Gender Equality
Involves mainly creation and promotion of appropriate conditions necessary for access to resources, benefits, and participation for both sexes.
Children’s Dignity Forum (CDF) is a voluntary, private, non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-profit-making civil society organization dedicated to upholding the rights of children. At CDF, we focus on safeguarding the well-being and dignity of girls and young women in Tanzania by actively working to end harmful practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and other forms of exploitation. As a leading advocate for children’s rights, we provide a platform for dialogue and advocacy on contentious issues impacting children and young women.
As part of strategic approach, we prioritize empowering children and young women to understand and assert their rights, strengthening child protection and participation systems, and engaging men and boys to promote gender equality. We collaborate closely with the government, development partners, and other likeminded organizations at both the national and international levels to advance the cause of children’s rights. Furthermore, CDF serves as the secretariat for two prominent national networks in Tanzania: The Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network (TECMN) and the MenEngage Tanzania (MET) Network. Through these networks, we intensify our endeavors and advocate for positive reforms in policies and practices that impact children and young women across the nation.
CDF envisages a Tanzania landscape where children dwell in a context permeated with dignity and where social justice is upheld.
Promotion of children’s rights for most vulnerable children, through creation of working forums that empower children, families and communities.
Involves mainly creation and promotion of appropriate conditions necessary for access to resources, benefits, and participation for both sexes.
Non imposition or suppression of views or opinions on others, but instead working together towards consensus building.
Ensuring that children’s voices are audible and guide or inform the development process accordingly.
CDF endeavours to create synergies with different partners towards reaching its goals in promoting children and young women’s rights and welfare. CDF also works with the government of the United Republic of Tanzania, through different ministries, collaborating on policy development and the implementation of programs aimed at protecting vulnerable groups.
Focusing on improving access to justice among children and women survivors of violence by working with actors in the justice chain system. Interventions under this thematic area aim to improve protocols and practices of investigations, prosecutions, and court proceedings of juvenile cases in Tanzania.
It is possible to create a world where all women and girls are empowered and free from all forms of violence.
Girls have the right to access information about reproductive health to reduce unintended pregnancies and protect themselves from diseases.
Gender roles benefit men more than women. Men and boys have important roles in bridging this gap in their families by promoting the respect.
Training through peer groups is a great way to empower young people in various issues that concern them, such as self-esteem