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Family portrait of Pastor Isack Masako Nwoza, his wife Dorcas and their three children.

12 October 2018

Child protection

Many children in Tanzania experience violence, neglect and exploitation.

A child stands in front of their school

Banning Corporal Punishment in Schools

Implementing positive discipline in Tanzanian schools

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Banning Corporal Punishment in Tanzanian Schools (PDF, 2 MB)

Many children like Salama continue to face corporal punishment at home in Tanzania.

18 October 2022

Corporal punishment harms children

Many children face corporal punishment at home in Tanzania

Meet Binti

06 October 2022

Meet Binti and end child marriage

Binti is changing the fight against child marriage in Tanzania

A radio presenter interviewing a UNICEF staff member about violence against children in the Ileje FM studio community radio station.

Radio reduces violence

Community radio reduces violence against children

Tabia Kayange and Naima Mtani are the two trained guidance and counselling teachers, together with the head teacher at Itete primary school, Tanzania. Also in the photo is the ward education officer.

Inspired Teachers Protect Students

Children now feel confident to come to teachers with their issues

The "Happy and Sad Box" that saved Upendo from child marriage

Child marriage saved by a box

"We found a note in the happy and sad box that said Upendo* is married"

Mother and child holding birth certificate

New one-stop-shop for birth certificates

The key to children's rights

Close-up picture of a child's eye.

A real home for the first time

Learn more about the fit family programme in Tanzania

29 January 2019

UN condemns killing of children in Njombe