Cluster category | Characteristics of facilities within the cluster | Characteristics of women working at facilities |
---|---|---|
[A]Mamalishe/Kilabu | • low-income, self-employed businesses | • older women with 'traditional' appearance e.g. wear long dress, headscarf, wrap-around skirt (khanga) |
 | • open air, makeshift, temporary structure (e.g. bamboo walls, packed mud floor, grass thatch roof) | • younger women working at the facility tend to be relatives and receive little or no pay |
 | • facilities typically owned and managed by women |  |
 | • generally located away from main streets in less affluent areas |  |
[B] Bars, hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, other | • staff receive a salary plus tips from customers | • younger women with more 'Western' appearance e.g. wear jeans, T-shirt |
 | • established businesses in permanent structures (e.g. concrete walls, floor; iron or tiled roof) |  |
 | • typically owned by men; women employed as barmaids, waitresses, cleaners, receptionists and in food preparation |  |
 | • generally situated in more affluent areas of town |  |