Fighting Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) “Tearless Cries”- A Program for Children and Adolescents in Tanzania.

Upon “Tearless Cries” (Kilio kisicho na Machozi-Swahili translation) is a program under The Living Smile International (LSI) that intends to identify Gender-Based Violence that have been neglected towards parenting and society irresponsibility despite the cries that prevail among children and adolescents but some families and societal members have considered and taken it as normal cries due to different reasons and some include; cultural perceptions and low economic status in the family. Consequently, the groups have developed an inner-tears and the outcome is witnessed through social vices among youth and adolescents and school dropout especially for girls. The LSI intends to rise up an impactful awareness and measures to children and adolescents by wiping away their inner tears through conducting public education, mentorship programs, training to specific groups, counseling, dialogue, and making a network with both local and international stakeholders and experts to facilitate material and non-material support that might reduce the burden facing children and adolescents within families and societies.