DAR ES SALAAM: President Samia Suluhu Hassan is ready to be the chief visitor on the nationwide celebration of International Women’s Day, scheduled for March 8 in Arusha.
The announcement was remodeled the weekend by the Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women, and Special Groups, Dr. Dorothy Gwajima, throughout a press briefing in Dar es Salaam, the place she outlined key actions main as much as the occasion below the theme: ”Women and Girls: Strengthening Equality, Rights, and Empowerment.”
Dr. Gwajima famous that whereas International Women’s Day is commemorated yearly at regional ranges, the nationwide occasion is held each 5 years to guage progress in attaining gender equality and ladies’s empowerment.
She mentioned Arusha was chosen to host this 12 months’s occasion because it has by no means held a nationwide Women’s Day celebration earlier than.
She mentioned the area, together with Manyara, additionally faces important gender-related challenges, together with excessive charges of feminine genital mutilation (FGM), with prevalence at 43per cent and 28per cent, respectively.
Hosting the occasion in Arusha, she added, would assist spotlight these challenges and promote efforts to deal with them.
Dr Gwajima mentioned elaborated that collection of occasions have been deliberate forward of the principle celebration.
She mentioned that the official launch will happen on March 1 at regional, district, and ward ranges, bringing collectively girls and stakeholders to evaluate progress and set future objectives.
From March 3 to six, regional boards shall be held in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Geita, Mbeya, Lindi, and Kigoma, every specializing in key gender points related to their respective areas.
Exhibitions showcasing girls entrepreneurs, private and non-private establishments, and varied firms will happen in Arusha from March 5 to eight. A particular Women’s Night occasion is scheduled for March 7, with round 1,500 attendees anticipated.
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The celebrations will peak on March 8, with attendees inspired to put on a particular commemorative kitenge material, out there at a wholesale worth of 25,000/- and a retail worth of as much as 30,000/-.
Dr. Gwajima emphasised that this 12 months’s occasion carries particular significance because it coincides with the thirtieth anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Declaration on gender equality, which Tanzania continues to implement as a UN member.
She additionally mirrored on the historical past of International Women’s Day, tracing its origins to 1911, when feminine industrial staff within the United States protested towards poor working situations and wage disparities.
Tanzania has noticed the day since 1997, holding national-level celebrations each 5 years whereas regional commemorations happen yearly.