Modern ideal beauty is unnatural and unattainable

It is a positive thing to teach children from when they are young what beauty is in their cultural setting before they learn different things from the streets of the internet. This way we will help to minimize the harm caused by unattainable impressions of beauty.

The urgent need for ‘violence is not strength’ advocacy

While violence is not a new thing anywhere in the world, the cases we hear about frequently were on the low for some good time. The biggest problem which I believe should be prioritised ikn seeking to addres this is the general use of physical force, brutality, and cruel behaviour of improvising household tools as weapons.

Complementarity of being informed, influenced in social action

Shimbo Pastory This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper – Tanzania on January 10, 2023 “For the fact that the general citizenry is the beneficiary of social action in its multiple faces, there is great need of having the people made aware. This touches all aspects of socio-political and socioeconomic life of the Tanzanian … Read more

World Philosophy Day | How much of Mwalimu Nyerere’s Philosophy do Tanzanians know?

The World Philosophy Day, which we commemorate every third Thursday of November, underscores the relevance of intellectual and thoughtful engagement among people and cultures. 2022 is the twentieth year since this commemoration was begun by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). According to UNESCO, philosophy stimulates intercultural dialogue as it enables people to discover the diversity of the intellectual currents in the world.

International Day for Tolerance | Tanzania and the need of more tolerance education

Following the many conflicts that lasted until the eve of the second millennium, to mention a few: the Rwandan and Bosnian Genocides, the United Nations established in 1995 an International Day of Tolerance, to prevent culturally motivated conflicts, and to establish peaceful spaces where people can express their needs without biases arising from their roots. The day or Tolerance was therefore placed on 16th of November, beginning from the year 1995 which was the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Welcome to my website. I trust you are so excited, just as I am. Shimbo Pastory is my name, and I am a Tanzanian social development advocate, researcher and whistleblower who has been using the print media as an avenue for good societal cause.
With over 200 published articles on social issues featuring in reputable publications, my motivation remains to be the aspiration that Tanzanian and African societies advance in social justice, empowerment, inclusion, and emancipation of the people.

Need for educative child right respecting social policy

The World Children’s Day which is marked annually on 20th November, has been celebrated for the sixty-eighth time since its first observance, with a theme: ‘Inclusion for every child.’ In rthis analytic discourse we establish new ways to make inclusion more visible and practical as a social empowerment initiative.

Tanzania makes progress in poverty eradication effort

Globally, statistics show that 1.3 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty with almost half of them being children and youth. In Tanzania, numerous poverty reduction strategies seek to increase the quality of life such as access to education, clean water, sanitation, and health services.

Why ending global hunger is more crucial now than ever

Reducing food waste should be among the critical solutions to the food insecurity challenges. When we implement holistic solutions for greater resilience to food insecurity, food waste management should be among the core agendas.