The East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELVD) is one of the 20 Dioceses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT). The Diocese covers a total area of about 85,952 sq km in Mwanza and Shinyanga regions. The data, though needed to be revised, indicates that this area that covers 16% of the country population, 92% of that population belongs to traditional religions. Actually, it is within this population where the witchcraft and superstition are widely practiced. Despite modern technology, human rights, justices and judiciary in the country, aged people especially women are victims of the killings that resulting from the witchcraft practices.
The East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELVD) is one of the 20 Dioceses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT). The Diocese covers a total area of about 85,952 sq km in Mwanza and Shinyanga regions. The data, though needed to be revised, indicates that this area that covers 16% of the country population, 92% of that population belongs to traditional religions. Actually, it is within this population where the witchcraft and superstition are widely practiced. Despite modern technology, human rights, justices and judiciary in the country, aged people especially women are victims of the killings that resulting from the witchcraft practices.
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