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Author: Mweha Msemo

‘We Deserve Respect, Not Pain’: The Harsh Reality Facing Tanzania’s Girl Domestic Workers

11 December 2025

Many young girls leave rural homes for cities like Arusha or Dar es Salaam to escape poverty. Domestic work becomes their lifeline – but the hours are long, the pay is low, and the conditions are often harsh.

When Hard Work Is Not Enough: Tanzanian Women’s Struggle Against Sextortion in the Workplace

5 March 2025

In Tanzania, sextortion affects women throughout their academic journeys and often recurs when they seek employment, are employed, or run their own businesses.

Plastic Waste Pickers: The Shunned and Scorned Environmental Warriors of Tanzania

23 June 2022

Waste pickers play an important role in sanitation in most developing-world cities but they rarely feature in environmental discussions and debates.

Surviving on Brown Envelopes: Tanzania’s ‘Volunteer’ Radio Journalists in Limbo

22 April 2022

The issue of meagre wages in Tanzania exists in many sectors but is becoming more mature in journalism.

The Chanzo is hosting Digital Freedom and Innovation Day on April 20, 2024. Register Here

Author: Mweha Msemo

‘We Deserve Respect, Not Pain’: The Harsh Reality Facing Tanzania’s Girl Domestic Workers

When Hard Work Is Not Enough: Tanzanian Women’s Struggle Against Sextortion in the Workplace

Plastic Waste Pickers: The Shunned and Scorned Environmental Warriors of Tanzania

Surviving on Brown Envelopes: Tanzania’s ‘Volunteer’ Radio Journalists in Limbo

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