Dar es Salaam, March 31 -- DAR ES SALAAM: WOMEN in Tanzania have been encouraged to participate fully in leadership positions from the local government levels so as to be part of the change they want to see in the community.

This was said at an open dialogue on womens safe space, which focused on leadership organised by the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) in collaboration with the United Nations Women (UN Women) to encourage womens participation in leadership.

The dialogue included testimonies from different female local leaders who narrated their leadership journeys to encourage their fellow women to take a chance in different local government positions.

Opening the dialogue, TGNP Executive Director Ms Lilian Luindi said t...