Binti Leo: Women in the Arts in Tanzania

dc.creatorShule, Vicensia
dc.date2016-04-01T17:03:06Z
dc.date2016-04-01T17:03:06Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:43:40Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:43:40Z
dc.descriptionBinti Leo (literally Today’s Young Lady) is an association of women in the arts in Tanzania established in 2005. Binti Leo’s main objectives were to identify women in the arts, improve their lives, and advocate for their rights. From its establishment, the association has executed its activities independently or in association with the other like minded organizations. Members have performed in various places in Tanzania, across the continent and abroad. Regardless of a decade of existence, the association, it has not been able to fulfill its goals and objectives. This paper draws on personal experiences and shared views by some members of Binti Leo and interrogates the successes, failures and challenges that the organization faces for its survival in the neoliberal market. The analysis shows that participation in the arts is something which women like and enjoy. Poverty at family level and lack of funds to implement some of the Binti Leo’s projects have been identified as the major challenges to further progress.
dc.identifier978-1-84701-131-2
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1411
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3247
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJames Currey
dc.relationAfrican Theatre: Contemporary Women 14;
dc.subjectBinti Leo, theatre, Tanzania
dc.subjectTheatre
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleBinti Leo: Women in the Arts in Tanzania
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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