human rights

Changing attitudes in rural Tanzania

Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 29 October 2009 | 2 comments
Women look at the list of female candidates for the local council elections

I meet a woman in one of the poorest villages in Tanzania. Her name is Fatuma Ismail. She is the same age as me, 30, and has five children. She is a widow with nobody to turn to for support.

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