ZIMBABWE’S FOREST LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ACCESS, CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP OF FOREST RESOURCES BY RURAL WOMEN
This dissertation exposes the legal and other obstacles which prevent rural women, Zimbabwe’s traditional environmental stewards, from fully realizing their human right (HR) both to sustain their families from forest produce and help to preserve the country’s forests. The researcher’s deft use of several gender-focused methodologies and complementary data collection methods combine to present clear […]
WOMEN’S VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST ABUSIVE PARTNERS IN ZAMBIA: A CRITIQUE OF THE DEFENCE OF ‘PROVOCATION’
The objectives of this study, conducted by a Zambian law enforcement officer, were to: (i) establish how women exposed to long-term domestic violence (DV) develop the ‘baula’ reaction (i.e., slow anger reaction) resulting in their killing their abusive partners; (ii) investigate whether the defence of provocation discriminates against female offenders; (iii) interrogate whether judges […]
WOMEN’S BODIES AS TOOLS OF WAR AND TERROR DURING THE POST ELECTION VIOLENCE (PEV) IN KENYA (December 2007- 2008) AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR JUSTICE (Experiences of the Internally Displaced Women at Nakuru/Naivasha area)
Two years after the horror of Kenya’s inter-tribal post election violence (PEV), the writer of this dissertation [a member of the Federation of Women Lawyers of Kenya (FIDA K)], courageously investigates why justice still eludes the female victims (ranging from teenagers to grandmothers) of the widespread politically-motivated serial rapes (especially gang rapes) instigated by […]
WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN WATER GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES OF DIFFERENT WATER PROVIDERS. A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY WATER PROJECTS AND WATER KIOSKS IN NAKURU, KENYA
Unable to satisfy the nation’s need for water, the Kenyan Government has, in the case of Nakuru, the country’s fourth largest city, embarked on two water privatisation projects with local profit-making companies, one to service its urban and the other its rural community. This dissertation analyses the extent to which both these communities dismally fail […]
WOMEN’ ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF MODELS’ ASSESSMENT IN FACILITATING WOMEN TO GENERATE SOCIAL-FINANCIAL CAPITAL IN MWANZA CITY, TANZANIA
Sustained and meaningful economic development remains beyond the reach of the majority of Tanzania’s poorer female citizens, especially those in the informal sector, because they lack collateral (i.e., ownership of land) to secure loans from formal financial institutions for their income-generating projects. This dissertation compares and contrasts 3 micro-financing models (two implemented by the Government […]
PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN MUREWA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE: WOMEN WALKING POLITICAL PATHS!
The writer of this dissertation, a local NGO officer, uses her inside knowledge of the Murewa Rural District Council (“MRDC”) to explore, through the increased participation of women councillors, the potential for their own personal development and that of the district, in general. She collects and analyses a wide range of data utilising several women-centred […]
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (‘ICT’): AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICACY OF THE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN CONDUCTING BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN ZIMBABWE
This dissertation focuses on the benefits and challenges of women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe seeking to take advantage of ICT in their businesses. Adopting several gender-sensitive methodologies, but in particular, the Grounded, Women’s Law and Human Rights Approaches, the writer gathers, analyses and presents her research (based on a documentary and verbal evidence) through the eyes […]