2021
DOI: 10.4236/jss.2021.99032
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Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence against Children in Rombo District, Tanzania: A Mixed Method Study

Abstract: This paper examined the strategies for preventing and responding to sexual violence against children in Rombo district, Tanzania. Sexual violence against children (SVAC) remains a major concern in many countries across the globe and in developing countries such as Tanzania. The SVAC encompasses a range of offenses such as completed non-consensual sex acts such as rape, attempted non-consensual sex acts, abusive sexual contacts such as unwanted sexual touching and non-contact sexual abuse. Studies have been con… Show more

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“…Because of the public's concern about sexual abuse among street children, various initiatives have been launched to address the issue. With plans for evaluation and national scale-up, UNICEF has worked with the Tanzanian government, in particular, to develop and strengthen the country's child protection system (Ismail, 2020;Reuben, Mohamed, & Mutasa, 2021). These systems, however, are inaccessible and difficult to use for street children.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because of the public's concern about sexual abuse among street children, various initiatives have been launched to address the issue. With plans for evaluation and national scale-up, UNICEF has worked with the Tanzanian government, in particular, to develop and strengthen the country's child protection system (Ismail, 2020;Reuben, Mohamed, & Mutasa, 2021). These systems, however, are inaccessible and difficult to use for street children.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%