Program Overview
TOSOVC is dedicated to protecting children from abuse, exploitation, neglect, and violence while strengthening family and community-based protection systems across Tanzania Mainland. Our Child Rights Protection Program aligns with national child protection frameworks and international conventions to deliver structured, accountable, and community-driven safeguarding interventions.
Persistent Challenges
Across Tanzania, thousands of children remain exposed to systemic risks that undermine their physical safety and mental health. We address these critical issues:
- Child abuse and neglect within households
- Gender-based violence affecting girls and adolescents
- Early marriages and teenage pregnancies
- Weak community-level reporting mechanisms
- Limited awareness of child protection laws and rights
- Insufficient psychosocial support services for survivors
Strategic Objective
To strengthen community-based child protection systems, improve safeguarding reporting mechanisms, and enhance access to legal, psychosocial, and social welfare services for vulnerable children across Tanzania Mainland through rights-based and evidence-informed programming.
Target Populations
Pediatric & Child Protection
- • Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
- • Children exposed to abuse, neglect, or violence
- • Children at risk of early marriage or child labor
Adolescents & Young People (10–24)
- • Girls at risk of gender-based violence
- • Out-of-school youth exposed to exploitation
- • Young people requiring life-skills and rights awareness
Families & Caregivers
- • Parents requiring positive parenting training
- • Foster and extended family caregivers of OVC
Community Structures
- • Child protection committees and local leaders
- • Social welfare volunteers and teachers
Core Interventions
System Strengthening
Establishing community protection committees and strengthening local referral pathways.
Legal Literacy
Training on child protection laws and conducting school-based rights education programs.
Psychosocial Support
Providing case management, family mediation, and reintegration support services.
Advocacy & Awareness
Adolescent empowerment forums and community campaigns against early marriage.
Operational Excellence: TOSOVC integrates child protection within all programs, ensuring coordinated service delivery backed by strong governance and strict safeguarding compliance.