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The Role Of Ecotourism In Raising Environmental Awareness And Livelihood Improvement: A Case Of Arumeru District

ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess the role of ecotourism in enhancing environmental awareness and livelihood improvement in Patandi and Duluti villages in Arumeru District. It has used several methods of data collection such as documentary review, household questionnaire survey, focus group discussion, key informative, interview and physical visit. Quantitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The sample included respondent. Finding for this study show that, ecotourism program in ...

Effect Of Motivation On Workers Performance: A Case Study Of The Capital Development Authority (Cda) And Dodoma Municipal Council

ABSTRACT The study‟s aim was to examine the effect motivation had on performance. The study was conducted in CDA and DMC in Dodoma region. The study has Identified motivation factors and Mechanism used in the Institutions, It also assessed the level of performance of workers in the study area, and evaluated the effect of motivation factors on the performance of workers. Primary data were obtained through questionnaires (structured and unstructured). Secondary data were extracted from avail...

Skill Acquisition As A Tool For Povert Reduction In Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Successive Administration in Nigeria have been faced with the phenomenon of poverty and unemployment in Nigeria and various attempts have been made to tackle this problem. Bayelsa State is worst hit with this monster of unemployment and poverty in the state.  This research is an attempt to evaluate the various measures put in place to eradicate poverty and the issue of unemployment in Bayelsa State. This research has X-rayed how skill acquisition was used as a tool for poverty reduction in ...

The Impact Of Secondary Schools Pupils’ Sexual Relationship On Academic Progress In Tanzania: A Case Of Urban District Zanzibar

ABSTRACT This study scrutinized the impact of secondary school pupils‟ sexual relationship on academic progress in Tanzania, A case of Urban District Zanzibar. It adopted exploratory research design, where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. Through which primary and secondary data were used in data collection. In primary data the study used in-depth interview, questionnaires and focus group discussion while in secondary data it used documentary review. The data wer...

Boundary Disputes And Implementation Of Nepad In West Africa: 2001-2014

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to place their countries, both individually and collectively, on a path of sustainable growth and development and, at the same time, to participate actively in the world economy and body politic. The programme is anchored on the determination of Africans to extricate themselves and the continent from t...

Influence Of Personality Types And Gender On Job Satisfaction Among Oye-Local Government Workers

ABSTRACT Organisational psychologists have long been interested in the concept of job satisfaction and how it affects the organisational functioning and efficiency. Today's world of competitive business environment i only likely to allow the survival of firms that can compete favourably in the global market; however the role of employee in ensuring a high level of firm competitive advantage cannot be over-emphasised. atisfied employees are likely to put every required effort to ensure sp...

Impact Of Mining Activities To The Adjacent Communities In Tanzania – A Case Of Acacia Buzwagi Gold Mines In Kahama Municipality

ABSTRACT  This study has assessed the impacts of BGM activities on the livelihood of the adjacent communities in Kahama Municipality. Specifically, it aimed to examine the methods of mining operations and their effects on the social services, determine and examine the interventional measures of Acacia Buzwagi Gold Mines in ensuring the safety of residents, in the surrounding communities, find out the effects of mining on farming activities and assess the role of local authority, in regulatin...

An Assessment Of Beneficieries’ Satisfaction On The Benefits Received From Social Security Institutions: A Case Of Local Authorities Pensions Fund (Lapf) Headquarters In Dodoma

ABSTRACT This study assessed the beneficiaries‟ satisfaction on benefits received from social security institutions: A case of local Authorities Pensions Fund (LAPF) Headquarters in Dodoma. Three research objectives guided the study. First, to assess the level of satisfaction to beneficiaries‟ on the benefits offered by LAPF; secondly, to identify the causes of dissatisfaction to beneficiaries‟ in relation to the of benefits received from LAPF; and thirdly, to evaluate new ways, if any...

Relationship Between Usage Of Media Of Communication And Employee Job Satisfaction In Water Authorities In Tanzania

ABSTRACT The study was all about the relationship between the usage of media of communication and employee job satisfaction. This research was conducted in Arusha, Singida, and Babati urban water authorities. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the relationship between usage of print media and employee job satisfaction, to assess the relationship between the usage of non-print media and employee job satisfaction and to examine the relationship between usage of modern media...

Assessment Of The Civil Society Strategies In Protecting The Children’s Rights: A Case Of Urban District, Zanzibar

ABSTRACT The study aspired to assess the civil society organizations in protecting the children‟s rights, a case study of Urban District, Zanzibar. The study was conducted in Urban District of Zanzibar. A total number of 80 respondents formed the study sample taken from the Urban District which includes four categories namely: Civil Society Officials, Parents, Children, Children‟s Council Board and law professionals whereby children, parents, and CSOs Officials were randomly selected whi...

Influence Of Perceived Body Image And Self Esteem On Assertiveness Among Female University Students

ABSTRACT Females have· been seen across culture to have issues when it comes to expressing themselves in the public. In an attempt to express themselves without fear, certain individual related factors could have influence. The study investigated the influence of perceived body image and self-esteem on assertiveness among female students in Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti state Nigeria. Ex-post facto research .design was used in the study. Three hundred and fifteen female university...

Influence Of Parenting Styles And Personality Traits On Learning Strategy Among Undergraduates Of Ekiti State

ABSTRACT Various studies have implicated personality trait and other factors as determinants of academic performance. This study examined the role of parenting styles and personality trait in learning strategies employed by students particularly, among university undergraduates in Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti and Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). In this study, parenting style (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive), personality trait (extraversion, openness, agreea...

Household in participatory development planning of development project in Tanzania: A case study of Chinangali ii grape project.

ABSTRACT This research was undertaken at Chamwino District, in Chinangali II project of Dodoma region, the area was selected as it is where the newly agricultural population engaging in grape production is higher. Mainly the study aimed at examining the role of household in the process of participatory development planning (PDP) of development projects (DP) in Tanzania. Specifically the study examined the household perceptions on participation processes of PDP, household‟s perception on pa...

Comparative Analysis On Listed Stocks In Dse: A Case Study Of Crdb Bank And Nmb Bank Tanzania

ABSTRACT This study was based on Comparative Analysis on Listed Stocks at the Dar-esSalaam Stock Exchange, (DSE) using two commercial banks as a Case Study. Generally, the study analysed the performance of bank stocks in DSE. The specific objectives were to work out some financial ratios and compare both ratios of NMB and CRDB banks, to find out the Market Capitalization of both banks and lastly, to investigate the challenges facing DSE. The sample size of 52 respondents was used. Methods us...

Determinants and Performance of Sugar Export in Tanzania

Abstract Tanzania ministries as well as the sugar board of Tanzania are not aware of recent sugar markets trends. This study attempts to examine the performance of Tanzania sugar exports and estimate sugar exports supply function for the 1977-2013 periods. To estimate annual growth rates for quantities of sugar produced, consumed, imported and exported, the geometric average was used by means of detailed data from country statistics through NBS, FAO and ITC computations. A multivariate regre...


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