Tanzania : Maasai women gain access to land
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2010
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Farm Radio International, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
Farm Radio Weekly is a news and information service for rural radio broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa. This online screen-capture/snapshot focuses on the Maasai Women Development Association (MWEDO) which has enabled 850 women from two districts to acquire land. They have achieved this through lobbying for their rights under Tanzania’s Village Land Act of 1999. The Act provides for equal access and ownership of land between men and women.
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Posted in: African farm news in review, issue #133
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LAND TENURE, LAND OWNERSHIP, CUSTOMARY LAW, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, FARM RADIO, MAASAI, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, TANZANIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA