FAWCO Target Project 2020–2022
S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for Female Genital Elimination):
a project of Hope for Girls & Women Tanzania
BY CHRISTINE R.
FAWCO REPRESENTATIVES
„
FAWCO announced the new Target Project during their virtual
conference in March. This is also the Target Project that AWCH
voted for at the AGM in January. It is a cause that we can all get
behind for the next two years, supporting the elimination of FGM
for these girls and women in Tanzania.
My dream is to save girls from being cut, and I will
never stop until FGM is history in my community.
„
-Rhobi Samwelly
HOW OUR RAISED FUNDS WILL BE USED:
• Safe haven for 500 at-risk girls coupled with family
counseling services to ensure their safe return home, free
from the threat of female genital mutilation (FGM)
• Healthcare and psychosocial counseling to 200 women
and 300 girl survivors of FGM
• Community sensitization through outreach programs
and the introduction of Alternative Rites of Passage as
an alternative to FGM, with a potential reach of 25,000
individuals
• Income-generating opportunities for 50 women and 50
girls and access to the National Health Insurance Fund
plan
BUDGET:
$142,062.96: 95% of funds will go to programs and services,
i.e., psychosocial support, training, community outreach and
education, Alternative Rites of Passage celebrations, safe
havens, and healthcare. 5% of funds will be used to monitor
and evaluate programming throughout the two-year period.
WHO IS HOPE FOR GIRLS & WOMEN?
Hope for Girls & Women Tanzania (HGWT) is an organization
that advocates for the end of FGM and other harmful practices
affecting women and children in Tanzania including, but not
limited to, intimate partner violence, child marriage, and
other forms of violence. HGWT works to promote and protect
the rights of girls and women by providing education to girls
and the community at large, strengthening social cohesion,
promoting positive social change, and increasing the
capacity of women and girls to live free of violence
through increased access to protection facilities and skills
development. HGWT‘s mission is to promote human dignity
and respect for girls and women by:
• Campaigning for the elimination of FGM and other
harmful practices that affect children and women in their
community
• Promoting respect, human dignity, and the equality of all
human beings
• Empowering communities to break the cycle of poverty
and inequality
• Supporting survivors of gender-based violence
The history of HGWT is the history of its founder, Rhobi
Samwelly. At age 11, Rhobi lost a close friend to FGM. When
Rhobi’s parents began to organize her cutting ceremony at
age 13, she strongly resisted. She abandoned a plan to run
away when she realized she had nowhere to go. With no
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