ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of community attitude on sustainability of Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) projects. It was conducted in Morogoro Municipality with the view to establish the nature of support provided by CARE International to MVC, examine community involvement in MVC projects, explore community attitudes towards MVC and MVC projects, find out whether mtaa Most Vulnerable Children (MVCC) continued to support MVC, assess the effect of community attitudes on sustain...
ABSTRACT The research analyzes the Security Sector Reform in post-war Liberia under the auspices of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the United States Government, from 2003 until the transition of security responsibilities to the government of Liberia in 2016. The objectives of the research basically examines the capability of the security sector as it relates to the continuation and provision of national security post-UNMIL and most significantly, after a reformed security s...
ABSTRACT Technology of milling and grinding machine is one of the simplest methods of processing agricultural raw materials alternative to the traditional methods of grain/tuber processing using stone, mortar and pestle. However, machines constructed using metal plates results in tearing and wearing away of the materials of construction. The effect of this is the contamination of the processed foodstuff. This is known to have negative health implications when accumulated and consumed in larg...
ABSTRACT Social security schemes are basically promoted to play a vital role to its members in terms of creating economic output, encourage investment for both formal and informal sector employees, promotes productivity, sustain economic activities and wage security. This study focused on the factors that influence enrolment to the NSSF among the informal sector employees in Tanzania. Specifically, this study addressed the challenges faced by informal sector employees in the National Social...
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 Security service delivery in public sector is crucial as it entails protecting government personnel as well as property. Therefore, security is increasingly viewed as a key condition for economic growth and development. Lack or ineffective security service delivery weakens the performance of any organization. This study sought to determine if service delivery improves as a result of outsourcing of security services to commercial state owned enterprises in Kenya. Specifically, this re...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crop and staple food of over half the world’s population that provides 45-60% of the dietary calories. The global climate changes including increased heat affect negatively rice production and other crops resulting in increased food insecurity. The analysis of Induced gamma rays mutations from upland rice mutant lines was done to discover mutations in heat-tolerant genes (HSPs genes). Out of 64 putative heat HT mu...
ABSTRACT Despite the efforts and strategies geared towards women in realizing property rights in terms of empowerment, participation and decision making in the global context today many African societies are still characterized by social economic and political inequalities between men and women. This situation is worse in Tanzania rural areas where women land ownership rights are violated as a result of culture being regarded as a daily routine that provides the basis and ways of owned and di...
ABSTRACT Rice is among the most important crops in Tanzania, being both a commercial andmajor staple food crop for the majority of population. Furthermore, the rice industry contributes substantially to employment, foreign exchange and food security. The importance of rice in contributing to national growth is critical; this makes it meaningful to investigate the nature of rice farmers’ production decisions. Despite the government’s pursuit of pricing policies, Tanzanian rice production ...
ABSTRACT This research sought to assess the effectiveness of brand awareness strategies that were implemented by Peace Security to enhance brand visibility. The study was motivated by intense competition in the security industry, stagnant market share growth and dominance of a few brands in an industry with over a 1500 registered security companies. Peace security has been in the security industry for more than a decade but remained little known compared to late entrants despite various brand...
ABSTRACT Poor customer service has had diverse forms of impact on businesses all around the world and eateries are no exception. Statements such as “Their food tastes good but there are just too many flies around” and “The food tastes really good but they always get my order wrong” are a few of several opinions that customers of Ashesi eateries have shared concerning their customer service experiences. Research has also proven that customer service plays a significant role in the choi...
ABSTRACT The research was primarily aimed at assessing if it is feasible for National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to extend contributory social security scheme to the informal sector. The research was motivated after realizing that the informal sector in Zimbabwe is increasing at the expense of formal sector which is leading to the contribution base of NSSA to decrease since only formally employed workers are the ones who are obliged to contribute. This leads to a funding gap where contr...
Abstract Workers in the informal economy have been identified to be at a higher risk of experiencing poverty as they growth old in developing countries. Due to their attitudes to saving, planning for old age and eroding family support. Well-designed social security programmes can help reduce both the risk by building resilience to shocks – safety nets. Although these exist there are still some challenges considering the rate of enrollment unto the formal social security available. Increas...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to determine how HIV/AIDS affects rural women`s production activities. The data were collected from two Divisions of Mvomero District in Morogoro. The specific objectives were, to identify and characterize the rural women`s production activities, to compare the time spent in household production activities before and after HIV infection, to determine the household production and income levels before and after HIV infection and to asses household e...
Abstract: In group living species animals commonly compete for limited resources such as food (Darwin 1859). Winning competition for food may be beneficial for an individuals survival or reproductive success (Williams 1966; Clutton-Brock 1988; Metcalfe et al 1995) but conflict with group members may be costly as it typically involves aggression (Huntingford&Turner 1987, Mesterton-Gibbons&Adams 1998). Asymmetries between individuals are predicted to determine the outcome of competition (Mayna...