Fao and Koica in partnership with Zanzibar Government transform the mariculture sector
Farming of Marine Fish in Zanzibar has made a major leap forward following a successful establishment of a state of the art semi-commercial, multi-species marine hatchery financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) through technical support by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Partnerships against FGM
In recognizing the importance of partnerships and collaboration in addressing these three vices, the Ministry invited different stakeholders including non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to be part of the important dialogue.
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Every one's effort counts in the fight against FGM
There's power behind heroic feats being led by different individuals in the fight against FGM.
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The economy around FGM
The reasons given to the practice of FGM vary from traditional and keeping to cultural values, social pressure, faith and beliefs, as well as a response to the wellbeing of the girl or woman
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It takes more than one arm of the law
Under the National Plan of Action to End Violence Against Women and Children (NPA-VAWC), changing social norms and attitudes to protect women and children in ending child marriage and FGM has been given great precedence. It is important to raise awareness, to demystify wrong beliefs and counter negative norms with correct information.
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Cutting family ties
How FGM went from only causing impacts to innocent girls and women to adversely affect marriages
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The Custodians
It is clear that the consequences of FGM outweigh the supposed-importance placed on it
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For the love or life of a daughter?
FGM has both long-term and short-term consequences that include death from hemorrhaging and pain; infections and trauma; decreased sexual pleasure and pain during intercourse; neonatal effects (depending on the type of FGM undergone); as well as other health and psychological disorders.
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Innocence under the razor
One of the regions with the highest numbers of girls being cut before the age of one, is Singida region. It is the fifth region with the highest prevalence of FGM at 31 per cent.