Child Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) Valerie N.Msoka Tanzania CEFM Champion
CE F M I N T ANZANIA In TZ, on average, almost two out of five girls will be married before their 18th birthday. AND, a journalistic survey last year showed that there are areas that people even book a pregnancy – should the baby you are carrying be a girl, she will be my wife!
PREVELANCE OF CEFM Shinyanga (59%), Tabora (58%), Mara (55%), Dodoma (51%), Lindi (48%), Mbeya (45%), Morogoro (42%) Singida (42%), Rukwa (40%), Ruvuma (39%), Mwanza (37%), Kagera (36%), Mtwara (35%), Manyara (34%), Pwani (33%), Tanga (29%), Arusha (27%), Kilimanjaro (27%), Kigoma (26%), Dar es Salaam (19%), and Iringa (8%).
AFRICA
CHALLENGES � Patria rc ha l Syste m inhe re nt in the so c ie ty � So c ia l No rms tha t push fa milie s � Co nflic ting L a ws tha t g ive lo o pho le s � E duc a tio n Syste m tha t do e s no t a ddre ss the GC � L a c k o f Awa re ne ss o f the impa c t � L a c k o f Po litic a l will & Da ring L e a de rship to ta ke up the issue
SUCESSES � E xiste nc e o f Ne two rk � Child Ma rria g e F re e Zo ne Ca mpa ig n - 2014 � Sig na to ry to the Girl Child Cha rte r – 2014 � Pro po se d Co nstitutio n ha s a g e o f c hild � CE F M Cha mpio nship � On the Na tio na l Ag e nda � Ha s UN suppo rt � Pa rt o f the Glo b a l mo ve me nt � Me dia invo lve me nt
WAY FORWARD? EMPOWERING Activities in schools and communities that through GIRLS their participation will protect those at risk and give opportunities to young mothers(in-schools, out of school and in marriage) MOBILISING E ng ag ing diffe re nt sta ke ho lde rs, the yo uth, pa re nts, SOCIETY re lig io us and traditio nal le ade rs, the judic iary, the po lic e , te a c he rs and po litic ians fo r attitude and be havio urc ha ng e PROVISION OF Se c to rs suc h as E duc atio n and He alth are addre sse d SERVICES to fac to r in the ne e ds o f the g irl c hild, suc h as ac c e ssibility, me als and fac ilitie s - what o f who g e t pre g nant? IMPLEMENTATION L e g al re me die s are in plac e to pro te c t and pre ve nt OF LAWS & CE F M a nd I MPL E ME NT E D POLICIES
HOW CAN IT BE DONE � De ve lo p a Na tio na l Stra te g y – b y the invo lve me nt o f sta ke ho lde rs (e g Gha na & Za mb ia ) � Ac tio n Pla ns – with sta ke ho lde rs unde rsta nding the ir pa rts � Using the me dia to ra ise the issue a t e ve ry le ve l– Ag e nda Se tte r / SOSPA 1998 � Multifa c e te d/ Multi la ye re d a ppro a c h � Mo nito ring & E va lua tio n
POLITICAL WILL T he e nd g o al is kno wn. A pla n ha s to b e ma ppe d o ut. A g re a t fir mne ss o f mind is req uired in o r de r to fo llo w thr o ug h ste adily, to c arry o ur the pla n, and no t to b e thro wn o ff c o urse by dive rsio ns suc h a s no t winning the ele c tio n. Whe n yo u win the c a use , yo u ha ve wo n. YOU CAN DO IT � 2015 in T Z – No g a ins – Se mina rwill? � 2016 in Gha na - ?
RSON PE OR ONE F NOT
THE END GOAL IS TO MOVE FROM THIS
S HI O T T
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME & FOR LISTENING
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