Minister of Health Zanzibar, Mahmoud Kombo(Left)  receiving  TAMWA  at 30 book and khanga on this week of

International Women's Day Week in Zanzibar from, one of the founder members of TAMWA and editor of the said book Miss Fatma Alloo.

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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November 30,2014

Click here to read new released magazine..

January 13,2014

The new Sauti ya Siti magazine has been released with new features, stories and many more....

Download English version here and Swahili version here

Previous Edition

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Planned results for 2009-2014 Strategic plan

• The increase number of women in all decision making organs to 50% including ministerial cabinet, parliament, and village councils   by year 2014 6,000 poor women in Zanzibar (3000 from Pemba North and 3000 from Unguja South) sensitized and access credit facilities to engage in economic activities.
• Significant reduction in school pregnancy occurrences specifically in target regions.
• Reduce maternal deaths by 50 percent by 2014. (Current maternal death is 579 per 100,000).
• Arrest  the spread of HIV in target regions.
• Significant reduction in grand and petty corruption cases.
• Significant reduction in violence against women and children eg.in FGM, child marriages, rape, abandonment of women and children, denial of women inheritance rights etc.

 Expected outputs

The expected outputs of the TAMWA interventions for the coming Six years include:

• Reduced poverty among women in targeted area.
• Reduced school pregnancies, child marriages, FGM, abandonment of women and children, maternal mortality and poverty in women in targeted  areas.
• Enhanced public awareness  and action against  corruption in all its forms and levels.
• Increased participation of women in  decision-making levels.
• Improved maternal health.
• Increased awareness on impact of gender based violence and HIV infection among women.
• The amendment and /or repeal of bad laws that impact negatively on well being of women and children.

We humbly request for you support to enable us realize plan.

Chama cha Wanahabari Wanawake –TAMWA, kinaungana na mashirika mengine yanayopinga ukatili wa kijinsia na kutetea haki za binadamu kote nchini kuadhimisha Siku ya Mtoto wa Afrika ambayo huadhimishwa tarehe 16 Juni kila mwaka.

Maadhimisho hayo ambayo yatafanyika wilayani Ilala Kata ya kivule leo tarehe 14 Juni, 2018 kuanzia saa tatu Asubuhi hadi saa tano katika viwanja vya stendi ya Mbondole, Mgeni rasmi ni Mkuu wa Wilaya hiyo Mh. Sophia Mjema ambapo kauli mbiu mwaka huu ni “Kuelekea Uchumi wa Viwanda, Tusimwache Mtoto Nyuma’’ inamlenga kila mzazi, mlezi, ndugu, jamaa, jirani na rafiki kumpenda mtoto kwa namna yoyote ile, kuhakikisha anatunzwa vizuri na haki zake zinalindwa ipasavyo ili atimize ndoto zake. 

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