Assessment of the compassion international Tanzania (CIT) support on poverty reduction among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC): A case of Dodoma urban district

Bisendo, Petro Masenza.

dc.creator	Bisendo, Petro Masenza.
dc.date	2020-11-26T08:20:17Z
dc.date	2020-11-26T08:20:17Z
dc.date	2020
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:55Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:55Z
dc.identifier	Bisendo, P. M. (2020). Assessment of the compassion international Tanzania (CIT) support on poverty reduction among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC): A case of Dodoma urban district (Master's dissertation). The University of Dodoma, Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2633
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2633
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Development Studies)
dc.description	This study was conducted aiming to assess the impact of Compassion International Tanzania (CIT) Support on Poverty Reduction among Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Dodoma Urban District. The specific objectives of the study included, to assess the functioning of the Compassion International Tanzania (CIT) support in poverty reduction, examine the impact of CIT support to register OVC and to identify the challenges that CIT encounters in supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children in poverty reduction in Dodoma Urban district. This study was mostly qualitative supported by quantitative research approach. It was basically a descriptive research design conducted in four Compassion supported centers. The study was guided by Donor Driven Model (DDM). A total number of 196 respondents were involved in this study, and 5 key informants were consulted. These participants were selected by using both Probability and Non- probability sampling design. Data collection was done using questionnaires, interview guides and focus group discussion. The study found that health service was given high priority as key service offered by Compassion International Tanzania, whereas (100%) of respondents in the study area agreed that they received medical treatments through CIT support. Also the study revealed that there much efforts invested by the CIT in supporting educational achievements in the study area since (84.8%) of the respondents responded that CIT had a great contribution to the cognitive development of their children. Moreover, three issues were revealed to be effected by CIT support, included development of households, and sustainable provision of health services and educational stuffs. The study recommends that there is a need to carry detailed research on challenges facing beneficiaries‟ income growth despite the contribution of compassion support.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Compassion International Tanzania
dc.subject	CIT
dc.subject	Dodoma
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Poverty Reduction
dc.subject	Poverty eradication
dc.subject	Dodoma Urban District
dc.subject	Orphans and Vulnerable Children
dc.subject	OVC
dc.subject	Vulnerable Children
dc.subject	Orphan children
dc.subject	Compassion International
dc.title	Assessment of the compassion international Tanzania (CIT) support on poverty reduction among orphans and vulnerable children (OVC): A case of Dodoma urban district
dc.type	Dissertation