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Women’s Participation in Community-Based Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Sengwe Community in Zimbabwe

In: COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery

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  • Godfrey Makandwa

    (Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure Sciences Department, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences)

  • Forbes Makudza

    (Business Enterprise and Management Department, University of Zimbabwe)

  • Simbarashe Muparangi

    (Applied Business Sciences Department, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

Rural women are involved in community-based tourism initiatives at varying degrees. This chapter aims to determine the levels of involvement of rural women in community-based tourism activities. Also, the research addresses how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced rural women’s participation in community-based tourism. Empirical data from 40 women involved in community-based tourism in the Sengwe community, Zimbabwe, were used in the study. Based on Reid’s ladder of participation, the results indicate that women passively participate in community-based tourism by attending meetings to get feedback, and the least number self-mobilise themselves and participate as entrepreneurs. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic constrained the ability of women to run viable craft ventures due to limited markets and increased family care burden. The findings add to the discussion on how women’s participation in rural economies influences household livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, few studies have been concerned with ascertaining the nature of women’s participation in community-based tourism in rural contexts. This study identifies how rural women participate in community-based tourism and their impact on rural livelihoods.

Suggested Citation

  • Godfrey Makandwa & Forbes Makudza & Simbarashe Muparangi, 2023. "Women’s Participation in Community-Based Tourism During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Sengwe Community in Zimbabwe," Springer Books, in: Kaitano Dube & Olga L. Kupika & David Chikodzi (ed.), COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery, chapter 0, pages 115-131, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-28340-6_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28340-6_7
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