{"id":11847,"date":"2025-08-05T18:19:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ths.or.tz\/?page_id=11847"},"modified":"2025-08-05T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:32:33","slug":"gender-equity-begins-with-the-right-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ths.or.tz\/sw\/gender-equity-begins-with-the-right-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Usawa wa Jinsia Huanza na Haki ya Kuchagua"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11847\" class=\"elementor elementor-11847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ade28b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ade28b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ths.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Engender.png?resize=600%2C279&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">THS 2024: EngenderForum<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5e9e8\" data-id=\"6b5e9e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58489e28 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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Roman', serif;color: #4d4d4d;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\">19<sup>th<\/sup> Juni 2025<\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #4d4d4d;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\"> | <\/span><\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #0070c0;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial\">Jinsia, Haki na Afya ya Uzazi<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dea034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dea034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Katika Jukwaa la ENGENDER, viongozi, vijana, na watetezi walitangaza kwamba usawa wa kweli wa kijinsia huanza na haki za uzazi\u2014wakitaka kuwepo kwa mbinu jumuishi, zenye ufahamu, na zinazozingatia vijana katika upatikanaji wa uzazi wa mpango, elimu, na uwezeshaji kote Tanzania.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec01789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec01789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&quot;Huwezi kuzungumzia uwezeshaji wakati wanawake hawana udhibiti wa maisha yao ya uzazi,&quot; alisema\u00a0<strong>Dr.Kuduishe Kisowile<\/strong>, Mwanzilishi Mwenza wa Mtandao wa Fides Influencers, akifungua kikao cha Jukwaa la ENGENDER wakati wa Mkutano wa 11 wa Afya Tanzania. Maneno yake yalijirudia katika ukumbi uliojaa, yakivutia umakini kwa ukweli uliohisiwa kwa muda mrefu lakini ambao mara nyingi hausemwi katika hotuba ya afya ya umma\u2014<strong>usawa wa kijinsia huanza na haki ya uzazi<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Imeandaliwa na\u00a0<strong>Engender Health Tanzania<\/strong>, kikao kiliwaleta pamoja wadau kutoka Wizara ya Afya, AZAKi, watetezi wa haki za wanawake, viongozi wa vijana, na watoa huduma za afya. Jukwaa hilo lilijikita katika kuondoa ukosefu wa usawa unaoendelea kukabiliwa na wanawake wa Kitanzania katika kupata huduma za uzazi wa mpango\u2014hasa.\u00a0<strong>vidhibiti mimba vya dharura (ECs)<\/strong>-na nguvu za kina za kitamaduni, kijamii, na kimuundo ambazo zinazuia uhuru wa kweli wa uzazi.<\/p><p>Sehemu kuu ya data iliweka sauti ya kikao:\u00a0<strong>matumizi ya vidhibiti mimba vya dharura yameongezeka kutoka asilimia 1.9 mwaka 2019 hadi asilimia 60 ifikapo 2023<\/strong>. Kwa juu juu, hii inaonekana kuwa ushindi wa ufikiaji na ufahamu. Lakini wanajopo walionya pia inaashiria\u00a0<strong>mapungufu katika elimu ya kina ya uzazi wa mpango<\/strong>, matumizi mabaya ya ECs kama mbinu ya msingi, na mkakati tendaji badala ya tendaji wa uzazi.<\/p><p><strong>Machumu Miyeye<\/strong>\u00a0kutoka Wizara ya Afya iliwasilisha matokeo hayo\u00a0<strong>Asilimia 83 ya watumiaji wa EC hawakujua muda unaofaa wa matumizi<\/strong>, na kusababisha habari potofu kuenea. &quot;Hili sio suala la afya tu - ni suala la haki,&quot; alisema. &quot;Kila mwanamke lazima awe na taarifa sahihi, atolewe kwa heshima na bila upendeleo.&quot;<\/p><p>Upatikanaji wa taarifa sahihi, hata hivyo, unasambazwa kwa njia isiyo sawa. Ingawa maeneo ya mijini yananufaika na majukwaa ya afya ya kidijitali na upatikanaji wa maduka ya dawa, wanawake katika jumuiya za vijijini mara nyingi huachwa nyuma. Wanawake hawa wanakabiliwa\u00a0<strong>vikwazo vingi vinavyoingiliana<\/strong>: ukosefu wa faragha, kutokuwepo kwa huduma rafiki kwa vijana, unyanyapaa wa kijamii, ujuzi mdogo wa kiafya, na vikwazo vya kiuchumi. Kukatwa huku kumesababisha wito wa\u00a0<strong>lenzi ya jinsia katika utoaji wa afya ya uzazi<\/strong>, kwa kutambua hilo\u00a0<strong>ufikiaji sio tu juu ya upatikanaji wa bidhaa - ni juu ya nguvu, wakala, na ujumuishaji<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Suma David Jairo<\/strong>, akizungumza kwa niaba ya Kitengo cha Afya ya Uzazi katika Wizara ya Afya, alisisitiza haja ya kurekebisha jinsi huduma zinavyotolewa. &quot;Mifumo ya afya lazima ipinge kanuni za kijinsia kikamilifu,&quot; alisema. &quot;Lazima tuulize: ni nani anayefanya uamuzi katika kaya? Nani anadhibiti pesa? Nani anakabiliwa na lawama wakati uzazi wa mpango unashindwa?