Abstract:
The paper contributes on understanding gender considerations into Sustainable Land Management (SLM) project activities on the Highlands of Kilimanjaro Region. Specifically, it documents
gender profile and assesses the project activities along with gender considerations, where critical
issues, risks and opportunities in relation to gender mainstreaming in SLM project activities are
highlighted. It evaluates also the capacity for mainstreaming gender issues into the institutions
involved in project implementation. The study employed structured interview and consultative
meetings methods with key actors identified. A total of 500 respondents were interviewed in the
project catchment areas in the region. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social
Scientists (SPSS). The paper winds up by consolidating key strategic areas for intervention as future outlook and lessons which manifests benchmarks for the Kilimanjaro region to adopt a more
programmatic approach to sustainable land management and elsewhere of the same in other cities with the same context in Sub-Saharan Africa.
