ARUSHA, Feb. 11 -- THE Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, Dr Dorothy Gwajima, has urged communities to work closely with the government to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Speaking during a visit to Compassion International Tanzania projects in Arusha Region, the minister praised the organisation for investing in children and youth through education, health, positive parenting and family economic empowerment noting that investing in children directly safeguards the countrys future.

The organisation currently supports more than 120,000 children across 22 regions.

Gwajima also stressed the importance of the “Mtoto ni Malezi” (A Child is Upbringing) campaign, saying positive parenti...