&quot;<\/p><p>Hakika,\u00a0<strong>kanuni za mfumo dume mara nyingi huwaacha wanawake na wasichana katika mazingira magumu<\/strong>, hasa katika kaya za kihafidhina au zinazotawaliwa na wanaume. Washiriki walijadili haja ya kupanua kampeni za elimu sio tu kwa wanawake, lakini kwa\u00a0<strong>wanaume na wavulana<\/strong>, ambao mara nyingi huathiri maamuzi ya uzazi. Mipango inayowashirikisha akina baba, washirika, na viongozi wa kiume ilionekana kuwa muhimu katika kupunguza unyanyapaa na kubadilisha matarajio ya kitamaduni.<\/p><p>Jukumu la vyombo vya habari, haswa\u00a0<strong>majukwaa ya kidijitali<\/strong>, kilikuwa kitovu kingine.\u00a0<strong>Oscar Kimaro<\/strong>, msimamizi wa jopo hilo, alisisitiza kuwa mitandao ya kijamii inaweza kuwa upanga wenye makali kuwili unaoeneza habari za kuwezesha na hadithi potofu. Wanajopo walitoa wito\u00a0<strong>udhibiti wa maudhui<\/strong>, ukuzaji wa\u00a0<strong>ujumbe wa afya ya uzazi unaozingatia ushahidi<\/strong>, na kuwafunza vishawishi na waundaji maudhui ili kupatana na viwango vya kimaadili vya mawasiliano ya afya.<\/p><p>Suala jingine muhimu lililotolewa lilikuwa\u00a0<strong>uwezo wa kumudu na uthabiti wa vifaa vya EC<\/strong>. Licha ya kuongezeka kwa mahitaji,\u00a0<strong>upungufu wa akiba katika vituo vya afya vya umma na maduka ya dawa<\/strong>\u00a0kubaki mara kwa mara. Hii inawalazimu wanawake wengi kutegemea vyanzo visivyodhibitiwa au kwenda bila, hivyo kuhatarisha mimba zisizotarajiwa. Wanajopo wanapendekezwa\u00a0<strong>utabiri wa ugavi ulioboreshwa<\/strong>, kupanuliwa\u00a0<strong>ushirikiano wa sekta ya umma na binafsi<\/strong>, na\u00a0<strong>kujumuishwa kwa ECs katika miradi ya bima ya afya<\/strong>\u00a0ili kuziba pengo la usawa.<\/p><p>Katika kipindi chote cha kikao, sauti kutoka mashirika yanayoongozwa na vijana zilisisitiza kwamba vijana lazima waonekane kama\u00a0<strong>washirika, sio walengwa tu<\/strong>. Walidai uwekezaji mkubwa zaidi\u00a0<strong>elimu ya rika kwa rika<\/strong>, elimu ya kina ya ngono shuleni (CSE), na usaidizi kwa\u00a0<strong>kliniki rafiki kwa vijana<\/strong>\u00a0ambayo inahakikisha faragha na heshima. Takwimu zinaonyesha hivyo\u00a0<strong>chini ya asilimia 40 ya shule za sekondari kwa sasa zinatoa moduli za CSE<\/strong>, licha ya athari zao zilizothibitishwa katika kuchelewesha mimba na kuboresha matumizi ya uzazi wa mpango.<\/p><p>Wazungumzaji pia walijadili umuhimu wa\u00a0<strong>makutano<\/strong>\u00a0katika haki ya uzazi. Wanawake maskini, wasichana wa mashambani, watu wenye ulemavu, na watu binafsi wa LGBTQ+ wanakabiliwa na ubaguzi uliokithiri katika upatikanaji wa afya. Kongamano hilo lilitaka kuwepo kwa sera jumuishi zinazotambua changamoto hizi za kipekee na kuhakikisha\u00a0<strong>hakuna aliyeachwa nyuma<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Msingi wa Jukwaa la ENGENDER ulikuwa wito wa kuweka upya afya ya uzazi kama sharti la haki za binadamu. Dk. Kisowile alihitimisha kikao kwa ujumbe unaoeleweka:<\/p><p>&quot;Lengo sio tu kuwa na mimba chache\u2014ni uchaguzi zaidi. Uhuru wa kuchagua, habari ya kuamua, na uwezo wa kuchukua hatua. Huo ni usawa wa kijinsia.&quot;<\/p><p>Kikao kilifungwa kwa mkusanyiko wa mapendekezo:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Jumuisha mafunzo yanayozingatia jinsia<\/strong>kwa watoa huduma wote wa afya, hasa katika mikoa ya vijijini na yenye upungufu wa huduma za afya.<\/li><li><strong>Wekeza katika elimu ya kina, inayozingatia jamii<\/strong>kwa kutumia majukwaa ya kidijitali, redio na majukwaa.<\/li><li><strong>Panua ufikiaji wa bei nafuu kwa EC na mbinu zingine<\/strong>kupitia maduka ya dawa, zahanati, na programu za kuwafikia watu.<\/li><li><strong>Shirikisha wanaume na wavulana<\/strong>kama washirika katika afya ya uzazi, changamoto za unyanyapaa na kuhimiza uwajibikaji wa pamoja.<\/li><li><strong>Kuhakikisha ushiriki wa vijana<\/strong>katika kubuni, utoaji na tathmini ya programu.<\/li><li><strong>Hakikisha mifumo ya data imegawanywa kulingana na jinsia, umri na eneo<\/strong>, kuwezesha uundaji sera unaojumuisha zaidi.<\/li><\/ol><p>Kipindi cha ENGENDER hakikuwa mazungumzo tu. Lilikuwa ni tamko la pamoja kwamba\u00a0<strong>haki za uzazi hazitenganishwi na haki ya kijinsia<\/strong>. Kupitia mageuzi ya sera, elimu, na utoaji wa huduma shirikishi, Tanzania inaweza kujenga mustakabali ambapo kila mwanamke, bila kujali anaishi wapi au anachopata kipato, ana uwezo wa kufanya maamuzi sahihi kuhusu mwili wake na mustakabali wake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93c78c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f93c78c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Kwa maelezo zaidi kuhusu <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">WASHIRIKA<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: 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