ABSTRACT Social enterprises have the ability to impact nations economically, environmentally and socially by solving the most pressing problems through the provision of their innovative products and services. However, for social enterprises like special schools to deliver effective, efficient, innovative and quality services in response to their goals, they require sufficient and sustainable finances. Many researchers claim that lack of funding is one of the challenges that social enterprise...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of advertising strategies used by Tanzania national parks authority (TANAPA) in Tanzania and how these strategies influence market performances in the tourism destination. The population of study was domestic visitors to the 16 national parks maintained by TANAPA across the country, but sample was considered from 5 top performers only (Serengeti, manyara, Arusha, mikumi and tarangire National parks. Descriptive and cross sectional resear...
ABSTRACT Since its inception in 1996, there is a lack of literature that shows success of DSE in its operations. This study therefore, was put in place in order to examine the success and challenges of stock market in Tanzania. The central issues of concern were to determine the perceptions of stakeholders, towards stock market operations activities, to understand the opportunities resulting from operations of stock market and to investigate on the success and challenges facing stock market ...
ABSTRACT At the beginning of the new millennium, it was estimated that about one-fourth of the world’s population (1.6bn people) have no access to electricity; the majority of those living in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa sits on some of the most significant potential fuel reserves in the world. Research suggests that, globally, no more than 20%, in some countries less than 5% of the population (2 % in rural areas) has access to electricity. In sub-Saharan In Africa, only about ...
ABSTRACT Management of post harvested cereals is a proactive approach intended to solve a problem of post harvested looses. This is an intervention is place to ensure the situation does not happen again or if it happens a process is defined on how it should be handled. These losses occur between the completion of harvest and the moment of consumption. This study aim at examining the management ways of post harvested crops, used by the households in Siha District in Kilimanjaro Region. In tha...
ABSTRACT This study has intended to evaluate the impact of the annual assessment for the local governments‘ council development grants on the financial management performance in LGAs. A cross sectional research design was adopted; the sample size of 91 respondents was obtained through a purposive and non-purposive sampling techniques. This study observed that, the annual assessment has great contributions on improvement on the financial management performance, which enabled the Municipal C...
ABSTRACT This study on the Influence of Risk Behavior in the Spread of HIV/AIDS amongst Zanzibar Youth: A Case Study of Urban District, Zanzibar uses experiences of youth, parents, ex- drug and drug users in obtaining a broad picture on the influence of drugs to risk behaviors among youth in the Urban district. The purpose was primarily to examine the influence of drug risk behaviors that contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS among the youth in the district. Thus the extent of drug use, the i...
ABSTRACT The study was intended to examine the role of LGAs in the decentralized secondary education delivery a case study of Dodoma Municipality. It was guide by three specific objectives which are: to evaluate the extent of implementation of LGAs in improving decentralized secondary education delivery in Dodoma Municipality, to examine the impacts of LGAs in improving decentralized secondary education delivery in Dodoma Municipality and to analyze challenges facing LGAs in decentralized se...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyse the challenges and prospects of the implementation of Open Performance Review and Appraisal system in Handeni District Council. The specific objectives were to determine the level of awareness of OPRAS among employees, to assess the extent to which the council implements OPRAS, to investigate the challenges of the implementation of OPRAS and to determine the some ways to improve the implementation of OPRAS at Handeni District Council. Cross-sectional surv...
ABSTRACT This paper presents the study on the subject of the analysis of performance of Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis in manufacturing companies in Tanzania, a case of Tanzania Portland Cement Company. Cost volume profit analysis is a model which is used to plan profit. The general objective of this study was to determine if CVP can assist management in formulating pricing policies by projecting the effect of different price structures on cost and profit and to highlight the usefulness o...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in Mufindi District Council. The study assessed the contribution of Public-Private Participation in provision of Secondary Education in Mufindi District, in Iringa-Tanzania. Three research objectives guided the study which included the evaluation of the contribution of Public-Private Partnerships in education provision in secondary schools, assessment of the quality of education provided by PPP in secondary schools and examination of the factors affecting PP...
ABSTRACT This study has intended to assess the contribution of tourism industry in social economic development in Tanzania. A cross sectional research design was adopted; a sample size of 113 respondents was obtained through a purposive and non-purposive sampling techniques. The study has used both quantitative and qualitative methods for data analysis. Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version21 and Excel software were used to analyze the data. Findings have revealed that, game-...
ABSTRACT The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the commercial banks on lending to the productive sectors in Namibia. The problem that the study has identified is that the commercial banks are reluctant to lend to the productive sectors of the economy. Most of the deposits that are mobilised locally by the commercial banks are not used to develop the domestic economy. Commercial banks in Namibia do not see it as their business to lend to risky long-term investments which are the ...
ABSTRACT This thesis’ main research issue was: The importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the economic development of Oshikango in particular. It focused on the impact of FDI at the local economy level by assessing the indirect and direct benefits of FDI firms to the local people. This thesis used the Developmentalism model of FDI and the theory of Product Life Cycle, propounded by Raymond Vernon, to address the main research issue. These models provide the contribution of FDI as...
ABSTRACT Maternal mortality is a global concern and a consensus has been reached that the health of mothers and children is an important indicator of national health and the socio-economic development of countries. Monitoring progress in maternal mortality reduction relies on reproductive health indicators, including the proportion of births attended by a skilled health worker and antenatal care coverage. Besides playing an educative role on the importance of skilled birth attendance, the us...