Hapa na Pale(HP)â € 

First of all let me state about the program i used to air my item of work i have submitted. The program title is â € œHapa na Pale(HP)â €  it has five segments, these are Vichwa vya habari Magazetini(News Headings on Newspapers), Taarifa mbalimbali(News Reports) and Leo zamani(Historical Events on the Date).

Other Segments are; Dukuduku which is very famous and popular to our listerners whereby they use it to give out their burning issues and views concerning Societies they live and Development of their Communities and Nation at large. This is what i used to air my item. The last Segment of HP is Hapa na Pale Magazetini in which the newspapers are read in detail.

The item i have submitted tells about a woman who is a widow with some life difficulties. Like other Women and human beings, She is trying to use all her efforts to sustain the family left to her by the departed husband. For the sake of livelihood she has joined to Kipawa Women Saccos and elected Board Chairperson to the organisation which is based at Ilala District in the City of Dar Es Salaam.

Her Organisation was granted a Loan Support from a certain Aid Agency related to the Government of Tanzania whereby Madam Widow was a garrantor. According to her expression the loan was aimed at empowering members of the Saccos towards stabilizing their lives by conducting little businesses.

Among the conditions in the agreement was to pay the loan in time with an additional percentage of some amount as a profit to the Aid Agency. Unfortunately some of the members failed to fulfil the agreement in time. This situation caused the Donor to find a way in order to force them to repay the loan.

So the Donor decided to assign a certain Company deals with Auctioning and Court Broker Services. The Commissioned Agency used power to grab a car which is owned by Madam Widow and not a Saccos property as per their agreement.

The Item is a good example of Gender in Media content as it motivates gender issues which is an agenda globally and is placed among key issues of Millenium goals. It has combined different ideas including my source(a Widow ) who is complaining that she is undermined and denied her rights by the Court broker who holds her Car Illegally.

On the other hand she got a highly support from Men Lawyers mainly from WOLAT an organisation belongs to the Catholic Church and the picture we are getting here is that she is fighting against men(Court Brokers) and at the same time getting Support of Legal Aid from Men. In short Men agaist Women and Men ini favour of a Women.

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