GENDER Forum and Constitution (GFC) has urged women to participate fully in the establishment of Ward constitutional councils to be formed shortly. "We as women need to see the extension of gender in the new constitution in order to promote women's rights and gender issues in general".

Tanzanian National Assembly Speaker Anne Makinda has urged women to look beyond their allotted 30% quota in the National Assembly and seek full 50% representation by participating in elections in constituencies, Tanzania's Daily News reported Monday (August 6th).

"You must not fear and we cannot cling on to special seats forever; we must go to the constituencies and fight. Let us not let down Tanzanian women," she said to a group of women lawmakers.

Women in Tanzania organized themselves into a feminist institution that will provide advocacy and research related to the women's fundamental rights and anti-poverty measures.
The article First Feminist Activist Institute Opens in Tanzania includes interesting details on the new iniatiatve.

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) women wing (UWT)in Kilimanjaro Region is planning to start women competition in business and politics, with the view to encourage more women to join politics and at the same time engage in income generating and subsequently fight poverty.
To read the full article, please visit Daily News Online.

CCM Women’s Wing (UWT) national chairperson Sophia Simba, has called on women in the country to effectively use the opportunity availed for contributing their views in regard to the constitution review bill. She said the society, particularly rural women, looks to students to push forward the country’s development, adding that even in urban areas, very few have had the opportunity to obtain higher education like they did.

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