Publications

On the Day of the African Child 2021, we are launching our 'Make Child Mothers Count' campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the untapped potential of child mothers across Africa!

Utafiti Shirikishi kuhusu Mimba na Kuwa Mama katika umri mdogo uliofanywa Wilaya ya Mpwapwa, Tanzania

FORWARD's Musicians Unite to End FGM (MUTEFGM) project launches new song by Tanzania rapper RP Mbaula Ntiai Eembe Koko (Drop The Razor Blade, Old Lady)

Ntiai Eembe Koko is sung in Maasai meaning “Drop the razor blade, old lady,” the song is being launched by FORWARD’s Musicians Unite to End FGM (MUTEFGM) project.

Participatory Study on Teenage Pregnancy and Child Motherhood in Mpwapwa District, Tanzania

Participatory Study on Teenage Pregnancy and Child Motherhood in Mpwapwa District, Tanzania

The key drivers of child marriage in Tanzania are multifaceted and vary across regions and ethnic groups. This study finds the following drivers of child marriage in Tanzania: income poverty, specific sociocultural norms related to marriage, agency and choice, adolescent fertility, gender inequality and control of female sexuality, and weak legal and policy frameworks.

Lessons from an intervention on child marriage and female genital mutilation in Mara Region, Tanzania

Simulizi ya Kweli ya Ghati na Rhobi ni filamu ya uhuishaji ya dakika tano inayolenga kuongeza uelewa juu ya ukeketaji. Inaeleza simulizi ya kuvutia ya wasichana wawili (Ghati na Rhobi) ambao walikaataa ukeketaji kwenye jamii yao. Wasichana hawa walionyesha ujasiri kwa kusema hapana kwa ukeketaji, kitendo ambacho walisikia kina maumivu makali ambapo wasichana kadhaa hufariki kutokana nacho. Kwa msaada wa wazee katika jamii yao, walibadilisha mitazamo juu ya kipindi cha mpito cha msichana kutoka usichana kwenda utu uzima yaani kuwa mwanamke kwa kutokomeza ukeketaji.

Voices of Child Brides and Child Mothers in Tanzania: A PEER Report on Child Marriage