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• The Rare Forest in Kilimanjaro; conserves the rare species of
trees i.e. Stigma ‘Msoo’. The species is only found in this
forest in the whole world.
• The Mwariko Art Gallery; famous for displays of cultural
activities such as carvings and traditional dances.
• Lake Challa; attractive potential site for developing tourist
resort.
6.5 Industrial Sector:
Establishment of small scale industries is possibly the most
appropriate approach of solving the problem of unemployment in
the region what has been achieved so far in this sector is well
appreciated, however, the problem of much unemployment in
both rural and urban areas is still glearingly big almost in all the
region’s districts. Further investment in appropirate agrobased
and service oriented small scale industries is greatly encouraged
for job creation opportunities in the region. The existence of a
network of electricity power supply in the rural areas (30.3% of
all villages in the region are supplied with this farm of energy )
encourages the idea of further investment into appropriate
industries in the region.
6.6 Women Development:
Women economic contributions to family incomes is very
significantly appreciated. Women in Kilimanjaro region have
excelled in this. Women in rural areas in the region roughly earned
about 30 percent of their family income. These contributions by
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