Since 1987 TAMWA has been working towards a better position of women in the Tanzanian media and other sectors of society. TAMWA has been very active in raising the awareness on the position of women not only amongst women, but also amongst men, both in government, state structures and the general public.
TAMWA has been drawing attention to violence against women, teenage pregnancies, unequal opportunities for girls and women in schools and training institutions and the portraying of women in the media and the image of women in general.
TAMWA uses different strategies, e.g. lobby and advocacy work towards politicians, government officers and societal institutions, publication of newsletters, magazines, research reports and booklets, production of radio programmes and organisation of training workshops and seminars.
Mailing Address:
Tanzania Media Women's Association
P.O. Box 8981
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
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- a professional activist organisation established in 1987 with a vision "to use media to sensitize society on gender issues, and to advocate and lobby for policy and legal changes which favour the promotion of human rights of women and children". Apart from the general role of contributing to the development of the country through media advocacy, the main objective of the association is to educate women and children on their rights through gender sensitisation programmes. TAMWA also bolsters the journalistic skills of its members through training.
Picture from Daily News, January 23, 1992
