Non-violence is a human value, regardless of religious faiths, beliefs, or philosophies. In fact, it sits at the baseline of qualifying values forming the humanness of the human person, which at the same time differentiates human persons from animals. Animals lack a sense of control when their needs are not met and can easily resolve to using force.
It is important that our leaders are trained to take non-violence approaches so as to help address social issues without causing communities and persons pain or make them rethink their sense of belonging. The danger of the latter is them rising up to reclaim by force what they believe is rightfully theirs.

The elderly, according to the United Nations are among the fastest growing population, even more than that of children from 0 to 5 years of age. According to World Health Organization factsheets, in 2018 it was recorded for the first time in history that people aged 65 and above outnumbered children aged 0 to 5 years. While global healthcare adapts itself to cater for the fast-growing elderly population, society too needs to adapt to the same.

Children should be taught that being disabled is not something to use against people and make them feel ashamed, less valued, or of no substantial contribution.

The fact that there are incidences of mob justice communicates to us one of the following two things. First, it is either people do not know the law, or they do not know how to get help from the law, or second, the law enforcement agencies have disappointed people from time to time, and people have lost trust in the effectiveness of what they do.

Shimbo Pastory This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper – Tanzania on January 10, 2023 “For the fact that…

Hadija Jilala (PhD) shares her life journey as a person with disability. She sees her success as a platform to help people with disabilities rise to their feet and live happily and productively. The pdf copy of this article is found underneath the page for perusal and download.

Shimbo Pastory This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper – Tanzania on 13th of December, 2022 As generations evolve,…

The World Children’s Day which is marked annually on 20th November, has been celebrated for the sixty-eighth time since its first observance, with a theme: ‘Inclusion for every child.’ In rthis analytic discourse we establish new ways to make inclusion more visible and practical as a social empowerment initiative.

Shimbo Pastory This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper – Tanzania on November 20, 2022. With the biggest sports…

At an early age, left-handed children can also be told of the successful and globally reputed left-handers.