Evaluation of Wildlife Tourism on Women Empowerment: The Case of Mikumi National Park.

Kibasa, Upendo Magnus (2023) Evaluation of Wildlife Tourism on Women Empowerment: The Case of Mikumi National Park. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study evaluated wildlife tourism performance on women empowerment at Mikumi National Park in Tanzania. The main focus of the study was to assess the women empowerment, to examine awareness of women on opportunities available in wildlife tourism and to examine women challenges in wildlife tourism at Mikumi National Park. The study approved descriptive research design where both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. A total sample of 84 respondents was involved in the study. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were applied. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather qualitative data and questionnaires were administered to collected numerical data. The qualitative data was analysed using thematic technique and results were presented in narratives while quantitative data on the other hand were analysed using descriptive statistics through computer software known as SPSS version 22 where charts, percentages and frequencies were used to present data. The findings revealed that, 80% of the main respondents said that women’s viewpoints are not enough accepted, 81% of the respondents disagree with the statement said women occupy senior posts in tourism sector and a huge percent which is 28% of the main respondents (women’s) said harassment for example to serve drunkard customers they see some of the women’s like prostitutes, therefore is a big challenge to them in Mikumi national park. The study recommended that, the government through the ministry of natural resources and tourism must resolve the unnecessary challenges to women, conduct women's economic empowerment seminars especially to Mikumi national park, giving them loans, find markets for women’s product and also to encouraged the NGO to conduct seminars to women so as to empower them in business tourism.

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