Monica Mhoja is Tanzania program director at Landesa. She is also the founder of the Women’s Legal Aid Center and facilitated the establishment of 18 paralegal centers in 13 regions in Tanzania to provide legal aid services.She is a 2003 recipient of the American Bar Association’s International Human Rights Award for significant contribution to human rights, rule of law and access to justice. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/monica-mhoja/rss en Asset and Property Rights Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:50:00 +0000 Monica Mhoja https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/04/12/branded-as-witches-stripped-of-land-tanzanias-widows-need-support https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/04/12/branded-as-witches-stripped-of-land-tanzanias-widows-need-support When a widow is accused of being a witch in Tanzania, she can be blamed for her husband’s death, thrown off her land or lose her children. Some are killed for the imagined crime of killing their husband. Landesa’s Monica Mhoja explains why the government must step in.