IRINGA, Feb. 25 -- DESPITE notable progress in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the vice remains a pressing public health and human rights concern in Tanzania, with national statistics indicating that nearly half of all women experience some form of violence in their lifetime.

However, encouraging signs are emerging from grassroots initiatives such as community knowledge centres established by the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP), which have demonstrated that community-driven interventions can significantly reduce abuse, improve reporting mechanisms and restore dignity to survivors.

One such initiative is the Kalenga Knowledge Centre (KC) in Iringa Region, which has quickly grown into a transformative force in t...