OAK Foundation, Program Director, Florence Bruce (second left) speaks to reporters in a news conference during the launch of the report on children exposed to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation findings from three countries, Ethiopia, Nepal and Bulgaria, other are Professor Robbie Gilligan right and second right is International Consultant on Child Protection , Jane Warburton, Right is Coordinator, Tanzania Child Rights Forum Mr. Eric Guga and far left is OAK Foundation Representative Child Abuse Programme, East Africa, Fassil Marriam.
By Damas Makangale, Tanzania
Tanzania has been hailed in its commitment to fight sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children in the African region.
Today, Non Government Organisation, OAK launched a study called “Learning from children exposed to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation”. Speaking to reporters in the news conference in Dar es Salaam OAK, Director Florence Bruce said the government of Tanzania has shown commitment in the fight against child abuse.
“We are now looking forward in the future to have close collaboration with the local non-government organizations, activists, governments and others in order to have a clear solution by having agreed implementation that involves all stakeholders,” she said.
She added that the project contributes knowledge around the concept of resilience by listening to the life experience and circumstances of 257 children and young people in three countries, Ethiopia, Bulgaria and Nepal.
OAK Foundation, Program Director, Florence Bruce, gestures as she speaks to reporters at the news conference in Dar es Salaam today about the report on child abuse.
I went to Hotel south beach in Kigamboni while on hols in Dar.
ReplyDeleteThere was this fat mzungu recodring people & children swimming in the pool etc.
I asked one of the workers to intervene but he chickened out.
I did it myself, confronted the guy as to why he is recording children etc without their parents consent. He said there was nothing incriminating on the recordings.
I ordered him to delete all the recordings as he did not have any children with him there and did not ask for their permission to be recorded. He argued a bit and I said he can do it himself, or I will call the Police!
Under My watchful eyes he deleted everything he had.
It was sad to see oblivious parents and children having fun just recorded without their knowledge.