Essays about: "Singida"

Found 2 essays containing the word Singida.

  1. 1. Behind Closed Doors: From an Open Celebration to a Secret Practice : An Ethnographic Study of the Meaning and Function of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision in Singida, Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Therese Lelli; [2018]
    Keywords : Women s rights; FGM; FGM C; GBV; Singida; Tanzania; Lawalawa; Change; Humanitarian Action; Cultural Anthopology;

    Abstract : This research examines the practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision (FGM/C) as a social phenomenon in Singida Region, Tanzania. The aim is to contribute to a deepened cultural anthropological understanding of the function and meaning behind the practice in Singida, and how it reacts to external factors of change, such as human rights-based laws and projects aiming to eradicate FGM/C. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tarmac road investment and road side livelihoods - A case study of street hawkers in Babati and Magugu, Tanzania

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emilia Eriksson Rundberg; [2014-09-23]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Many road projects have been done in Tanzania to increase trade and reduce poverty. One of these investments was the upgrading of the Singida–Babati–Minjingu Rd., a distance of 223.5 km, which is now a tarmac road. READ MORE