Today, we have gathered to reflect upon the most essential part of the journey in the State of Tanzania towards empowering its women and children. Absolutely no doubt that the rise witnessed in every country is attributed mostly to the potentials of the entire populace, and our women and children are the most crucial part in comparison to any other segment.
Traditional values have relegated women and children to the peripheral of societal advancement. Their undecided abilities, usually ignored, have retarded the development pace of our country. It is turning tide on the other hand. It is being dawned on us that the empowerment of women and children is not a social issue per se but is also a factor toward the economy.
It is especially in having women actively involved in decision-making and leadership that the political need arises. If women can be allowed to run political offices, then governance will be more inclusive and citizens more involved in what concerns them when they are the active agents of policy change. What is more, girls' and young women's education becomes a generation of aware and engaged citizens who can demand accountability and be the agents of positive change.
From a social point of view, the emancipation of women and children is an important element toward a united and just society. The education of women and their economic autonomy make them better aware of the choices available to them, hence making their health, reproduction rights, family health, and welfare decisions more informed. Beginning childhood development properly, with provision for all children with quality education, has a relation to creating the basic building blocks for a much fairer and harmonious society.
The roles that women and children play towards development in Tanzania are too big to be overemphasized from an economic point of view. Provided with only the tools necessary not only to survive but to really thrive, women invariably show up as micro-entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders on the job. Their contribution sets in motion the growth, employment creation, and poverty reduction cycle. By investing in the education and skills development of our youth, we were basically raising a future workforce that could compete at any level.
We should, therefore, not lose focus on women and children who ought to be the first beneficiaries to attain all the benefits towards having an ideal Tanzania in the future. The issue can be tackled by:
Increase quality education to all children but give girls first priority. Deliver integrated health care services covering maternal and child health to women and children. Empowerment of women by the capacity building to run their own companies, actively being in economies. Promotion of gender equality, debunking these false social norms and stereotypes. Prevention of violence and exploitation against women and girls by respect of human rights.
The good news is that if the public sector, civil society, and people come together, these women and children will not only survive but soar. Let us look to their potential, for in our support of them, we shall find our security as a nation.
Traditional values have relegated women and children to the peripheral of societal advancement. Their undecided abilities, usually ignored, have retarded the development pace of our country. It is turning tide on the other hand. It is being dawned on us that the empowerment of women and children is not a social issue per se but is also a factor toward the economy.
It is especially in having women actively involved in decision-making and leadership that the political need arises. If women can be allowed to run political offices, then governance will be more inclusive and citizens more involved in what concerns them when they are the active agents of policy change. What is more, girls' and young women's education becomes a generation of aware and engaged citizens who can demand accountability and be the agents of positive change.
From a social point of view, the emancipation of women and children is an important element toward a united and just society. The education of women and their economic autonomy make them better aware of the choices available to them, hence making their health, reproduction rights, family health, and welfare decisions more informed. Beginning childhood development properly, with provision for all children with quality education, has a relation to creating the basic building blocks for a much fairer and harmonious society.
The roles that women and children play towards development in Tanzania are too big to be overemphasized from an economic point of view. Provided with only the tools necessary not only to survive but to really thrive, women invariably show up as micro-entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders on the job. Their contribution sets in motion the growth, employment creation, and poverty reduction cycle. By investing in the education and skills development of our youth, we were basically raising a future workforce that could compete at any level.
We should, therefore, not lose focus on women and children who ought to be the first beneficiaries to attain all the benefits towards having an ideal Tanzania in the future. The issue can be tackled by:
Increase quality education to all children but give girls first priority. Deliver integrated health care services covering maternal and child health to women and children. Empowerment of women by the capacity building to run their own companies, actively being in economies. Promotion of gender equality, debunking these false social norms and stereotypes. Prevention of violence and exploitation against women and girls by respect of human rights.
The good news is that if the public sector, civil society, and people come together, these women and children will not only survive but soar. Let us look to their potential, for in our support of them, we shall find our security as a nation.
