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MASTER THESIS
Academic year:
2001/2002
Course title
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M.Sc. in International Fisheries Management
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Surname
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Msigwa Chando
First name
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Catherine
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University degree:
M.Sc.
Year of graduation:
2002
Nationality
Tanzania
Thesis title
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Role of Gender in the Fishing Industry of Tanzania.
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Women play crucial roles in fisheries, particularly on the post harvest level. Despite
this, they are noticeably absent from the discussion of many development programmes
in fisheries. The focus is mainly on the needs and interests of men, neglecting women.
Women are hardly involved in the planning and decision making or in the
implementation and management of the projects. Therefore this study examined the
importance of involving both women and men equally during planning of the fishery
projects. The study tried to relate to different theories on women in development
(WID), gender and development (GAD) and women, environment and alternative
development (WED). A total of 88 persons in connection with Mbegani Fisheries
Development Centre (Mbegani FDC), Mafia Island Marine Park (MIMP) and with
people in villages where these institutions have been involved: Mlingotini and
Bagamoyo nearby Mbegani FDC and Juani and Jibondo at Mafia.
The findings show that the involvement of women and men in the planning of the
projects varied. At Mbegani FDC a female orientation has been weak and women?s
participation in planning have been lacking from the very beginning and until to day.
The same can be said about the projects in Bagamoyo and Mlingotini although the
projects were aimed at women and sometimes both at men and women. However,
women have participated in the implementation processes. In the projects related to
MIMP, women have been integrated in the planning process from the very beginning
and at all levels as a result of planned actions. Women are members in steering
committees and leaders of their groups. There is a special gender officer in the MIMP
structure as well as in the villages. Women have also been well trained. In this way
their income generating projects are successful and reflect the sustainability of the
resources. Some of the women have also involved themselves in other kind of
development activities. I have therefore concluded that awareness of women?s needs
and participation of women and men in the planning process seem crucial for the
success of the fisheries projects.
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