Pangani
District Council and other Government organs have been advised against
putting hurdles on the work of a non-government organization, UZIKWASA
that is spearheading efforts to change traditional mindsets that hinder
people, especially women and children form speaking out freely against
gender-based violence and other social abuses.
The advice was given by the Deputy Minister for Water and Irrigation, Jumaa Awesso when he spoke at a ceremony to award best performing Village Multisectoral Aids, Gender and Leadership Committees (VMACs) held at Msaraza village in Bushiri Ward of Pangani District.
He said that UZIKWASA is responsible for changing mindsets of the people as regards gender-based violence, early marriages, early pregnancies and other social abuses in the society. “It is very difficult to separate the development of a freedom to speak out on various issues on the people and the work of UZIKWASA,” Awesso, who is also the Member of Parliament for Pangani, pointed out.
He said that he know that the organization has some challenges that hinder its work and called oin the Council and other Government organs to work closely with UZIKWASA which is spearheading the transformation of a society that was previously regarded as having fear of speaking out.
Awesso said that the Pangani society would suffer a heavy loss if it cuts down the work of the organization which has trained village leaderships on responsible and transformative leadership and enabled people to speak out on abuses that have been going for years in the society.
He said the work of the organization has had an impact on increase in reported cases of rape and oithe abuses in the district. He said the number of cases that have been reported this was 58 but 38 out of them have been stalling because culprits have been reported to escape.
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The advice was given by the Deputy Minister for Water and Irrigation, Jumaa Awesso when he spoke at a ceremony to award best performing Village Multisectoral Aids, Gender and Leadership Committees (VMACs) held at Msaraza village in Bushiri Ward of Pangani District.
He said that UZIKWASA is responsible for changing mindsets of the people as regards gender-based violence, early marriages, early pregnancies and other social abuses in the society. “It is very difficult to separate the development of a freedom to speak out on various issues on the people and the work of UZIKWASA,” Awesso, who is also the Member of Parliament for Pangani, pointed out.
He said that he know that the organization has some challenges that hinder its work and called oin the Council and other Government organs to work closely with UZIKWASA which is spearheading the transformation of a society that was previously regarded as having fear of speaking out.
Awesso said that the Pangani society would suffer a heavy loss if it cuts down the work of the organization which has trained village leaderships on responsible and transformative leadership and enabled people to speak out on abuses that have been going for years in the society.
He said the work of the organization has had an impact on increase in reported cases of rape and oithe abuses in the district. He said the number of cases that have been reported this was 58 but 38 out of them have been stalling because culprits have been reported to escape.
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