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The Growth of Micro and Small, Cluster-Based Furniture-Manufacturing Firms and their Implications for Poverty Reduction in Tanzania

Micro, small, and medium manufacturing enterprises (MSMEs) offer good examples of firm clustering and incipient entry points for industrial development in Tanzania. This study analyses the growth of cluster-based, micro and small furniture-manufacturing firms located in the Keko, Buguruni-Malapa, and Mbezi Beach kwa Komba industrial clusters. The results of quantitative

Affordability and Expenditure Patterns for Electricity and Kerosene in Urban Households in Tanzania

Using data from the Household Budget Survey 2007, this study examines two main issues: i) the affordability of kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity to poor urban households, i.e., households below the basic needs poverty line;

Creating Space for Child Participation in Local Governance in Tanzania

Save the Children and Children’s Councils This paper focuses on the model of community participation developed by Save the Children. The research has targeted both children and adults (NGO and local authority representatives) with a view of obtaining their insights into how best children

Determinants of Rural Income in Tanzania

An Empirical Approach This study conducted an econometric analysis of data from the 2005 Tanzania Rural Investment Climate Survey to assess the impact of selected socio-economic and geographic factors on the income of rural households and communities.

Widowhood and Vulnerability to HIV and AIDS Related Shocks

Exploring Resilience Avenues This study explored the contexts and factors under which violation of the inheritance and property rights of widows and orphans occurs and resilience avenues for safeguarding these rights. The study findings show that property grabbing after the death of their husbands

Poverty and the Rights of Children at Household Level

Findings from Same and Kisarawe Districts, Tanzania This study examined the relationship between poverty at the household level and children’s rights. Although children’s rights were considered at a general level, the main focus was on three of the basic rights (i) access to education, (ii) access

Children’s Involvement in Small Business

Does it Build Youth Entrepreneurship? This study assessed how children’s work in small businesses impacts their future entrepreneurial talents, by examining i) the economic, psychological and social factors that prompt children into small businesses; ii) the contribution of small business…

Coping Strategies Used by Street Children in the Event of Illness

This study examined the health-seeking behaviours of street children in three municipal districts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The research was carried out in October 2005 and involved 272 street children (163 boys and 109 girls) aged 10 to 18 years.

Assessing the Institutional Framework for Promoting the Growth of MSEs in Tanzania

The Case of Dar es Salaam This paper contains the results of a study conducted in Dar es Salaam in 2006 and 2007 to assess the MSEs institutional support. The study focused on the type and nature of the MSE support institutions which included services they provide, conditions for assessing

Establishing Indicators for Urban Poverty-Environment Interaction in Tanzania

The Case of Bonde la Mpunga, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam This micro-level study examined the links between poverty and the environment for an urban community. Perceptions of poverty were investigated, as well as aspects of land use, water supply, sanitation, waste disposal, drainage, personal security, provision…

Negotiating Safe Sex among Young Women

The Fight against HIV/AIDS in Tanzania A study of gender power relations among youth in Tanzania, with a specific focus on young women negotiating safe sex to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS. Female respondents were questioned on their knowledge, attitudes, and decision making.

The Role of Tourism in Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania

This study analyses the direct and indirect impacts of tourism on livelihoods. With tourism being the fastest growing sector in the Tanzanian economy, the authors investigate the benefits to society at large and, in particular, to the poor.

The Use of Sustainable Irrigation for Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania

The Case of Smallholder Irrigation Schemes in Igurusi, Mbarali District Irrigation has been found to be a central key part in curbing food scarcity not only in Tanzania but also in many other developing countries. The continued dependence on rainfall in agriculture has proved incapable of sustaining the population increase.

Assessing the Relative Poverty of Clients and Non-clients of Non-bank Microfinance Institutions in Tanzania

The case of the Dar es Salaam and Coast Regions This study was commissioned by REPOA. The overall objective of the study was to critically assess the relative poverty level of clients and non-clients of nonbank Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Tanzania, using the Coast and Dar es Salaam as sample

The Role of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Poverty Alleviation in Semi-Arid Areas

The Case of Chamazi in Lushoto District, Tanzania This study investigates the role of the Chamazi farming system in alleviating poverty in the semi-arid low lands of Lushoto district. It was conducted in seven villages between 6th March and 29th March 2002. The villages, which administratively are in the Umba

Changes in the upland irrigation system and implications for rural poverty alleviation

A case of the ndiwa irrigations system, West Usumbara mountains, Tanzania Rural poverty is a major problem in Tanzania that has become the focus of different development strategies. Poverty alleviation is a priority objective in national development strategies. The Agricultural and Livestock Policy of 1997; the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy

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The Growth of Micro and Small, Cluster-Based Furniture-Manufacturing Firms and their Implications for Poverty Reduction in Tanzania

Affordability and Expenditure Patterns for Electricity and Kerosene in Urban Households in Tanzania

Creating Space for Child Participation in Local Governance in Tanzania

Determinants of Rural Income in Tanzania

Widowhood and Vulnerability to HIV and AIDS Related Shocks

Poverty and the Rights of Children at Household Level

Children’s Involvement in Small Business

Coping Strategies Used by Street Children in the Event of Illness

Assessing the Institutional Framework for Promoting the Growth of MSEs in Tanzania

Establishing Indicators for Urban Poverty-Environment Interaction in Tanzania

Negotiating Safe Sex among Young Women

The Role of Tourism in Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania

The Use of Sustainable Irrigation for Poverty Alleviation in Tanzania

Assessing the Relative Poverty of Clients and Non-clients of Non-bank Microfinance Institutions in Tanzania

The Role of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Poverty Alleviation in Semi-Arid Areas

Changes in the upland irrigation system and implications for rural poverty alleviation

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