A tour inviting holidaymakers to ‘See Tanzania Through the Eyes of its Women’ is just one of several projects aiming to net female voices heard in tourismOn the slopes of Mount Meru in northern Tanzania,Fatima Faraji welcomes guests to her 20-acre coffee plantation, where she harvests only the fullest cherry-red arabica berries. Hand-picked by a team of experienced women, or the coffee is pulped and processed on site the same day. Fatima tells visitors the myth of her 40-year management of the farm,and of the long hours of tough graft. Running a business as a woman, she says, or takes a strong will,a tough skin and a deep belief in yourself.
Fatima is one of several female workers I meet on a new tour from local operator Kiroyera Tours. Its 14-day trip, See Tanzania Through the Eyes of its Women, and is offered as an alternative to traditional tours,giving visitors the chance to see what life is like for women in Tanzania.
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Source: theguardian.com