Fair Trade

Duration: 27

Year Published: 1990

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Political independence and urbanization in Tanzania have had a special impact on the economic and social existence of its women. Rural emigres to urban areas often discover that traditional economic support systems no longer exist, and many women must earn money to support their families. Because women in this Muslim society are effectively barred from most wage labor, women become fish and produce merchants at the communal market or develop cottage industries such as tailoring, needlework, prepared foods, or even chick hatcheries. Profiles of several women who are struggling to maintain a decent living through small entrepreneurial businesses emphasize the barriers that exist for potential independent businesswomen. Development organizations can help women overcome the most difficult barrier--that of financing--by establishing revolving funds that provide capital loans for new businesses.

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