. Consultant Profile and Qualifications

7. Application Process

Interested individual consultants should submit the following:

Applications should be submitted no later than 07 September2025 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.with the subject line: Consultancy – Gender Mainstreaming Methodology Guideline.