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Safeguarding Rangelands: Collaborative Efforts of Maasai Women in Kiteto District, Tanzania to Preserve Community Grazing Lands

Women play a pivotal role as changemakers within societies, and their influence extends far beyond conventional expectations. In an inspiring display of resilience and determination, six hundred and forty-five Maasai women gathered in in the NAPALAI grazing land cluster of Kiteto district, Tanzania,...

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Main Authors: Olesikilal, Birikaa, Spinelli, Madison
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR 2024
Subjects:
rangelands
women
grazing lands
common lands
gender
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139785
Summary:Women play a pivotal role as changemakers within societies, and their influence extends far beyond conventional expectations. In an inspiring display of resilience and determination, six hundred and forty-five Maasai women gathered in in the NAPALAI grazing land cluster of Kiteto district, Tanzania, from 27 November to 4 December 2023. Their collective mission: to peacefully protest the encroachment by farmers on community-owned grazing land, despite being demarcated and gazetted by the Tanzanian government.

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