Opportuna Kweka
Biographic Data
| ID | 5437520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Opportuna Kweka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Opportuna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kweka |
| SIGNATURE | KWEKA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dar es Salaam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2391-4695 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Humanitarianism as Performance
Why would high profile international organizations direct a refugee to stay in a camp to tolerate hunger and economic destitution, in order to justify increasing their financial support for that camp? The category ‘protracted refugee’ is a collectively generated identity which is difficult to evade, produced by the very same institutions that sustain its proliferation. As the result of different agencies performing, often at cross-purposes, in th…
Securitization of Migration and Limited Protection of Refugees in Tanzania
This article reviews the implications of negative discourses on refugees for durable solutions. The paper argues that overemphasis on security concerns by the host states is not only contrary to the very protection of refugees it claims to safeguard, but also leads to restrictions on movement and limits refugees’ access to fundamental rights and ultimately bars the possibility for alternative durable solutions. The article shows how an overemphas…
Challenges of the Mandate Syndrome
Climate change and displacement are two major global challenges today. Climate change has led to displacement, and sometimes displacement causes deforestation which has been widely recognised as a contributor to climate change. Despite these manifest connections between the crises of forced displacement and abrupt climate change, there has been little effort to link these two in the humanitarian responses we researched. The Nduta camp in Kibondo …
Towards Locally Embedded Beach Management Units in Tanzania for Legitimacy and Sustainability
Local embeddedness for beach management units is vital for legitimacy and sustainability. This paper employs the theory of local embeddedness to study the extent to which Beach Management Units ( BMU s) will bring about the sustainability of fisheries at the community level. It draws from the perceptions of the communities living in Mtwara rural on how Beach Management Units are governed. Using key informant interviews in four villages of Mtwara …
Social Categorization and Local Humanitarian Help
The legal categorization of refugees in Tanzania has resulted in the requirement that they maintain residence in camps, and in the restriction of their movements. Refugees residing in designated camps are supposed to receive full support through humanitarian aid. However, the protracted nature of refugees’ stay in Western Tanzania has resulted in a decline of monetary and practical support, as well as donor fatigue over time. A review of the lite…
Trust in Providers of Domestic Water
This article examines factors associated with trust in the public water utility and informal water vendors in the city of Dar es Salaam. We model trust in terms of citizens’ perceptions of what water providers deliver, how well the service fits with their lifestyle and values, the ease with which they can contact and influence the provider, and how well the government handles water issues. Our data come from a survey of the adult population of th…
South-South humanitarianism
Tanzania's President sent a plane to Madagascar in May 2020 to bring a shipment of Covid-Organics, a purported cure and prevention for COVID-19. The herbal remedy was described as a gift to help African countries in need. Drawing on preliminary data in English and Kiswahili from unstructured participant observation, social and legacy media available online and shared through contact channels, and ongoing conversations, we explore the Tanzanian po…
Participation by Marginalisation
This paper highlights ways in which marginalisation of women in forest management participation is happening within community-based forest certification programmes. Drawing from interviews, focus group discussions and observation with men and women in Kilwa District, the paper examines how women are excluded from participating in forest-related activities and in leadership positions. It reveals discourses which institutionalise marginalisation an…
Measuring individuals' travel behaviour by use of a GPS-based smartphone application in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Changing beyond Recognition”
South-South humanitarianism
Tanzania's President sent a plane to Madagascar in May 2020 to bring a shipment of Covid-Organics, a purported cure and prevention for COVID-19. The herbal remedy was described as a gift to help African countries in need. Drawing on preliminary data in English and Kiswahili from unstructured participant observation, social and legacy media available online and shared through contact channels, and ongoing conversations, we explore the Tanzanian po…
Changing beyond Recognition”
Measuring individuals' travel behaviour by use of a GPS-based smartphone application in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Measuring individuals' travel behaviour by use of a GPS-based smartphone application in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Changing beyond Recognition”
Participation by Marginalisation
This paper highlights ways in which marginalisation of women in forest management participation is happening within community-based forest certification programmes. Drawing from interviews, focus group discussions and observation with men and women in Kilwa District, the paper examines how women are excluded from participating in forest-related activities and in leadership positions. It reveals discourses which institutionalise marginalisation an…
Trust in Providers of Domestic Water
This article examines factors associated with trust in the public water utility and informal water vendors in the city of Dar es Salaam. We model trust in terms of citizens’ perceptions of what water providers deliver, how well the service fits with their lifestyle and values, the ease with which they can contact and influence the provider, and how well the government handles water issues. Our data come from a survey of the adult population of th…
South-South humanitarianism
Tanzania's President sent a plane to Madagascar in May 2020 to bring a shipment of Covid-Organics, a purported cure and prevention for COVID-19. The herbal remedy was described as a gift to help African countries in need. Drawing on preliminary data in English and Kiswahili from unstructured participant observation, social and legacy media available online and shared through contact channels, and ongoing conversations, we explore the Tanzanian po…
Social Categorization and Local Humanitarian Help
The legal categorization of refugees in Tanzania has resulted in the requirement that they maintain residence in camps, and in the restriction of their movements. Refugees residing in designated camps are supposed to receive full support through humanitarian aid. However, the protracted nature of refugees’ stay in Western Tanzania has resulted in a decline of monetary and practical support, as well as donor fatigue over time. A review of the lite…
Towards Locally Embedded Beach Management Units in Tanzania for Legitimacy and Sustainability
Local embeddedness for beach management units is vital for legitimacy and sustainability. This paper employs the theory of local embeddedness to study the extent to which Beach Management Units ( BMU s) will bring about the sustainability of fisheries at the community level. It draws from the perceptions of the communities living in Mtwara rural on how Beach Management Units are governed. Using key informant interviews in four villages of Mtwara …
Challenges of the Mandate Syndrome
Climate change and displacement are two major global challenges today. Climate change has led to displacement, and sometimes displacement causes deforestation which has been widely recognised as a contributor to climate change. Despite these manifest connections between the crises of forced displacement and abrupt climate change, there has been little effort to link these two in the humanitarian responses we researched. The Nduta camp in Kibondo …
Humanitarianism as Performance
Why would high profile international organizations direct a refugee to stay in a camp to tolerate hunger and economic destitution, in order to justify increasing their financial support for that camp? The category ‘protracted refugee’ is a collectively generated identity which is difficult to evade, produced by the very same institutions that sustain its proliferation. As the result of different agencies performing, often at cross-purposes, in th…
Securitization of Migration and Limited Protection of Refugees in Tanzania
This article reviews the implications of negative discourses on refugees for durable solutions. The paper argues that overemphasis on security concerns by the host states is not only contrary to the very protection of refugees it claims to safeguard, but also leads to restrictions on movement and limits refugees’ access to fundamental rights and ultimately bars the possibility for alternative durable solutions. The article shows how an overemphas…
Political science (6 works) · Tanzania (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)