Gender equality is everyone’s struggle - UNFPA Executive Director
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13 May 2021
Whole communities, including men and boys, must be included in the fight for greater equality. © State House/Jackson Msangula
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania It was 3 o clock on a Friday afternoon when Grace , a counsellor at the National Child Helpline in Tanzania, received a call from a concerned teacher in Msalala, Shinyanga Region. One of her brightest students, Eliza , aged 13 and in standard five, had not turned up for school that day, and she had heard worrying rumours that Eliza’s parents intended to marry her. She had also learned that they had accepted a bride dowry payment from the groom’s family in their village. The man who had been chosen for Eliza was 35 years old.
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Tanzania and IFAD Partner to Boost Productivity, Improve Food Security and Build Resilience of Small-Scale Farmers in the Face of the Climate Change
Written by AZoCleantechMay 12 2021
A US$77.4 million project signed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will bring much needed help to 260,000 rural households facing the impacts of climate change. The Agriculture and Fisheries Development Programme (AFDP) will provide the means for rural people to boost productivity, improve food security and nutrition, and increase their resilience.
Image Credit: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Poverty is higher in rural areas, with 31 per cent of the population living below the poverty line, and depending on livestock, food crop production and fisheries for their livelihood. At a time when the COVID-19 crisis could push another 500,000 Tanzanians into poverty, AFDP will targe
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