ABSTRACT This study is about assessing government accountability in the education delivery for the case of secondary schools in Dodoma Municipality. The study involved a sample size of 75 respondents who were interviewed and filled questionnaire. This sample size was obtained by a purposeful sampling from each public secondary school selected. The objective of the study was to assess the government accountability in education delivery. Data were collected and analyzed by using descriptive sta...
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 The aim of this study was to assess customers satisfaction with water and sewerage services. The specific objectives of this study were to assess the measures implemented to achieve customer satisfaction, to assess the extent the measures have lead to customer satisfaction with DUWASA services as well as to assess, the challenges facing implementation of customer satisafction measures. A case study and cross sectional research design were the methods employed. DUWASA was the study ar...
ABSTRACT The study was based on assessing the trends and problems of Own source revenue collection in Local Government Authorities. It was conducted in Singida Municipal Council where Utemini, Ipembe Majengo, Mandewa, and Misuna wards were selected for study. This study specifically focused on three issues which are Identification of methods used to collect revenue in Singida municipality, problems affecting revenue collection trends and the contribution of other sources of revenue to the dis...
ABSTRACT This study, on factors contributing to the increase of child labour in Tanzania, was conducted in order to fulfill three objectives. These were; to identify factors that led to the growth of child labour in Dodoma urban, to establish the activities performed by children engaged in child labour and to establish challenges facing children to engage in child labour. The study was conducted in Dodoma Municipality, by considering it as a proxy of other cities/towns in the country, which f...
ABSTRACT This study examin es the impact of motivation on teachers’ performance in Dodoma Municipality. The study is specifica lly guided by three objectives, these are: t o evaluate motivational factors that contributes to work performance on teachers in Dodoma Municipality, t o assess the relationship between motivation and teachers perf ormance in Dodoma Municipality and t o examin e challenges facing organization for motivating teachers in Dodoma municipality. A sample of 80 respondents...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the factors influencing self employment perceptions and attitudes among graduate in Tanzania using the University of Dodoma as the case. It assumes that students’ perceptions and attitudes toward self employment influence their practices toward being employed or self-employed. Thus, the study aimed on assessing the factors influencing self employment perceptions and attitudes. Literatures show that, graduates were interested to be employed on large firms. On the ...
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 sought to assess the inventory management practiced in organization using a case study of the higher learning organization located in Dodoma Municipality. Both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were employed as well as the sample of 51 respondents was taken. Data collection was carried out March 2013, while data analysis and report writing was done from May to June 2013. The study used questionnaires, personal interviewed, documentary reviewed and observatio...
ABSTRACT This study focussed on assessing the impacts of seaweed farming on household income in Zanzibar. The study specifically, was set to meet three objectives, namely; assessing the status of seaweed farming, identify main players in seaweed farming and assessing the contribution of seaweed farming in households‟ income. A sample size of 75 respondents‟ method was employed. The Study was conducted in Matemwe Ward in Zanzibar and it employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey researc...
ABSTRACT Finding an explanation for the causes of ill-health and other misfortunes has been and continues to agitate the human mind. Among the Dagomba of the Northern Region of Ghana, consulting diviners for virtually every situation, good or bad, makes diviners ’critical actors in the health-seeking behaviour of the people. This study explored the significance of divination in the health-seeking behaviour among the Dagomba. Specifically, the study was guided by the following objectives: ...
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the impact on income distribution and inequality in Tanzania from the changes to indirect tax policies using the standard static microsimulation model TAZMOD v1.8. The simulations model two indirect tax reforms involving changes to the excise duty and the VAT rate of alcoholic drink and tobacco products as well as changes to the National Health Insurance Fund employers and employees ' contributions. The first reform results have a positive impact on government tax...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing reliability of Rainwater Harvesting as a Strategy to Alleviate Water Scarcity using Monduli District as a case study. The study was governed by three specific objectives namely; to determine how rain water harvesting was being done and managed by community members, assessing the quality of Rain Water harvested by analysing bacteriological parameters (faecal coliform) and lastly, to determine challenges faced by community on Rain Water Harvesting, and how...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the impact of free zones exports and free zones investments on economic growth in Ghana. The quarterly time-series data used for this study covered the period 1998 to 2015. Having identified unit roots in our endogenous variables, the Johansen cointegration test was conducted and it came out clear that our three endogenous variables of GDP, free zones exports and free zones investments were cointegrated and this enabled us to use the vector error correcti...