ABSTRACT The study was carried out in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The main objective of the study was to compare the repayment performance of group clients and individual clients of microfinance institutions in order to bring to light factors that determine repayment performance in groups and individual credit beneficiaries. Two financial institutions namely WACCU and SRB were involved in the study. Finding showed that individual lending yielded a better repayment performance than group ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to research into road infrastructure construction dynamics with focus on causes of delays and its effects on pedestrians’ safety in Ghana. Using a comparative analysis to examine dynamism in road infrastructure construction delays and its effects on pedestrians’ safety, Lapaz (N1) and Madina (N4) highways in Accra Metro and LaNkwantanag Madina Municipality respectively were selected for the study because N1 was successfully completed on time while N4 ...
ABSTRACT This study is aimed at assessing the impacts of land use change i.e. changing the use of village land from agricultural based activities to other uses like construction, mining industries etc in cities and municipal villages’ i.e., villages in town vicinity and to what extent has these changes have affected people’s livelihood in these villages and especially their food security. Applied were qualitative and quantitative methods of which cross-sectional survey method based on cas...
ABSTRACT The management of waste is one of the challenges facing many urban areas especially in the developing countries. This study identified by laws/regulations related to solid wastes disposal in the study area in Dodoma Municipality as a case study. A total of 140 respondents were involved in the study, data were descriptively analyzed for frequencies, percentage and tables, the interviews using questions were the main data collection methods used. The analysis of the collected data indi...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the contribution of Primary education on poverty reduction in Tanzania. Specifically, it provides an overview of education provided to pupils, and identifies subjects taught in primary schools linked to poverty reduction. Another objective besides were examining the contribution of primary education to poverty reduction, and to identify the challenges facing primary education in contributing to poverty reduction. The study employed interv...
ABSTRACT The study analyzes the contribution of social accountability to public social service delivery: the case of health sector in Chamwino District. The rationale of the study was drawn in the puzzle between realization of human rights and capabilities. Although, accessibility and satisfaction of needs depend on a number of variables, citizens‘ capabilities to demand and monitor accountability is central to all. To address this, the study embarked on three objectives: to examine the rol...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the contribution of Urban Agriculture on the improvement of people‟s livelihood in Dodoma Municipality. The study focused on identifying the types of Urban Agriculture practiced in the study area, analyzing the characteristics of household involved in Urban Agriculture and ascertaining the contribution of Urban Agriculture on household food and income generation. Four wards namely Kilimani, Kikuyu North, Kikuyu South and Mkonze were involved in the study. A samp...
ABSTRACT Malaria remains one of the major health problems in Dar es Salaam and Tanzania in general. The disease is caused by a female Anopheles mosquito whose breeding sites are within the environment in which we live. The increase in number of breeding sites in urban centers suggests that there should be strong efforts in fighting against the disease from its cause, which is breeding sites. The main objective of the study is to examine the role of local government and community in eliminatin...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the contribution of beekeeping towards household livelihood with the aim of determining the potentiality of beekeeping towards the households’ livelihoods as an effort to reducing poverty in Mlali and Chamkoroma wards in Kongwa District, Dodoma. Specifically, the study intended (i), to assess the factors that influence people to engage in beekeeping activities in the study areas. (ii), to investigate the contribution of beekeeping towards household liv...
ABSTRACT There is an emerging and expanding demand for food of animal origin both in the domestic and export markets. Farmers are hence expected to exploit and increase their demand for more adoptive and productive animals. This is in line with the current “Kilimo Kwanza” initiatives and the on going National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP) as envisaged in the Tanzania Development Vision 2025. There has been initiative with insignificant results since colonial times t...
ABSTRACT Rapid urbanization in Accra over the years has come with its attendant sanitation and health problems. It is said that the major health problems in urban centers are preventable and communicable diseases attributed to poor environmental sanitation. This study examined the perceived causes of poor sanitary condition and their links with the incidence of malaria in Gbawe. The study also identified the major factors influencing the disposal of household wastes and established the facto...
ABSTRACT The core problem facing youth in Tanzania is unemployment. The youth constitute 60 % of all people who are unemployed. There is lack of job opportunities in urban areas, and underutilization of the majority of the national labour force in the rural areas (Youth Development Tanzania, 2006).The factors that can influence youth to be involved in Art centers are not known, Therefore, this study specifically examined youth skills toward Art Centers as a source of employment, also examined...
ABSTRACT Climate change is currently the subject which has attracted many stakeholders due to its impacts on nature and human livelihood. The impacts of climate change range from melting of ice, rise of sea level to destruction of biodiversity, physical features and loss of people‟s life. The climate change has led to uncertainty in agriculture and caused food insecurity. Most of the affected communities were the poor rural communities comprised by small scale farmers, and cow herders. In r...
ABSTRACT Solid waste management is one of current development challenge facing fast growing towns in developing economies resulting in human health hazards and environmental degradation. Solid waste however has been regarded as an urban disgrace. This study therefore aimed at examining the contribution of solid waste trade to household livelihood in Tanzania. Cross-sectional research design was used by the researcher to study variables in their natural way. The researcher used individual inte...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the socio-economic factors influencing adherence to utilization of Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Dodoma Municipality and Kongwa District in Tanzania. Documentary review, questionnaire, interview and Focus Group Discussion were used in collecting data. A total of 140 respondents (99 PLHIVs and 41 key informants) from six health facilities were selected and interviewed as representatives for the purpose of this study. Quanti...