The role of Kilimanjaro National Park in creation of local jobs and job multiplier effects with respect to gender
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2012
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
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.
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Job multiplier effects, Tanzania generation, Kilimanjaro National Park, Local jobs creation, KINAPA contribute