Sofia Kawawa
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Sofia Kawawa | |
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 Sofia Kawawa | |
| 2nd Chairwoman Union of Women of Tanzania | |
| In office 15 May 1980 – 18 April 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1936 Masonya Village, Tunduru, Ruvuma |
| Died | 11 February 1994 (aged 57) Rashid Kawawa (m. 1951) |
| Children | 8,including Vita Kawawa |
| Occupation | Activist/politician |
Sofia Kawawa (née Selemani Mkwela, 12 August 1936 – 1994) was the co-founders of the Tanzania Women's Union (UWT). She was a member of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) party and later Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
Early life
She was born in Masonya village in Tunduru District in
Politics
She was among the first woman to join the TANU Party and to fight for the independence of Tanganyika. She founded the Tanzania Women's Union (UWT) together with
Philosophical and/or political views
Mama Kawawa and other activists had a slogan saying "It must be from the grassroots stems". She campaigned for women to be leaders. She helped Anna Abdallah and Gertrude Mongella become members of parliament.
This is the fruits of her work of planting 50/50 seeds that today activists and politicians want women and men's participation to be 50/50.
Published works
- Militants, Mothers, and the National Family[1]
References
- ISBN 9781316221679.
Sources
- "SOFIA KAWAWA". www.ippmedia.com (in Swahili). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- Fargion, Janet Topp (1 April 2016). Taarab Music in Zanzibar in the Twentieth Century: A Story of 'Old is Gold' and Flying Spirits. Routledge. ISBN 9781317047087.
- Loimeier, Roman (2009). Between Social Skills and Marketable Skills: The Politics of Islamic Education in 20th Century Zanzibar. BRILL. ISBN 9789004175426.
- "Sophia Kawawa Street, Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam". Walk Score. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN POLITICS IN TANZANIA" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- "African Islam in Tanzania". Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- Mahenge-Dandi, Elizabeth (11 May 2019). Muziki Wa Zamani Wa Tanzania Na Harakati Za Ukombozi (in Swahili). ISBN 9780359653256. Retrieved 13 August 2020.