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Tanzania : Women in the Mining Sector

The Government of Tanzania has, in recent years, focused on revitalizing its mining sector in order to attract foreign investment, with the goal of raising its contribution to Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product. With the support from the World...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE CLIMATE DEFORESTATION DISEASES FAMILIES GENDER GOLD INTERVENTIONS LARGE-SCALE MINING MARKETING MERCURY MINERAL PRODUCTS MINERAL SECTOR MINERAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT MINING ACTIVITIES MINING AREAS MINING COMPANIES MINING EQUIPMENT MINING METHODS MINING OPERATIONS MINING PRACTICE MINING SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR SAFETY SCHOOLS SKILLS TRAINING SMALL SCALE SMALL SCALE MINING SMALL-SCALE SMALL-SCALE MINERS SMALL-SCALE MINES SMALL-SCALE MINING SOCIAL ISSUES WOMEN IN MINING WOMEN MINERS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNMENT ROLE ACCESS TO CREDIT WOMEN WORKERS WOMEN'S NGOS TRAINING WOMEN'S EDUCATION LAND TITLES LAND OWNERSHIP WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION WOMEN'S ROLE IN HOUSEHOLD SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/08/1561413/tanzania-women-mining-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9802

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Summary:	The Government of Tanzania has, in recent years, focused on revitalizing its mining sector in order to attract foreign investment, with the goal of raising its contribution to Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product. With the support from the World Bank through the Mineral Sector Development Project (MSDP), the legal and fiscal regimes were revised and an environmental framework was put in place. As the growth of the small scale mining sub-sector continues, so do the challenges. This Notes discusses the obstacles faced by Tanzanian women and introduces the work of a women's nongovernmental organization -- Tanzania Women Miners Association (TAWOMA).