Mob justice seems fair until it hits your kinsmen

The fact that there are incidences of mob justice communicates to us one of the following two things. First, it is either people do not know the law, or they do not know how to get help from the law, or second, the law enforcement agencies have disappointed people from time to time, and people have lost trust in the effectiveness of what they do.

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.

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.

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.

INTERVIEW | Mwalimu Yusuph Pangoma: a Teacher in rural Mara – Tanzania who is changing the narrative

Mwalimu Yusuph, a talented teacher who has won international admiration through social media, shares about his early life journey, his career experiences, aspirations, as well as the change he wishes to see in the society and in primary education in Tanzania.

World Braille Day and the need to empower the visually impaired population

Globally, as per research on the global prevalence of blindness and distant and near vision impairment which was published by iOVS Journal in 2020, out of the global population of 7.79 billion people in the year 2020, 41.9 million were visually impaired.