Tamwa pledges to sensitize women on new constitution

Written by DAILY NEWS Reporter 

THE Tanzania Media Women’s Association (Tamwa) has vowed to sensitize women so that they make meaningful contributions towards the ongoing exercise to seek views to review the country’s constitution.

Speaking during a function to install her as the new Tamwa Executive Director, Ms Valerie Msoka, said the constitution was an important document that should take aboard every citizen’s interests including those of women and children. She said women’s interests will therefore be taken aboard if they are sensitized and helped to be part of the whole process of re-writing the constitution.

The new executive director promised to continue the good work of protecting children and women’s rights done by the outgoing director, Ms Ananilea Nkya, previous directors, Tamwa members and journalists at large. Ms Msoka said through its activities, Tamwa has gained popularity not only nationally but also at international level and got recognition through prizes and medals.

She also pledged to continue empowering female journalists through education scholarship programmes and other programmes. Ms Nkya pledged with the media to continue exposing issues that affect the people and country development. She said the role of the media should remain that of ensuring equal rights for all the people regardless of their status and gender.

She pledged with Tanzanians to continue supporting Tamwa by exposing acts that violate the rights of people particularly women and children. Mrs Msoka, a veteran journalist and founder member of Tamwa worked for Radio Tanzania for years before joining the Kiswahili Service of the BBC, London.

She later joined the UN working in war zones in Iraq, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She holds MA in International Journalism from City University in London. The function was held at Tamwa offices, Sinza Mori, Dar es Salaam.

Source: Daily News (28/09/2012): http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/9973-tamwa-pledges-to-sensitize-women-on-new-constitution