ABSTRACT The study set out to assess public participation in environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes using the experience of Bui Dam Project in Ghana. The research adopted the case study design within qualitative research approach. A sample size of thirty-five (35) respondents from across different categories were selected for the study. This included five (5) respondents from Environmental Protection Agency; five (5) opinion leaders from the resettled communities, two (2) officials ...
ABSTRACT Women have been lagged behind in many issues from political, social and economic issues compared to men. In Tanzania the number of women in government posts and even other non political positions is small to compare with men. This study was aimed at finding out the factors that make women paying less attention in politics to compare with men in Kinondoni district. Also the study explored the women‟s awareness in politics and voting turnout as part and parcel of politics. The study ...
ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse occurs throughout the world, although in most sub- Saharan countries there has been little research conducted on the problem and its psychological effects. Current research has established that a childhood history of sexual abuse is usually associated with a range of problem behaviours in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Firstly, this study seeks to document the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and psychological wellbeing. Secondly, this study seek...
ABSTRACT The non-financial supports and performance of micro-enterprise in Tanzania from government and non-government agencies was clearly addressed. Specifically the study addressed types of non-financial supports offered by government agencies to micro-enterprises, types of non-financial supports offered by non-government agencies to micro-enterprises and relationship between non-financial supports (from both agencies) and performance of Micro-enterprises. The study was adopted a cross-sec...
ABSTRACT In recent years, the flood has brought severe problems in Mvomero District. This phenomenon has led to uncertain conditions to the people‟s lives and property, as well as destructions of infrastructures. This study made an assessment of the effects of floods and flood management practices in Dakawa Ward which found in Morogoro Region. The study used household survey and interviews to collect data from 100 households and 8 key informants. Also, the study employed observation method ...
ABSTRACT This study analyses the Effects of Industrialization on Tanzania’s Economic growth: A Case of Manufacturing Sector. Due to recently controversial literatures on manufacturing as an engine to economic growth or not, the study adapt a VAR model to examine the underlying effects of industrialization (manufacturing) on Tanzania economic growth from 1970 to 2017 period using yearly time series data by using the Granger Causality test and OLS method. The empirical results indicate that m...
ABSTRACT This research sought to qualitatively examine how the various partners of crime prevention cooperate in crime prevention and whether while cooperating, there are many forms of contestations among them. The nodal governance theory (which purports that there are various partners which fall on different strategies to govern the system individuals inhabit) was employed. The theory argues that these partners can benignly support each other or conflict while they attempt to prevent crime....
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), employee engagement and job satisfaction in leading Ghanaian companies. More specifically, the study examines the nature and form of CSR activities in the selected companies, the influence of CSR on job satisfaction and employee engagement as well as the independent relationship between job satisfaction and employee engagement. In all, three companies adjudged the best CSR companies in the 2015 editi...
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 The issue of employee dissatisfaction and related attitude towards work is assuming alarming rate worldwide. The situation is even more serious in developing countries where working conditions are unattractive (Miroshnik, 2002). As indicated by Dartey-Baah & Amoako (2011), motivation is a key determinant of work performance. It strengthens, directs, and sustains human behavior. Motivation is crucial for organisations to function; without motivation employees will not put up their be...
ABSTRACT This study assessed effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies for cattle keepers in Tarime District. Four selected villages namely; Muriba, Taghare, Bungurere and Kubori were involved in the study. Data were collected using household questionnaire, observation and interviews. Ninety eight respondents and ten key informants were involved in the study. Quantitative data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20, and content an...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the role of people‟s participation as stake holders in the donor funded projects in school buildings projects in Iramba district. The specific objective of this study were to determining the factors influencing the sustainability of school building projects in Iramba after the donor withdrawing, Assess the impact of participation, and sense of ownership towards sustainability of school building projects in Iramba districts, Challenges facing the school b...
ABSTRACT Approaches to delivering health services, including mental health services are increasingly being re-imagined. Attempts to improve mental health services at various levels in Tanzania are hindered by various factors, including the lack of information and communications technology (ICT)/mobile phone-driven communication platforms, resulting in both health workers and psychiatric patients spending substantial amount of time and meagre financial resources interacting physically to addre...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the contribution of CHF on the improvement of health services among informal sector workers in Dodoma city council. Specifically, the study assessed the awareness of informal sector workers about community health fund on accessibility, affordability, availability and acceptability; investigate the health services status in the Dodoma City Council and identify the challenges encountered by informal sectors workers in accessing CHF benefits. A cross-se...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction is a special ingredient for employee’s productivity. It is believed that, happy employees are productive than unhappy employees, for that reason, job satisfaction is quite imperative for the success of organization. This study intends to address the factors influencing job satisfaction among Employees in Pensions Funds, Dodoma Tanzania. Specifically, it considered organizational factors, technological factors on job and tasks related factors on job satisfaction. Th...