"WHEN I decided to contest for a post of chairperson at Majengo Mapya Local Government in Kihonda, Morogoro, last year, I faced a lot of challenges and it was even worse when I was going to pick up a form," says Margret Kigodi who is currently leading the area.
Some challenges she encountered were harassments, threats and name-calling. Since she was a strong woman, she defied the odds and subsequently won the election. Since then she encourages fellow women to support each other.
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