Janet Otieno-Prosper
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Past articles by Janet:
Memories from Fes; the cultural and spiritual capital of Morocco
Fes is the third largest city in Morocco and is unique for its medieval Medina, the oldest market in the world. → Read More
Way out for children during pandemic
Tanzania just like any other country in the world has been touched by COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic openly showed the fragility of the society to this global shock. → Read More
Why childhood vaccinations are important
My fixer and I arrive at Kilima Hewa in Mwanza to meet Scholastica Kitula, 32, at her home fanning a charcoal stove ready to prepare lunch for her three children aged four, two and the youngest who is only ten-months-old. I inquire if the child visited clinic this month. → Read More
Protecting education in the face of Covid-19
The motorcycle taxi navigates the rocky path that leads to Victoria Primary School in Malimbe Mwanza, after some minutes we are there and my fixer and I are welcomed to the school by a security guard who was manning the gate. → Read More
A conversation with Asseny Muro on gender equality
Tomorrow March 8, Tanzania is going to join the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day. In Tanzania, the theme will be ‘‘equality generation for the current and future development.” → Read More
Women at the forefront of peace and security
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, with indications that despite progress in some areas, more efforts are needed to create meaningful opportunities for women. → Read More
Pushing beyond the trade walls to unite nations
Women in cross-border business are promoting regional integration and boosting food security in their communities → Read More
Children with cancer: there is still hope
The second annual Tumaini La Maisha (TLM) Festival took place last Saturday at Nafasi Art Space in Dar es Salaam. Tumaini La Maisha, which means hope for life, is an institute dedicated to reaching → Read More
A bond beyond the womb
As the world marks breastfeeding week to celebrate each woman’s breastfeeding journey, many women out there are still struggling to juggle it with work and other responsibilities. Various studies → Read More
The struggle to juggle
This week, Woman looks into a new trend that has slowly crept into the society. Women are increasingly overburdened not only with household chores but financial responsibilities as well. → Read More
Postpartum depression
A new study by Northwestern Medicine was able to successfully predict a new mother would experience worsening depressive symptoms over the first year after giving birth by identifying four maternal → Read More
Inspirational goals
There are many smart goals that women are striving to achieve this year. → Read More
EDITORIAL: Proper diet key to Avoiding child obesity
Generally speaking, parents and guardians pay lots of money to their children’s schools to cover the costs of school meals for their children. But, more often than not, the schools do not provide → Read More
Breastfeeding: how we can break through barriers
My fixer and I arrived to meet our focus group whose members are already seated in blue plastic chairs in front of a local shebeen in front of dilapidated houses. This is Mukuyuni Ward in Nyamagana → Read More
How work holds back mothers from breastfeeding in Tanzania
Stella Mutta 30, sits in her office balancing cash books. She is an auditor and a woman rights advocate → Read More
OPINION: Tanzania should strive to guarantee child nutrition
Research-based evidence has shown the importance of providing nutrition dense foods for the growth and development of children. → Read More
Breast milk: The first food every child needs
Rains pounded the lakeside city of Mwanza, so Soko Kuu (the central market) is a bit muddy. → Read More
World Pneumonia Day: Time to prevent avoidable child deaths
Today people across the globe mark World Pneumonia Day to create awareness of the disease as a public health issue and help prevent the millions of avoidable child deaths from pneumonia that occur → Read More
Avoid online shaming
It has reached a point where we have to say enough is enough! The online shaming of women is rising dangerously. Explicit videos of socialites and other women have been doing rounds on social media. What drives these women to either decide to record themselves or be recorded is a debate for another day. What is done in the privacy of your bedroom should not become a public affair. We’ve heard of… → Read More
Dealing with child abuse at preschool
Three-year-old *Stacey attends a preschool in Dar es Salaam. According to her mother *Helen, the child one day reported to the parents that one school worker pulled her ears and a teacher pinched her. Helen then decided to take the issue with the school administration who dismissed the claims saying young children “make up stories”. Helen talked to some parents who also explained that their… → Read More