Lucy Elias, a staff member of our partner organisation Kivulini in Tanzania, was arrested by the police this week: The parents of a 17-year-old girl accuse her of helping her daughter to escape from the family. The girl had sought help from Lucy Elias because she is abused by her family.
The last few years have been eventful for terre des hommes switzerland and its partner organisations in Tanzania: 20 000 children and young people were reached by the partner organisations with their commitment in 2012 alone. After years of pioneering work, especially in the field of psychosocial support, terre des hommes schweiz receives good marks for its commitment in Tanzania.
Markus Bütler, Programme Coordinator Tanzania
Anyone who has the chance to get a job in one of the large mines in southern Africa has promising prospects for a good income and a better standard of living. This idea also tempts many young people to leave their homes and seek their fortune in the mine regions. But too often their hopes are not fulfilled. This is shown by a study on the migration of young people in the mining regions of Tanzania.
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