Kizito Makoye Shigela is a freelance correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He regularly reports on climate change and on governance and corruption issues. He is also a correspondent for Bistandsaktuelt, a Norwegian newspaper on aid and international development. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/kizito-makoye/rss en Equal Pay and Opportunity Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:30:00 +0000 Kizito Makoye Shigela https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/10/17/the-women-engineers-solving-tanzanias-sanitation-problems https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/10/17/the-women-engineers-solving-tanzanias-sanitation-problems Dar Es Salaam is slowly overcoming the sexism that pervades the field of engineering, drawing on the skills of its women engineers in an effort to tackle the city’s sanitation challenges. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:00:00 +0000 Kizito Makoye Shigela https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/09/24/tanzanian-women-traders-fight-gender-abuse-in-the-market-place https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/09/24/tanzanian-women-traders-fight-gender-abuse-in-the-market-place In Dar es Salaam, a local charity is raising women traders’ awareness of their rights and helping survivors of abuse and assault bring the perpetrators to justice. Founder Jane Magigita says the scheme has led to a large decline in sexual violence in the city’s markets. Asset and Property Rights Financial Inclusion Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Kizito Makoye Shigela https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/13/bad-loans-and-ghost-borrowers-what-went-wrong-at-tanzania-womens-bank https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/13/bad-loans-and-ghost-borrowers-what-went-wrong-at-tanzania-womens-bank The Tanzanian Women’s Bank, designed to close the financial gender gap between men and women, fell victim to bad loans and the country’s ongoing liquidity crisis. Entrepreneurship Informal Economy Solutions Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:30:00 +0000 Kizito Makoye Shigela https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/03/street-cred-tanzanias-women-traders-get-chance-to-join-formal-economy https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/03/street-cred-tanzanias-women-traders-get-chance-to-join-formal-economy The unofficial street traders of Dar Es Salaam used to endure insecure work conditions and harassment from militias. Now a government program is allowing them to make their businesses official for the first time. Equal Pay and Opportunity Solutions Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:30:00 +0000 Kizito Makoye Shigela https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/06/26/tanzanias-push-to-get-more-women-into-boardrooms-and-small-business https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/06/26/tanzanias-push-to-get-more-women-into-boardrooms-and-small-business In Tanzania, where women make up only 8 percent of CEOs, employers’ organizations and the government are working together to arm women with the skills and resources they need to rise up the ranks. Innovation Micronutrient Deficiency Stunting Wed, 07 Mar 2018 05:50:00 +0000 Kizito Makoye Shigela https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/03/07/tanzania-charts-a-new-course-on-nutrition-following-spending-review https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/03/07/tanzania-charts-a-new-course-on-nutrition-following-spending-review The East African country has long prioritized curbing malnutrition, but when the results were coming in too slow, officials decided to evaluate just where its nutrition spending was – and was not – going.