| dc.creator |
Mrutu, Amani David |
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| dc.date |
2020-01-09T06:29:53Z |
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| dc.date |
2020-01-09T06:29:53Z |
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| dc.date |
2013 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-05T08:21:45Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2021-05-05T08:21:45Z |
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| dc.identifier |
APA |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/11192/2779 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/11192/2779 |
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| dc.description |
A Dissertation Submitted to Mzumbe University Dar es salaam Campus College in Partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Public Administration (MPA) of Mzumbe University |
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| dc.description |
When thinking about poverty level of the World in gender manner, women are most identified affected, therefore; this research was designed to explore the significance of women’s led Income Generating Activities (IGAs) on poverty alleviation in Tanzania. The study was conducted in SingidaMunicipality within areas of Ubungo, Mughanga, Kinyeto and Iguguno. The intention of study was to: identify types of Income Generating Activities and source of initial capital. To determine the significance of accelerating income on the family poverty alleviation. The study sample comprised sixty women involved in Income Generating Activities and sixty women not involved in Income Generating Activities. Study findings showed that major sources of income among respondents were non- farm activities, farming, salaries and remittances. Key activity undertaken was food vending, followed by livestock keeping;
The study found that the standard of living respondents involved in Income Generating Activities was better, lack of entrepreneurship skills and family responsibilities were identified as major constraints to women’s Income Generating Activities. Income Generating Activities undertaken earn them low income that suffices for subsistence level. The study shows that women involvement in Income Generating Activities provides substantial significance to the survival of most families in the study area. Conclusively insufficient financial, ignorance, human skills and training to women about their income accelerating activities results as reasons push back women economical and failed to sustain their families as the house hold. The study suggests some policy implications that there is a need to create enabling environment that ought to improve lending policy and entrepreneurship skills to the women starting from rural to urban. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Mzumbe University |
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| dc.subject |
Women’s Income Generating Activities, Poverty Alleviation, Family |
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| dc.title |
Significance of Women’s Led Income Generating Activities Towards Poverty Alleviation at Family Level: The Case of Women at Singida Municipality |
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| dc.type |
Thesis |
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