Land Allocation:
The process of dividing up the lands plots has many cultural implications. In many village “tenure” systems, a chief or elder allocates the land so that a sense of order is established. As such, Chief Samuel Oloya will hold the deed to the land and elders within the community will allocate it to the children. By giving ownership of the land to the chief, rather than the team holding the deed, gives the community a feeling of empowerment and allows them some degree of control over their own development.
Gender Disparity:
Women often don’t get any property rights. Although they perform 80% of agricultural work, they only own 8% of land. Giving the girls in the project equal land to their male cohorts helps to empower women. Traditionally, females wear skirts however, there is no objection made to women wearing pants. The female members of the team will wear pants for practical purposes for most of the project, but they will wear skirts for special ceremonies or occasions as a display of respect for the Mucwini culture.
Religion:
The project is of a purely secular nature, so the community will not feel as if the team is attempting to impart certain moral or religious idead on them. The majority of the Mucwini community is Christian and rests on the Sabbath day, so no work for the project will be conducted on Sundays.
