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Category: Human Rights
Child Labor: Uncovering the Global Issue and Advocating for Change
Author: Maryanne Jelagat Koima – Art in Tanzania intern Introduction Child labour is a harsh reality that continues to plague societies worldwide, despite significant progress in the fight against it. Millions of children are robbed of their childhoods, subjected to hazardous work conditions, and deprived of access to education and proper development. This article aims…
Fragile Ties: Unravelling the Interplay of Climate Change and Human Rights in Tanzania
By Yohan Lee, Art in Tanzania intern Tanzania, a country of remarkable landscapes, diverse ecosystems, and vibrant wildlife, struggles with a climate crisis and its negative influence on human rights. Tanzania faces a range of pressing environmental challenges that threaten its delicate balance and the well-being of its people. Tanzania’s continuously rising temperature and erratic…
War in Africa: Effects on People, Economy, and Stability till 2023
By Maryanne Koima – Art in Tanzania intern Africa has experienced numerous wars and conflicts, some of which are still ongoing. These conflicts have significantly affected the affected countries’ people, economy, and stability. This blog post will explore the effects of war in Africa until 2023. One of the most significant effects of war in…
Tanzania’s Refugee Crisis: A Human Rights Violation
By: Macy Janine Pamaranglas – Art in Tanzania Intern Introduction Not many people may have heard of this, but Tanzania is “one of the world’s most generous refugee hosting countries”, and it even hosted more than a million refugees 30 years ago. The United Republic of Tanzania currently hosts around 248,000 refugees, mainly from its…
Human Rights in Africa: A General Overview
By: Macy Janine Pamaranglas – Art in Tanzania Intern Introduction The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights came into force on the 21st of October, 1986. It established a solid foundation and standards to promote and protect Africans’ human rights. According to Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, “Every…
The Creative Activist
By Saruni Martin- Art in Tanzania internship Weeks had gone by, my national exams were nigh, since Mr. Martin Saning’o had passed away from COVID-19, I had a dream. In the dream, Mr. Martin said to me, in Swahili, with rough translation to English as, “Dare to dream big, never give up and always have…
HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS AGRICULTURE IN TANZANIA
By Faraja Ntilulagomba – Art in Tanzania Internship ‘Climate Change’ denotes to long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns (e.g., temperature, precipitation etc.) over decades to millions of years of time. Climate on earth has changed over millions of years since the beginning long before human activity could have played a role in…
The Challenges of Water Sustainability in Zanzibar
Romaisa Hussain – Art in Tanzania Internship In today’s world, there has been intense struggle for water resources. This is due to rising population currently standing at 7 billion, their usage of water and extreme competition over water resources, water dependent crops and urbanization. Therefore, it is no surprise that the world is running out…