The contribution of vulnerable groups’ sub-projects under Tanzania social action fund to income poverty reduction in Bahi district, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Mtelevu, Barnabas Timoth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-29T06:13:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-29T06:13:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5807 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vulnerable groups | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania social action fund | en_US |
| dc.subject | Poverty reduction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bahi district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | The contribution of vulnerable groups’ sub-projects under Tanzania social action fund to income poverty reduction in Bahi district, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |