1. Engaging Religious leaders in gender equality – a case study of working with religious leaders in Zanzibar

2. CARE TANZANIA .

3. GEWE PROGRAMMING
Financial Inclusion
Women’s rights
Entrepreneurship
Access & control resources
VSLA
Financial linkages

4. Status of women in Zanzibar
Poverty level is extremely high eg in Micheweni district 74% of people live below the basic needs poverty line and 33% below the food poverty line.
Gender issues have not yet been fully mainstreamed in public policies and programs for Zanzibar. There is no specific legislation to address GBV.
Child marriage and GBV are both prevalent in Zanzibar but tend to be under-reported due to the “culture of shame and silence surrounding these issues. In North Unguja for instance 19.1 percent of all child bearing women gave birth between the ages of 15 to 18 years, and 4.3% between the ages of 12 to 15 years old.
Figure : Map of Zanzibar .
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5. Who to influence and what to change?.
Duty Bearers
Police officers
Land department
Politicians
Increase capacity to respond to
women’s needs
Religious leaders
Space & capacity to participate, challenge structural & cultural barriers
Right holders
VSLA, role models
change agents
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6. Religious leaders in Zanzibar.
Training
54 role models
Friday prayers
2 Religious networks
74 change agents
Policy engagement
Kadhi courts
Dialogue with academicians
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7. Contribution to gender equality
1,400 land dispute cases reported to relevant authorities including land department, legal aid center, WAKF and Trustee commission.
40 women were able to register their land
More GBV cases are reported. In 2014, 66 community members (58F/8M) reported to have GBV issues
Gender desk officers in police stations are increasingly responding to GBV cases
13 learning centres have been established to promote IGAs
Market committees and business centres have been established
Video: Abdallah’s tale:
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