Promoting and protecting older women's rights in Tanzania

The project involves a wide range of activities, as indicated here:

• Sensitise communities on the rights of older women and their protection from violence using culturally appropriate ways (such as theatre)
• Train community, traditional, elected leaders and influential individuals on women’s rights
• Train older women as ‘spokespersons’ and empowering them to engage with local leaders
• Mobilise and train community paralegals to provide legal advice, counseling and referrals.
• Train older women on will writing and memory books
• Sensitise law enforcement bodies and the judiciary to enhance safety and security of older women and access to justice for victims
• Sensitise legal aid groups, human rights and gender-based CSOs to mainstream older women’s rights into their work
• Train media to challenge negative attitudes and deep rooted cultural practices that violate women’s rights
• Sensitise national policy makers and legislators to enforce the application of existing laws and ensure the investigation of crimes committed against older women are followed up and justice is served to victims.

Original source: European Commission. 
Posted on 20 July 2017.