Tanzania: Witchcraft used as excuse for violence against older women

MDG : Tanzania : Old woman working in her banana grove, near Bukoba, Tanzania

An elderly woman works in her banana grove, near Bukoba, Tanzania. Prejudice based on misunderstanding often leads to discrimination and violence against vulnerable women in the country's rural areas. Photograph: Reinhard Marscha/Alamy

An elderly woman works in her banana grove, near Bukoba, Tanzania. Prejudice based on misunderstanding often leads to discrimination and violence against vulnerable women in the country’s rural areas. Photograph: Reinhard Marscha/Alamy

An elderly woman works in her banana grove, near Bukoba, Tanzania. Prejudice based on misunderstanding often leads to discrimination and violence against vulnerable women in the country’s rural areas. Photograph: Reinhard Marscha/Alamy

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