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The role of Kilimanjaro National Park in creation of local jobs and job multiplier effects with respect to gender
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2012) Glory, John
Tourism is the fastest growing industries in Tanzania in generation of revenue. However less is documented on local job and job multiplier effects on gender especially around KINAPA. Therefore this study examines the role of KINAPA in creating local job and job multiplier effects with respect to gender. Respondents were selected using snowball and purposive sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and direct observation. Results were analyzed using statistical, content and economic methods. The study revealed that KINAPA through its tourism program has a significant contribution in creation of local jobs and job multiplier effects with respect to gender, from various tourism facilities used by tourists direct or indirect when climbing the mountain. The results show that there is an increase in number of jobs created for both local and non local communities but still local communities hold low paid jobs. Moreover it was observed that KINAPA contribute less in job multiplier effects since most of tourism facilities obtain supply outside the region resulting to job leakages. Even though KINAPA has contributed to a certain point in creation of employment but has influence the working patterns, where by non local communities desert their normal activities such as agriculture for tourism, resulting into competition with locals. Furthermore the study revealed a variation on the number of females employed from various sectors such as accommodation has more female than tour operators. The study recommends leakage is a problem to the economy, especially in creation of jobs so research should be done to find out how these can be minimized in order to increase earnings and employments from tourism.