Dar es Salaam, March 15 -- MWANTATU Mbarak Khamis, a member of Zanzibar House of Representatives and Ms Fatma Djaa Chessa, Chairperson of Zanzibar National Association of the Blind (ZANAB) as women leaders with disabilities have encouraged girls and young women not to fear competing for leadership positions.

The two women leaders join others, regardless of physical ability, to testify that after the ‘Strengthen Women-In-Leadership (SWIL) project, they have been motivated to advocate for women to engage in leadership struggle to increase their number in leadership roles and decision-making positions.

“For a long time we have been complaining about the limited support and lack of a conducive environment for equal participation...