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At a glance

  • Country:

    Tanzania

  • Active in:

    Tanzania

  • Type:

    National NGO

  • Size:

    1-10

  • Joined:

    20 May 2020

  • Main areas of work:

    Human Rights & Justice

Msichana Initiative is a Tanzanian organisation established in 2016 to advocate for girls' right to education. Msichana Initiative seeks to ensure the right to education is equally guaranteed to all girls through accessing education opportunities, strengthening child protection systems, facilitating access to better and affordable menstrual hygiene products and facilities, and promoting legal and policy reforms that envision the best interests of the girl child.

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