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Suzana Mwaitenda, project officer at the Crisis Resolution Center (CRC), recently made these remarks in Dar es Salaam at the launch of a project to help marginalized women and girls in the city
. incidents of gender-based violence that continue to harm women and girls in society.
The one-year project is implemented in three neighborhoods of the city, including Kawe, Karanga and Ubungo.
Funded by the Legal Services Facility (LSF), the project aims to enable marginalized societies facing gender-based violence to claim their rights through legal means.
Up to now, the organization has managed to open five cases. before the courts of first instance, while more than 10 such cases were referred to the High Court.
She cited male dominance in society coupled with greed for possessing wealth as factors that fuel gender violence.
"Through the project, we managed to help a widow get Sh112 million that she claimed as payment for her inheritance," says Mwaitenda
According to her, the project works closely with the offices in police stations to deal with cases of gender-based violence that mainly affect women.
Chande Ramadhani, a parent said her daughter was seriously injured by a crowd of young people while she was
He added that such acts of violence still existed in society, mainly against women and girls, who committed them
Ramadhani said that he was difficult for him to fight for the rights of his daughter, but thanks to the CRC, they managed to file a case in court and sought compensation for his daughter.
Janeth Mawinza, Executive Director of WAJIKI, a community organization that supports women economically, said the initiative supports older women, especially widows who face gender-based violence but do not fight for their rights. explained that the organization, as one of the project implementation partners, from January to May this year, there had been 17 cases of gender-based violence in the district of Mwananyamala [19659002Sheaddedthatoneofthereasonsitwasdifficulttocontrolthetendencyofperpetratorstofleethecrimeareasandcontinuetocommitthemelsewhere
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