Martha Bitwale: The former Chairperson of Tanzania Women Miners Association:
She is a long time activist of rights of Women miners. Her passion on women's rights and the struggles to organize women in mining to advance in the mining sector is known among most women miners in Tanzania. She is a witness of the transformation in mining sector and how it accommodates women in Tanzania. Her story as a woman miner, leader, a mother, an activist, business woman and her passion to engage and organize other women in the sector has contributed a lot to the women in mining struggles today. She is calling for the "Re-Focus" on the priorities of women in Mining Tanzania.
Eunice Negele: The Chairperson of Tanzania Women Miners Association
She is woman miner based in Tanga Region, the activist, a mother and Leader. She works with more than 400 women in 11 districts of Tanzania to advocate for the rights of women miners and women living in mining areas.The election for the new chairperson will be held this year. TAWOMA needs a feminist leader, who holds the deepest of values for justice and equality. This leader will need to work with women in two levels; supporting women miners to build self consciousness and self esteem so that they understand and stay on top of their challenging context (2) Linking women miners and women in mining with different resources, networks, struggles and movement so that they effect change.
Who will be the next?
A feminist leader is a leader who believes in gender equality and justice. Its not only about the number of women in leadership position but also how differently the leader is from the conventional patriarchy kind of leadership
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