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Published 1/10/2010 | Updated 1/18/2010

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RFSU’s efforts are comprised of education and capacity building work through the support of partner organisations that manage projects locally. Since RFSU strives for equality within society, this aim should also be reflected in our cooperation with partner organisations.

All of RFSU’s operations are focused on a gender and rights perspective. Throughout the world, men usually have more power than women over – politics, their own lives and their sexuality. Thus, men, as well as women, must work together to change this reality. Using a gender perspective we point out that norms based on gender restrict people’s ability to take actions and control their own lives. In addition, gender can affect legislation and consequentially impede equal rights and people’s access to health, power and the freedom to choose. With a human rights perspective RFSU considers certain fundamental rights to be a precondition for the freedom to exist, choose, enjoy and have access to information and healthcare. These rights are described and developed in various conventions and declarations and concern every individual. In our efforts we promote and follow-up on how these rights are realized through policies and legislation.

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I appreciate how you work and implement your projects. however, I'm so interested to know how far your efforts have helped to rescue the society especially in Tanzania where policies regarding gender mainstreaming and sex education are still not well defined to the majority. In fact, as far as old traditions and customs roots are still vital to the majority, the definition of human rights is still viewed in different perspective despite the fact that the Acts, Conventions and policies have been incorporated in the mother law.

Said: Charles Bwaira 1/10/2011 5:08:30 PM

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