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Empowerment and livelihoods for adolescents program
Photo: Natalia Atkins/BRAC
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Empowerment and livelihood for adolescents

A promising intervention to prepare girls for lives as strong, resilient, and adaptable adults.

  • 31st August 2022
Kiwohede group photo
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Visit Kiwohede

Justa “Mama J” Mwaituka and her co-founders created Kiota Women’s Health and Development as a safe “nest” for vulnerable Tanzanian youth.

  • 31st August 2022
Upendo
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Safe Heroes: Upendo, DREAMS Ambassador, Tanzania

"My life is what I can use to help others, so I have to be a champion. I have to be strong for others.”

  • 31st August 2020
Alembe at the Kigamboni Community Centre library
Alembe, coordinator, Kigamboni Community Centre. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/TanzaniaPhoto: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Tanzania
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Safe Heroes: Kigamboni Community Centre, Tanzania

“My dream for these children is for them to reach their own dreams according to their own desires.”

  • 16th November 2018
Hancy and Janeth Safe Heroes
Hancy and Janeth, activist, Tanzania. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Tanzania.
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Safe Heroes: Janeth and Hancy, activists, Tanzania

“What gives us hope is how we are rescuing these children. If I stop doing this, who will?”

  • 16th November 2018
Oliver & Enesi Safe Heroes
Oliver and Enesi, peer educators, Tanzania. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Tanzania.
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Safe Heroes: Enesi and Oliver, peer educators, Tanzania

“My request is that we reach more girls all over Tanzania. They need to know that there is a safe space to talk. We’re here.”

  • 15th November 2018
Janisa
Janisa, DREAMS Ambassador, Tanzania. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Tanzania.
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Safe Heroes: Janisa, DREAMS Ambassador, Tanzania

“My salon is famous within the community. People are brought to me even if I don’t know them because they know that I am a champion for the victims of sexual violence.”

  • 14th November 2018
Dr Fatma Ali Haji_Safe Heroes
Dr Fatma Ali Haji, clinical officer. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Tanzania.
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Safe Heroes: Mnazi Mmoja, Zanzibar

“With the one stop center, more victims get the services they need on time, right away."

  • 13th November 2018
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Ahmed Rashid Ali, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Zanzibar.
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Safe Heroes: Ahmed, child protection specialist, Zanzibar

"I started working in violence prevention because I believe that children need to be well-protected to ensure that they can grow and develop."

  • 13th November 2018
Police Officer, Janet Masangano Safe Heroes
Janet Masangano, police officer, Tanzania. Photo: Together for Girls/Alexandra Tucci Thomas/Tanzania.
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Safe Heroes: Police Gender & Children's Desk, Tanzania

“Children’s issues are not a single person’s responsibility, we all must work in cooperation for the benefit of the child."

  • 11th March 2018