Status of Local Employment around BINP- Preliminary Findings

By Stephen Asuma

Presentation outlines

• Background to study• Methodology• Preliminary findings

Background

Purpose:• What type of people are doing what type of

jobs in BINP-related employment

Methodolgy• Structured questionnaire completed by Employers• Focused on direct employment, directly related to BINP• Generated a list using local knowledge by BMCA staff and

Researcher• Research Questions:

1. Who are the employers elated to BINP? What do they do?2. Where do they operate?3. How many people do they employ?4. The type of job do the employees do?5. What proportion of employees are male versus female?6. Where do the employees come from?7. What is the ethnicity of the employees?8. What are the constraints to employing more people from PA

adjacent villages and parishes and how might these be overcome?

Findings- Who are the employers? What do they do?

Business Type Nos %Advocacy 1 2.3%Government 1 2.3%Conservation Trust Fund 1 2.3%Research 1 2.3%NGO 4 9.1%CBO 3 6.8%Lodging 29 65.9%Lodging and Nature walks 2 4.5%Crafts 2 4.5%Total 44 100.0%

Findings-How many people do they employ?

Employer Category Males % Females % Total

NGO 25 66% 13 34% 38

CBO 52 69% 23 31% 75

Government 138 90% 15 10% 153

Lodging 144 65% 77 35% 221

Nature Walks 12 80% 3 20% 15Research Institution 38 90% 4 10% 42Conservation Trust Fund 9 75% 3 25% 12

418 75% 138 25% 556

Findings-What proportion of employees are male versus female?

Employer Category Males % Females %

NGO 66% 34%

CBO 69% 31%

Government 90% 10%

Lodging 65% 35%

Nature Walks 80% 20%

Research Institution 90% 10%

Conservation Trust Fund 75% 25%

75% 25%

Findings-Where do the employees come from?

Findings-What is the ethnicity of the employees?

Findings- constraints to employing more people from PA adjacent villages

Findings- and how might these be overcome

Findings

Findings