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A study conducted by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) (2011) on assessment of the situation of children in institutional care in Tanzania indicated that there are more than 500 residential care centres. It is estimated that there are 40 residential care centres providing support to almost 2000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Dar es Salaam (MoHSW 2011). Unfortunately, in Tanzania apparently no recent nationwide comprehensive situational analysis has been conducted of OVC in various alternative care systems, other than a baseline survey on a situational…
The Violence Against Children Surveys are nationally representative household surveys led by national governments, with technical support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the Together for Girls partnership. This fact sheet presents country-specific data from the Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Tanzania.
The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in Tanzania included a population-based quantitative survey with women and men aged 15 to 49, as well as qualitative research focused on adolescents and young adults. The International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) is a comprehensive, multi-country study on men’s and women’s realities, practices, and attitudes with regard to gender norms, gender-equality policies, household dynamics, caregiving and fatherhood, domestic violence, sexual diversity, health, and economic stress, among other topics.
Among the findings from…
This brief is part of a series of country briefs which aim to provide an analysis of children’s living and care arrangements according to the latest available data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) or Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys (MICS) at the time of publication.
This country brief provides an overview of data on children’s living arrangements in Tanzania, extracted from the 2010 DHS survey. The brief presents data on who children…
Executive Summary
As a leading child protection organisation in Tanzania, Mkombozi works to empower children who are currently, were previously, or are at-risk of becoming street-involved through various interventions including direct services for basic needs, family reunification support, community engagement activities and awareness-raising through advocacy efforts. The 2012 Mkombozi census of street-involved children aimed to produce and analyse quantifiable data on street-involved children in Moshi and Arusha municipalities. The census took place over a period of 12 hours in each town…