ABSTRACT Whereas Uganda employed decentralization policy as one of the techniques for achieving social service delivery and socio-economic development, the country’s highly centralized political system has resulted in the widespread social-economic marginalization of rural areas, very little attention has been focused on analyzing the relationship between socio-economic marginalization and popular participation of community members in identifying issues they face and suggesting solutions to...
ABSTRACT The aim of the research was to assess the effects of land reform on human security in SubSahara Africa. The survey was guided by research objectives which were firstly, to explain the concept of land reform in Sub-Sahara Africa. Secondly, to assess the effects of land reform on human security in Sub-Sahara Africa. Thirdly, to examine the dynamics surrounding land reform on human security in Sub-Sahara Africa. Lastly, to proffer scholarly recommendations on workable plan of land refo...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vABBREVIATIONS! ACRONYMS viiiLIST OF TABLES ixABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background to the Study 11.2 Statement of the Problem 51.3 Purpose of Study 51.4 Objectives to the Study 51.5 Research Questions 51.6 Scope of the Study 61.7 Significance of the Study 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 Definitions 7Definition of poverty 72.2 Causes of Poverty 82.3 The Impact of Pover...
The resilience of religion in developing countries is now plain to see. In Afiica and Uganda in pa1ticular, religion shows no sign of disappearing or diminishing in public importance, as development theorists have generally supposed. The objective of the study was to investigate the role of religion in the stability and development of Uganda. The main research instrument was a questionnaire with the employees of Lutheran World Federation (LWF). The results from the questionnaire were tri...
ABSTRACT Family businesses, many of which fall within the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), are the center of growth in developing countriessuch as Ghana as they contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), promote employment opportunities and serve as a means of alleviating poverty. Despite being the center of growth in developing countries, most family businesses rarely have a successful transition from one generation to the next. Majority of research done on family busi...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL HDEDICATION HiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABSTRACT vLIST OF ACRONYMS ixCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study area 11.2. Statement of the problem 41.3. General Objective 41.4 Specific objectives of the study area 41.5 Research questions 51.6.3 Time Scope 51.7 Significance of the Study 51.8 Conceptual framework 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 The Role of NGO’s in Community Development among the youth 72.2 NGO contribution ...
ABSTRACT It is essential to recognize the relative importance of the various barriers to the utilization if effective health services are to be delivered. This study set out to find the factors leading to the observed underutilization in health facilities in the Assin District. It involved the administration of questionnaires to one-hundred household heads of selected communities of Assin District. Focus group discussions were also conducted with community members. In-depth interviews were c...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the market chain analysis of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) in Tanzania with emphasis of African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) among smallholder farmers. Specifically the study had four objectives namely (a) to identify African indigenous vegetables with high value marketing potential grown in the study area (b) to identify supply chain actors (c) to determine role played by different actors along the market chain (d) to determine the profita...
ABSTRACT Tobacco farming as an agricultural development issue, has been identified among others as an important theme to study the relationship of its production to deforestation. This study was carried out in Tutuo ward, Sikonge district in Tabora region to assess land use changes due to switch from tobacco to sunflower as an alternative cash crop; and its influence on deforestation. The villages namely Usanganya, Mole and Tutuo were involved. Household questionnaire, checklists, participant...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine effectiveness of Save Our Souls (SOS) Children‟s Village in promoting welfare of the children, a case study of Ungujai- Zanzibar. The specific objectives used to guide this study were namely; to find out the roles of the village in promoting welfare of the children, to identify challenges facing the village in promoting welfare of the children and suggest measures that will help alleviation of the challenges. In conducting this study, t...
ABSTRACT Tanzania is one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most popular and rapidly growing tourism destinations. Despite high economic growth stirred by fast tourism development, the level of poverty and unemployment is still very high. The rapid growth in tourism which translates into economic growth does not appear to have considerably improved local people’s income and reduced poverty in the country. Involvement of local people in the ownership of tourism enterprises is viewed as an important t...
TABLE OF CONTENTS.Content PageDeclarationApprovalDedication ivAcknowledgment vTable of contents viList of Tables and Figures ixList of Acronyms Abbreviations xAbstractCHAPTER ONE:1 .0 Introduction i1.1 Background to the study i1.2 Statement of the problem 21.3 Objectives of the study 31.4 Research questions 31.5 Scope ofthe study 41.6 Justification of the study 41.7 Significance of the study 41.8 Limitations of the study sCHAPTER TWO: LITEkATURE REVIEW2.1 Agro-forestry goods and services bein...
ABSTRACT Microfinance Institutions services have continued to play an important role in Kenyan economy. It is viewed as the provision of financial services to the poor and low income group. Microfinance Institutions in Kenya have gained wide recognition since 1990’s for the role they play in providing financial services to the low-income households, and their contribution to poverty alleviation. While achieving this poverty reduction goal, MFIs should also be financially sustainable. The is...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viLIST OF TABLESABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 1l.lBack ground of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 61.3 Objectives of the study 61.4 Research questions 71.5 Scope of the study 71.6 Significance of the study 7CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW g2.0 Introduction2.1 Background of the study2.1 The effects of catholic relief services in social economic Development ofkisoro district specifically in municipalit...
ABSTRACT The study is a critical examination of the role of Micro Finance Institutions in the empowerment of the rural women in Tanzania‟s economic development. The general objective of the study was to assess and evaluate the contribution of microfinance institutions to the empowerment of women with particular emphasis on women in the rural areas of Ngorongoro District. The specific objectives focused on the types of business activities, challenges faced by rural women, impact of MFI serv...