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Author: Osoro P.J. Nyawangah
without comprehensive approach and a coordinated strategy laid and implemented effectively by committed team, tackling women's problems is going to be a nightmare!
Legal assistance denial from the law enforcer institutions in Tanzania is a major obstacle hindering achievement of the millennium
They acknowledged that progress is based on sustainable economic growth, which must focus on the poor, with human rights at the center. Measurable goals were defined for combating poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environment degradation and discrimination against women.
Last 8th day of March, women allover the world gathered in their respective areas to commemorate their day. They snatched the opportunity to air their views on how to be empowered as per the International day's theme and how they are being denied that right. Tanzanian women were not left behind on this.
The theme for this year is "Women empowerment: the key to achieving the millennium development goals"
Now, in Tanzania as in most of the African countries, implementation of the women empowerment is being threatened by gender discrimination caused by incorrect myths and misconceptions of the community.
This and other obstacles force the Tanzanian woman to face environmental burden: which is the result of unequal participation in education and decision – making at family, community and political levels. She therefore falls prey to rape, physical ( Next Page )
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