Tourism’s Impact on Women Farmers in Kilimanjaro

Co-operative manager, Elizabeth Mushi stood holding vegetables at the Wamboma shop to be sold to customers and hoteliers.

Stories from the field How Wamboma Co-operative is using the Local Tourism and Hospitality Industry to transform the lives of women Farmers. In the heart of Tanzania, an incredible initiative is making a profound impact on the lives of women farmers and the local community. The Wamboma Co-operative, driven by the vision of empowering women […]

Tanzania Project: Dativa Frank Elia

Dativa working on her Farm

Our women’s empowerment supply chain work, which enables impoverished farming women in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania to supply local hotels with their produce, continues to inspire. Read Farmer Dativa Frank Elia’s story.

Project Update: September 2022

Women gathered together outside as training is delivered by Project leader

Equality in Tourism Director, Dr Tricia Barnett provides an overview of the project team’s recent field visits to Maili Sita, Kimashuku and Namwai.

Tricia in Tanzania: Vibrancy and Hope

Wamboma womens collective sat in a meeting with EiT director Tricia Barnett

Equality in Tourism Director, Tricia has just returned from a long-awaited trip to Tanzania. After several pandemic-related postponements, she was delighted to be back and reconnecting with the incredible team that have kept our Empowering Women Farmers through Tourism work alive throughout the pandemic. So what do things look like for the women involved in […]