Remember the sufferings of the neglected rural woman
Women and girls draw water from a well. It is not easy to fully determine the sufferings that neglected rural women face in their daily lives. This calls for rethinking of national priorities so that women would be included more in empowerment plans. PHOTO|FILE
What you need to know:
For a good number of men, some used to work/do business in Dar es Salaam and other towns, and would come back home once in a while. For our mothers in the village, the vast majority just stayed in the village taking care of their families and working at their farms, mostly just for subsistence. Some of their daily errands often included fetching water in far away streams.
