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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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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?”

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.”

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.”

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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."

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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."

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."