ABSTRACT This work is about contribution of benefit sharing mechanism to conservation attitudes, a case of Arusha National Park, Tanzania. The issue of community attitude in conserving environment around park areas has gained profound importance all over the world particularly where there has been the increase of pressure over resource uses. The aim of this dissertation was to provide the experience of conservation attitude under benefit sharing mechanism particularly to society living adjace...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in Mbeya rural District specifically in Idiga, Songwe Viwandani and Songwe villages, near to Songwe hills. The objectives of the study was to assess the status of Songwe hills natural resources degradation, impacts of natural resources degradation and livelihoods, and strategies for a sustainable management of Songwe hills. A study employed descriptive cross sectional research design and a sample size of 110 respondents was involved. Probability and non proba...
ABSTRACT The study aims at examining the workers attitude towards privatization of public enterprises in Tanzania: A Case study of Morogoro Municipality. Specifically the study aimed to investigate employee’s awareness on privatization policy in Tanzania, to asses employees attitudes towards privatization of privatization policy in Tanzania and to examine challenges and prospects of privatization process on improving Tanzania livelihoods. The study used questionnaires, interviews and docume...
ABSTRACT Despite the availability of potential land for agriculture and problems of formal employment in Tanzania, youth are less involved in agriculture. This study aimed at analysing factors influencing youth disengagement in agricultural activities using Babati District as a case study. Data was collected from 180 youths from rural and urban areas using questionnaire and from 16 key informants using a check list. The collected data was analysed using SPSS computer program to obtain means, ...
ABSTRACT This study was set to examine the effect of local Government of Tanzania in promoting food security at the household level a case study of Manyoni district. Specific objectives were to examine the strategy used by local government in promoting food security at the household‟s level, to determine the challenges facing local government in promoting food security to the household‟s level and to analyze the achievement of local government reached in promoting food security at househo...
ABSTRACT The study was intended to investigate the impact of customer care on customer attraction and retention in the banking industry a case study of Barclays Bank in Dar es Salaam region. The study guided by three specific objectives which are; to identify customer care activities in the area, to assess the level of satisfaction with customer care provided by BBT and to examine the level of satisfaction with complaint handling provided by BBT. Literature review concerning the study topic w...
ABSTRACT Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy in Malawi and accounts for more than 30% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 90% of the export revenues. Maize is the major cereal crop grown as staple food under rain-fed conditions, covers over 80% of the total agricultural area, and contributes 54% of the caloric intake. Maize production is the principle occupation and major source of income for over 85% of the total population in Malawi. Hunger and food insecurity for the entire nati...
ABSTRACT This research was aimed to make an assessment of the performance of input voucher subsidies in maize production in Mbeya district. The specific objectives aimed to examine the nature and extent of input voucher subsidies system practices for maize cultivation in Mbeya district, to identify the hurdles experienced by smallholder farmers in availing the input voucher subsidies system and to bring out the challenges in making the input voucher subsidies system achieve its aim of increas...
ABSTACT The study aspired to assess the contributions of non-governmental organizations in the delivery of health services in Zanzibar. The study was conducted in the North „A‟ District using a case study design. NGOs have moved into the delivery of health services in Zanzibar in order to influence quality of health services, to serve the community health needs, to complement the government efforts, to serve the marginalized and vulnerable groups and to promote quality life and wellbeing ...
ABSTRACT This is a study critically examined the decentralization of secondary school teachers‟ remuneration provision to the local government authorities in Tanzania by taking Dodoma Municipal as a case study. The main objective of the study was to explore the effectiveness and efficiency of decentralization towards the teachers‟ remuneration provision for education development. The study mainly adopted qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The methods employed in data collec...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at analyzing the contribution of sunflower production to the livelihood of farmers and development of small scale industries. The study collected information from 101 sample size. The methods used to collect data were Interview, Questionnaires, Participatory Observation, Focus Group Discussion and Institutional Capacity Assessment (ICA). The findings revealed that Production trend of sunflower for the past five years in 2007-20011 has a tendency of falling and rising...
ABSTRACT The informal economy is characterized by less job security, lower incomes, an absence of access to a range of social benefits and fewer possibilities to participate in formal education and training programmes. There are several factors which need to be study that limit informal sector workers’ contribution to pension schemes. This study aimed to examine factors influencing informal sector worker’s contribution to pension scheme. Specifically, addresses perception of informal work...
ABSTRACT The study comprehensively investigated the influence of the institutional framework on the capacity of the Prevention and Combating Corruption Bureau in Tanzania with Dar-es-Salaam City as a case study. The study was informed by modernization theory and the theory of Change. The study sought to meet four objectives, namely, to expose capacity level of the PCCB in combating corruption as well as repercussions corruption in the provision of public services in Tanzania; the adequacy of ...
ABSTRACT Mobile phone money transfer services have been studies based on services provided and on how customers use these services in their daily businesses. However, customers use satisfaction based on mobile phone money transfer services had never studied. This study was conducted at Madukani ward in Dodoma district with the main objective of examining how mobile phone money transfer services meet customer satisfaction. Total of 100 respondents were accidentally obtained at the time when vi...
ABSTRACT This study investigated factors that determine financial sustainability of private universities in Tanzania. The general objective of this study is to explore financial sustainability of private universities in Tanzania. The reason being that; since private universities begun in Tanzania in the 1990s it is clear that the private sector has had a role to play in the provision of university education in Tanzania. Today, it is evident that the entrance of these private providers into hi...