An ntrepreneur from Katumbi Village, Salama Athumani dries sardine along Lake Tanganyika in Kigoma Region. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
Women from Kigoma Region want to be key players in the ongoing industrialization process. Over the years they have suffered gender inequality that denied them a meaningful education. This has affected their voices, devalued their work and undermined their position in their communities. In recent years, the government has increased its attention on developing the region, efforts supported by the international community with organisations such as the United Nations operating in the area under the Kigoma Joint Programme. In this interview The Citizen speaks to the director of the Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce, Mwajuma Hamza, who explains how the Norwegian-funded project: ‘Increasing Entrepreneurship to Women’ her organization is implementing through UN Women support, is turning the tide for women in Kigoma.
