Introduction Excellencies, distinguished guests, members of the Press, ladies and gentlemen, this is a unique day and unique occasion for me. In the first instance, it is a singular honour and privilege to be given this rare opportunity to address such a distinguished audience on the sore issue of poverty in Africa that has agitated my mind for several years now. But most importantly, today happens to be the birthday of our Chancellor, Dr. David Oyedepo, whose passion, vision and raison d'et...
ABSTRACT The contribution of TASAF project to poverty alleviation among rural women in Makunduchi – Zanzibar was assessed. To accomplish the study data was collected from four (4) villages and these were: Kijini, Mzuri, Kajengwa and Nganani. The information on major economic activities of the women, value of capital assets owned by women, challenges that women face during the funds receiving was examined. Tools such as questionnaire, interview guide and group discussion checklist were use...
ABSTRACT The main theme of this study was to carry out a research on “organizational constraints on poverty alleviation programmes in Enugu State from 1999-2009”. In view of this, the study was carried out to address the following questions, namely: what are the bureaucratic obstacles involved in the organizations of poverty alleviation programmes? What poverty alleviation programmes are carried out with contrasting socio-economic and organizational opportunities and constraints? And wha...
ABSTRACT Poverty alleviation is the most urgent task facing humanity today. It is a challenge that no country, developed or developing can forego. The characteristics of rural and urban poverty are quite different. In order to reduce rural poverty in Tanzania, improvement in farm incomes of majority of the rural population is necessary. One of the strategies which can be used as an intervention to alleviate poverty is Migowe. This study therefore, was designed to investigate the role played ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Arumeru district, Arusha region Tanzania. The study examined the role played by ELCT-DME in poverty alleviation using Mt. Meru Coffee Project as a case study. Specifically the study aimed at (i) identifying key livelihood projects owned by ELCT –DME, (ii) assessing impacts of Mount Meru Coffee Project in coffee production in the study area,(iii) assessing impact of Mount Meru Coffee Project on poverty alleviation in the study area, and (iv) identifying c...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the contribution of Agricultural Marketing Co-operatives (AMCOS) in poverty reduction to cashew nut farmers. The study was conducted in the Mtwara region, in southern Tanzania. The two Divisions of Newala District namely Newala and Kitangari were purposefully selected followed by a random selection of seven wards. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect primary data from 200 farmers, and seven Agriculture Marketing Cooperative Societies. Secondary data ...
ABSTRACT Village Community Banks (VICOBA) play an important role of enabling the poor save and access credit. Specifically, the current study aimed at identifying factors influencing VICOBA activities in alleviation of income poverty; identifying major challenges facing community participation in VICOBA activities; examining the effectiveness of VICOBA in alleviation of income poverty and determination of the community‟s attitude towards VICOBA. The study used a cross-sectional research de...
ABSTRACT The study on contribution of valley bottom cultivation (vinyungu) to poverty alleviation in Mtitu River Basin in Kilolo District was conducted in order to examine the role of this type of agriculture to rural livelihood. This type of agriculture has been practiced over many decades. In Mtitu River Basin almost all valley bottoms are used by small farmers who practice farming in lowlands, usually called vinyungu, a type of farming practiced in dry season. Tanzania Government has been...
ABSTRACT Mama Lishe makes one of the largest sources of employment for women in the informal sector. Like other women, they contribute significantly to the capacity of the male members of their households to function effectively in the labour force. Women undertake Mama Lishe activities so as to supplement household income to meet family needs, the income generated from women income generated activities in most cases is small, but it plays a significant role in buying clothes for babies ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Kilosa district. The overall objective was to show the contribution of MFIs in poverty alleviation through women IGAs. The study aimed at identifying MFIs operating in the study area; common IGAs performed by women groups, assessing the contribution of MFIs towards poverty alleviation and analyzing factors affecting the performance of women’s IGAs. Cross-sectional research design with structured questionnaire was used to collect primary information from...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the contribution of food vendors in poverty alleviation at household level in Mwanza city. Three vending centers namely Pamba market, Kirumba fish market and Igoma daladala stand centre were selected as representation centers. A sample of 100 food vendors from the selected centers were involved in the study, 3 WEO‟s and City Public Health Officer, were involved in the study. Data collection included structured interviews, Focused Group Discussion, in-depth in...
ABSRACT In the context of alarming poverty rates in rural Zimbabwe, this research was carried out to assess the contribution of public works programmes on poverty alleviation in ward 14 of Bikita district in Masvingo province. The research has been influenced by personal concerns which i strongly believe have influenced the selection of the research problem. My main concern is the deepening of poverty in the ward despite the prevalence of public works programmes as a policy option for the gov...
Abstract The problem this study seeks to address is the effectiveness of ROSCA microfinance informal model poverty reduction. Zimbabwe has been experiencing economic decline and this has led to the aggressive adoption of social safety nets like Rotating Savings and Credit Associations by Non Governmental Organisations to cushion the rural households. The researcher purposed this research to evaluate the extent to which the ROSCA model is effective in preventing people from falling below the p...
ABSTRACT This paper presents a review on the literature of tobacco farming on the observed research on the impact of tobacco farming on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as well its impact on poverty alleviation. In this study I drew on the existing academic structure on tobacco farming in Zimbabwe. An examination of the factors that led farmers in partaking tobacco farming was carried out on 86smallholder farmers. The case was in Centenary District. This study was therefore initiated wi...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the impacts of personal loans on livelihoods of workers, in particular Capital Development Authority workers. The study assessed the socio-economic, legal environments and policies, as far as personal loans are concerned in an attempt to raise the life standard/economic well-being of a worker and his/her dependants. In its execution, the study employed qualitative approach through structured interviews and questionnaires to enable the collection of inform...