National Responses to VAW

Women's Rights Organisation

National Responses to Violence Against Women

Kivulini’s focus on Violence Against Women has its foundation in both international and national law and opinion. In Tanzania, the overall framework for legal and human rights for women and men in the Constitution (1977) and its various amendments state that all persons are born equal and are entitled to recognition and respect. That being the case, efforts has been made both by the Tanzania government and civil society organisations (CSOs) to prevent violence against women and girls.

Tanzania has made some positive responses to the issues of gender equality including:

· Establishment of the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children (MCDGC)

· Replacement of the WID policy (1992) by Women Development and Gender Policy (2000)

· Dissemination of Kiswahili versions of CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action, the SADC Gender and Development Declaration

· Development monitoring indicators for CEDAW implementation

· The Land Act and Village Land Act of 1999, which repeal customary and traditionally gendered practices to provide gender equality in the ownership, use and management of land

· Affirmative action in Parliament for women at 30% and 33.3% in local government

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