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C-Sema Team
Mar 10, 20221 min read
#116Stories: Is 'spotting' during pregnancy normal?
Adam (not his real name) called the helpline concerned about his pregnant wife who was experiencing light bleeding or ‘spotting’. He told...
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C-Sema Team
Dec 29, 20212 min read
#116Stories: End Gender-Based Violence against children!
As we commence with the campaigns for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, let's dive into a story of a young survivor...
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C-Sema Team
Sep 23, 20211 min read
#116Stories: Children should not live in fear of being beaten at school
A devastated mother called the helpline to report a teacher at the school where her son studies. She relayed to us that the teacher in...
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C-Sema Team
Sep 23, 20212 min read
#116Stories: Justice must be served to all perpetrators of child abuse at all costs.
A neighbor called the helpline to clarify whether the decision reached by the VEO concerning her neighbor's son was final. 12-year-old...
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C-Sema Team
Sep 16, 20212 min read
#116Stories: There's no excuse for a child to suffer any kind of abuse!
We received a call from a concerned mother reporting her husband who had repeatedly physically assaulted their 15-year-old daughter Rosa...
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C-Sema Team
Aug 21, 20211 min read
#116Stories: Parents need help adjusting too.
A mother called the helpline seeking advice after her 17-year-old daughter Beatrice became Pregnant. She was in form two at the time. The...
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C-Sema Team
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Tough love is not always the best love.
A mother called the Helpline seeking help and advice about her husband's behavior towards their 13-year-old daughter Dorcas. Mama Dorcas...
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C-Sema Team
Jul 6, 20211 min read
#116Stories: A child's Healthcare requirements should be met.
6-year-old Abraham's father called the helpline for advice. Abraham was ill and his father was not sure what to do. His symptoms included...
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C-Sema Team
Jun 18, 20213 min read
An end-year chat with parents and students of Sacred Heart School in Dar
This year we entered a partnership with Porticus Foundation to support their commissioned research to understand the prevalence, nature...
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C-Sema Team
Jun 17, 20211 min read
#116Stories: Fathers can be part of the pregnancy journey too!
A man called the helpline seeking advice on how to properly take care of his pregnant wife. This father-to-be wanted to find out all he...
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C-Sema Team
Jun 9, 20212 min read
#116Stories: FGM is a danger to the lives of girls and women everywhere.
The Village Executive Officer (VEO) called the Helpline for assistance on a case concerning 16-year-old Sarah (not her real name) who was...
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C-Sema Team
Jun 8, 20211 min read
#116Stories: Children should believe in themselves and in their capacity to do great things.
16-year-old Grace, (not her real name) called the Helpline worried about her grades, particularly in her chemistry and biology subjects....
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C-Sema Team
May 28, 20212 min read
#116Stories: Discipline should teach and not inflict pain.
The parents of 9-year-old Adam (not his real name) called us to report one of Adam's teachers for physically abusing him. The parents...
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C-Sema Team
May 20, 20211 min read
#116Stories: A child's right is to get an education.
A father called the helpline reporting the headteacher of his child's school, the headteacher had been sending children back home to ask...
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C-Sema Team
May 15, 20211 min read
#116Stories: Taking the initiative to raise your child is your Responsibility.
We received a call from the mother of one-year-old Ibra. She told us since she got pregnant up until then she had never seen or received...
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C-Sema Team
May 13, 20211 min read
#116Stories: Brave Elimina
Brave 13-year-old girl ‘Elimina’ ( not her real name) called the Helpline to report her father for negligence. Elimina informed us that...
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C-Sema Team
May 4, 20211 min read
Hanifa is saved from a life in the sreets.
We bring you a sad tale about Hanifa. Hanifa lived as a maid before she was thrown out by her employer, while on the streets she wished...
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C-Sema Team
Apr 21, 20212 min read
#116Stories: Robi saves herself from FGC
Brave 12-year-old Robi (not her real name) called the Helpline and reported her father who wanted her to undergo Female Genital Cutting...
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Nadhira Jiddawi
Mar 24, 20213 min read
Improving the Child Helpline service in Zanzibar
Earlier this month on the 12th of October, the Deputy Permanent Secretary Ms. Abeida R. Abdallah invited C-Sema for a meeting at her...
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C-Sema Team
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Children need to rest on the Weekends.
Ally, a seventh-grade student at a certain school called the helpline with a complaint concerning the school’s teaching schedule. Ally...
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