Socio-economic and political problems of women in rural refugee settlements of Tanzania: the case study of Ulyankulu settlement

The study examines the Social Economic and Political Problems facing women refugees in rural refugee settlements of Tanzania. It critically examined the role of women refugees of Burundi origin. As mothers, women in rural refugees settlement face triple problems (a) how to bring up children in difficult surroundings (b) how to cope with heavy domestic workload and (c) psychological instability due to being a refugees. These problems are aggravated by the government policy of restricting refugee’s movements outside the camps. The study depicts the impact of Government policy of restricting refugee’s movements outside the camps. The study depicts the impact of Government policy of restricting refugee’s movements outside the camps. The study depicts the impact of Government policy on women refugees, and the influence of culture and religion on the women refugees. The study gives suggestions to the country of asylum: Tanzania and also examines critically the potential role of the OAU in resolving the refugee problem