Tanzania sets up over 1,300 special desks to address violence against children

DAR ES SALAAM, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzanian government has established 1,393 special desks in primary and secondary schools in eight regions to address violence against children, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Wednesday.

The special desks were established in the 2022/2023 financial year in Rukwa, Arusha, Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Coast, Shinyanga, Dodoma and Geita regions, where incidents of violence against children are reportedly high, Majaliwa told the parliament in the capital Dodoma.