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Tanzania

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Prostitution

The majority of children in prostitution in Tanzania are there to support themselves and their families. Girls as young as nine are in prostitution. There are at least 800 children in prostitution in Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Singida, Tanzania alone. Sex tourists are increasingly seeking children in these regions. (Research by Tanzania Media Women Association [TAMWA], Alakok Mayombo, "Rights-Tanzania: Children Drawn Into Sex Trade," Associated Press, 27 April 1998)

Policy and Law

Tanzania does not have laws against prostitution. (Alakok Mayombo, "Rights-Tanzania: Children Drawn Into Sex Trade," Associated Press, 27 April 1998)

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Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation
Donna M. Hughes, Laura Joy Sporcic and Nadine Z. Mendelsohn