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MEDEA Tanzania 2023 Annual Report

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we share with you the MEDEA Tanzania 2023 Annual Report. This report encapsulates our collective efforts, achievements, and contributions towards fostering positive change and empowering communities. Kindly allocate some time to thoroughly peruse the report. Your valuable feedback is highly appreciated, and if feasible, we would be …

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Sauti Zetu Film Festival 2023 Report

Sauti Zetu Film Festival – not just a film festival, but a noteworthy cinematic event in Dar es Salaam. As we commemorate its inaugural edition, we are delighted to sincerely share with you the comprehensive report of this year’s festival. Explore the details of the event and its highlights by clicking the link here.

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CALL FOR YOUNG FILMMAKERS

Kivulini Storytellers, yeah, you are right; Under the shade storytellers. Under the shade, where people take a rest when they finish their jobs; under the shade, where community members gather for community dialogues; and, of course, under the shade, where we used to gather and listen to the tales from our grannies. As emerging storytellers, …

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How AfyaPlus promotes menstrual hygiene to safeguard young girls’ right to education.

From February 19 to 22, Media for Development and Advocacy, MEDEA Tanzania and other grantees of the Malala Fund had the honor of visiting  the Afya Plus Tanzania organization to exchange ideas and gain insights into the Safe Pads Project. The project, implemented by Afya Plus across 50 schools in the Iringa region, strives to …

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“The notion that a woman’s attire is directly linked to sexual corruption is fundamentally flawed,” Says Dr Rose of TAMWA

“I challenge the notion that it is acceptable to describe women’s clothing as provocative, as this reinforces problematic attitudes about women’s responsibility for men’s sexual behavior. These beliefs and attitudes not only influence women’s daily lives but also shape how some individuals respond to incidents of sexual corruption and harassment”. These statements and more were …

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Addressing Sextortion in the Tanzania Music Industry; Learn What MEDEA and Partners Did.

Thania Abdallah famously known by her stage name Thania Msomali is 33 years old and has been a taarab singer for 8 years. She is one of 15 female artists who recently attended the Female Artist Forum at Dar Es Salaam, organized under the Tuambie project. Thania has never felt able to talk openly about …

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Sauti Zetu Interventions in Lindi: Unyago and Other Significant Findings.

By Jackline Mgeni, Elias Maeda & Hassan Kiyungi As Media for Development and Advocacy (MEDEA Tanzania) continues to implement its one-year Sauti Zetu Project with the support from Malala Fund, which focuses on increasing community understanding of Tanzania’s existing marriage law of 1971 and its implications to girls’ rights to education, we are grateful that the …

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