Tanzania: Education Key to Preventing Witchcraft Accusations, Elder Abuse in Tanzania

Campaigners in Tanzania are calling for greater protections to prevent the abuse of elderly people, as Wednesday marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. An increasing number of Tanzanian elders are being murdered, according to statistics, but there are some initiatives aiming to foster better relationships between different generations, which hopes to prevent future abuse.

"In the northwestern Mwanza region alone, there were 51 murders this past year, and 50 of the victims were old women, " says Joseph Mbasha, a rights officer in Tanzania with HelpAge International, an non-governmental organization that defends the rights of the elderly.

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