Blog: Jennifer McCleary-Sills

  • Posted by Jennifer McCleary-Sills on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
    Tanzanian women face a labyrinth of barriers when seeking help after experiencing violence

    Jua* is a 25-year-old Tanzanian woman with a violent husband. He beats her when he’s angry. He blames her for making him angry and “forcing” him to beat her. Tragically, Jua’s situation is not uncommon. 

  • Posted by Jennifer McCleary-Sills on Monday, January 30, 2012
    Meeting the unique needs of both women and men in post-conflict Republic of Congo

    Although the conflict in the Republic of Congo officially ended almost a decade ago, the tough business of mending broken lives is still underway. As is true in many wars, women's lives were deeply affected.

  • Posted by Jennifer McCleary-Sills on Monday, October 4, 2010
    A Journey from Shy to Confident

    I first met the young women on a sunny Monday morning as they sat under a tree in front of a teachers' training center in Newala, a town so far south in Tanzania that if you stand at its highest point, you can see Mozambique.