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 Kivulini’s vision is to see a community
free from
domestic violence where women’s rights are respected and valued.
Kivulini’s mission
seeks to achieve this vision by facilitating an enabling
social, economical, and legal environment which guarantees women and girls right
to live in violence free communities through self empowerment, advocacy and
building an active social movement for change.
We acknowledge that violence does not just happen, but is entrenched in societal
norms and practices. As such, we endeavour to tackle these root causes of
violence as a first step towards prevention. We also realise that we alone
cannot reach as
many people as we would like
to, so we have dedicated time
to identifying and working with partners to achieve this mission!
Violence against women takes
many forms. The 1993 Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly, on the
Elimination of Violence against Women, defined violence as ‘Any act of
gender-based violence that results in or is likely to result in physical,
sexual, or psychological harm
or suffering to women.’ According to a recent study by World Health Organization
(WHO) on women’s health and domestic violence against women, Tanzania still has
high rate of domestic violence. Working towards its vision of creating a
violence free community, Kivulini also focuses on the economic empowerment of
women as a means of curbing domestic violence and creating an environment in
which they can earn an income and escape poverty. The majority of women remain
in violent relationships because leaving them would mean losing their homes,
other property and their children. Kivulini encourages women to take positions
of local leadership, promoting their involvement in decision making processes
and increasing access to education for women and girls.
This
website will give you more information about
our vision and mission, our objectives, Strategy and
Programs and about our history. It also
includes analysis of work done in preventing Domestic violence in two Districts
of Mwanza Region, Tanzania. This will give you a good idea of Kivulini and the
context of our work, but do not hesitate to
contact us
should you have more questions.
We also
want to find about you and your ideas and concerns about Domestic Violence
against Women in Tanzania! Write to
us and help to make a difference in Preventing Domestic Violence
against Women in Tanzania.
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