The contribution of vulnerable groups’ sub-projects under Tanzania social action fund to income poverty reduction in Bahi district, Tanzania
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2014
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
TASAF is a programme instituted by the government for reducing income poverty among
the poor in Tanzania, Bahi District inclusive, since the heyday of NSGRP I in 2005.
However, there is only slight change in income poverty reduction, especially among
vulnerable households in the area. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to
determine the contribution of TASAF vulnerable groups’ sub-projects to income poverty
reduction in Bahi District. Specifically, the study was meant to identify types of
vulnerability to household income poverty, assess the importance of TASAF on vulnerable
households’ income poverty reduction, compare households’ net income and expenditure
between TASAF and non-TASAF beneficiaries, determine the impact of monetary values
of support from TASAF on household income and find challenges facing TASAF
beneficiaries to reduce income poverty. Data were collected from a sample of 120
respondents, 60 who were TASAF beneficiaries 60 and who were not. Purposive and
simple random sampling methods were used to obtain the sample. The data collected were
analyzed using SPSS. Two-thirds (66.7%) of the respondents were more vulnerable to
income poverty while 33.3% were less vulnerable. More than seven-eighths (95%) of the
households surveyed viewed TASAF as important to them. Mean net income for TASAF
and non-TASAF beneficiaries were TZS 1 140 000 and TZS 3 680 000 respectively. The
incomes were significantly different (p = 0.001, t = 4.449). The amount of grant received
had negative impact on household income (B = -0.025), but which was statistically
insignificant (p > 0.05). Based on these results, it is concluded that access to grants by
vulnerable groups (VGs) does not have a positive impact on household welfare. Therefore,
it is recommended that the government, through TASAF, should increase the amount of
funding grants to its beneficiaries so as to enable the vulnerable groups to generate more
income for effective poverty reduction.
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Vulnerable groups, Tanzania social action fund, Poverty reduction, Bahi district, Tanzania