Browsing by Author "Lyimo-Macha, J. G."

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Farmer forums for improved food security: Experiences from TARP II SUA Project
(Institute of Continuing Education, 2005-01) Lyimo-Macha, J. G.; Batamuzi, E. K.; Tarimo, A. J. P.; Malimbwi, R. E.
Farmer forums under the TARP II SUA, project in Tanzania have demonstrated fruitful partnership between farmers, researchers and extension agents in communicating and disseminating innovations and technologies to a wider audience. Five forums have been held in each of the zones implementing the project. Some of the themes covered under the five forums include: identification of problems faced by smallholder farmers, marketing problems for agricultural produce, local chicken: production and demand, technology adoption from farmers ' perception and conflicts between crop producers and livestock keepers. During these forums, participating stakeholders identified and prioritized key issues and problems, proposed solutions and agreed on respective stakeholders' responsibilities. This paper provides an overview on the conduct, perceptions, outputs and the challenge ahead regarding this approach for the development offarmers.
Gender based violence and legal aid services interventions among rural women in Morogoro rural and Kongwa Districts, Tanzania
(2016) Nyange, T. M.; Sikira, A. N.; Lyimo-Macha, J. G.
Several initiatives have been implemented to promote human rights targeting women. Despite, Legal Aid Services (LAS) provided to women, violation of human rights manifested in the form of Gender Based Violence (GBV) is still high among women globally, regionally and Tanzania in particular. Using Freire’s theory, this paper analyses the contribution of LAS interventions to combat GBV incidents among rural women. The study involved 240 rural women in Morogoro Rural and Kongwa Districts. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) Version 16 was used to analyze the data. A GBV index was constructed indicating levels of GBV in the study areas. Women in the study areas were experiencing a medium level of GBV. Wife battery, deprivation of basic necessities and marital rape were the most common forms of GBV practised in the study areas. Generally, beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of LAS experienced some forms of GBV regardless of their involvement in LAS interventions. However, Mann-Whitney U test revealed a significant difference in the actions taken against perpetrators of GBV for beneficiaries (Md = 5, n = 98) and for non-beneficiaries (Md = 2, n = 95), U =2837, Z = -4.730, p = 0.000, r = 0.3. The distinguished differences might be related to the acquired knowledge through LAS intervention on women’s legal rights education. Hence, the knowledge inspires them to take legal actions of reporting GBV incidents. These results have implication on changing the odds of GBV status. Therefore, the government and LAS stakeholders should put more emphasis on raising awareness about women’s legal right education and publicizing the availability of LAS providers, particularly at the grassroots level where the majority is less informed.
Women’s attitude towards violence against women in relation to legal aid service interventions in Morogoro rural and Kongwa districts, Tanzania
(2017-07-24) Nyange, T. M.; Sikira, A. N.; Lyimo-Macha, J. G.
Understanding of women’s attitude toward Gender Based Violence (GBV) against Women in the context of LAS is crucial for effective utilization of the service and prevention strategies. Thus this study examines attitude of women towards GBV against women with regards to their involvement in Legal Aid Services (LAS) interventions in Morogoro Rural and Kongwa districts. Quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire while qualitative data from KIIs and FGDs were collected using interview guides. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were done using SPSS. A Likert scale was used to measure attitude of women towards GBV against women. Mann Whitney U test was used to determine differences in women’s attitude towards GBV against women in relation to LASs between LAS beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. Also, ordinal logistic regression was employed to determine the effects of LAS intervention on attitude of women towards GBV against women. Overall, 58.3% of the women had negative attitude towards GBV against women, while 32.9% of the women had positive attitude. Generally, the attitude towards GBV against women was statistically different (p < 0.05) between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of LAS interventions. Involvement of women in LAS interventions and ethnic background were found to be stronger predictors of attitude of women towards GBV against women. It is recommended that LAS providers should arrange more sensitization campaigns and education sessions on human and women’s legal rights. The campaign should involve all communities focusing on raising awareness about existing myths fuelling GBV against women based on cultural background.