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Same - 5,719 7 more
women
30,337 5.6
Regional - 50,535 205,972 5.4
Source: Population Census of Tanzania 1988
5.1.2 Women Time Schedule:
Like in many other regions in the country, there is heavy workload
placed on women in Kilimanjro region. The heavy workload of
women is reportedly intensified by lack of transport facilities.
Women are said to be carrying heavy load of their produce, grass,
firewood and water on their heads “......... save for those who can
afford and tolerate the overcrowded pick-ups and trucks”.....
Table LXXXXVI below shows typical daily work schedule for
the region’s rural women.
TABLE LXXXVI: DAILY TIME-BUDGET OF RURAL WOMEN IN
KILIMANJARO REGION
Activity Time Hours
Waking up, washing, preparing breakfast and feeding
cattle
5.00 a.m 1.0
Eat breakfast then walk to the fields (2-3 km) 6.00-9.45 0.75
Cut and chop bananas stems and leaves cut grass, feed
cattle, clean the cow-she
6.45-9.00 3.45
Collecting firewood and grass for cattle 9.00-10.15 1.55
Return home, pounding, milking, feeding cattle 10.15-11.45 1.35
Fetching water (1 to 2km) from water sources, Lunch 11.45-2.45 3.0
Work on the plot where legumes are planted, back
home, feed cattles
2.45-4.45 2.0
Go and collect grass again for cattle feeding 4.45-5.45 1.0
Back home take some rest, milking and preparaton of
dinner
5.45-9.45 1.0
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