FCS‘s Fight against FGM for a Better Future
Every year, 6th February is recognized globally as theInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The day aims to create awareness, amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice by various stakeholders. FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women and is a form of gender discrimination. FGM also violates a person's rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to life when…Read More
Mobilized to fight GBV in Arusha Chini
Introduction This project was made possible with support of the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) to Tusonge Community Development Organization. From the onset the project design had set out approaches such as facilitation, orientation, meetings and awareness campaigns to address various GBV challenges. GBV has no territory Gender based violence knows no boundaries; it affects minority groups such as women and children in many culture, race, social classes across the nations. It comprises of incidences and harmful traditions which fuel women and girls vulnerability. They may take various forms…Read More
SAY No to FGM
Through activities undertaken in this project by Tusonge, with support of the Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) many issues pertaining to Gender Based Violence have come to the fore and in turn got the attention they deserve. As a result, sensitized women from among pastoralist communities who used to practice Female Genital Mutilations (FGM) as traditional circumcisers have shunned harmful practice and become agents of change in their communities. A cutter abandoned FGM to save lives Tusonge sensitized and raised awareness of the pastoralist communities in Arusha Chini against…Read More
FGM fight is one that we’ve to win
FGM fight is one that we’ve to win “It is a difficult fight, but it is a fight we have to win for the sake of hundreds of girls whose health, future educational prospects and esteem are jeopardized because of outdated, dangerous traditions,” says Mr. Valerian Mgani, the Project Manager with the Association for Termination of Female Genital Mutilation Association. This is a civil society organization (CSO), located in the Masanga Mission, Tarime District in Mara. The harmful traditions Mgani is talking about are, one, female genital mutilation (FGM)…Read More
School Clubs empower children against GBV in Arusha
School Clubs empower children against GBV in Arusha The Centre for Women and Children Development (CWCD) is implementing a two year project called Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence. This project is funded by Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) under the Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) cluster and it targets ten Wards of Arusha District, in northern Tanzania. The project aims at creating awareness and address increased forms of gender based violence (GBV) towards Maasai women and children. These include child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), lack of land…Read More