Increased Participation of Women in Community Leadership

Muhtasari

• In Tanzania, the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP), an NGO established in 1993, works to advance gender equality, women’s rights and inclusive development through research, policy advocacy, capacity building.
• According to Kasimbazi, one visible change is the growing participation of women in community leadership.
• More women are seeking and securing leadership positions in local government and other community structures, while farmers practising agroecology are increasing production, conserving indigenous seeds and gaining.
• For women, however, access to resources and opportunities has often been shaped by social and economic barriers that limit their participation in decisions affecting their families and communities.
• Our goal is to remove the social, economic, and systemic barriers that prevent rural women from participating fully in leadership, decision-making, and from benefiting from agriculture and other development.