| Title: | Gender Roles in Refugee Camps: The Lasting Impact of Refugee Interventions in Tanzania |
| Citable URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35317 |
| Author: | Brown, Gordon K. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Citation: | Brown, Gordon K.. "Gender Roles in Refugee Camps: The Lasting Impact of Refugee Interventions in Tanzania." 2006. Tufts University. Digital Collections and Archives. Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35317 Available from Tufts Digital Library, Digital Collections and Archives, Medford, MA. http://hdl.handle.net/10427/35317 |
| Rights: | http://dca.tufts.edu/ua/access/rights-creator.html |
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Abstract: Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: The foundation of the African household lies in the relationship between men and women. This thesis explores how this fundamental relationship is affected by humanitarian assistance in refugee camps that promotes gender equality. The analysis of returnees' perceptions of gender relations suggests that changes engendered by the promotion of gender equality in refugee camps are not permanent. However, it is possible that the exposure to the idea of gender equality may contribute to the overall presence of these ideas in the minds of Burundians. Thus in the long term, interventions may in fact contribute to changes in Burundian gender roles and its development.