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A research on the contribution of PSI organization projects funded by USAID on
socio-economic development was done at Dar es Salaam region. The problem
investigated included the contribution of PSI organization projects funded by USAID
on socio-economic development in Dar es Salaam region. The general objective was
to assess the impact of projects funded by USAID on economic development in Dar
es Salaam region. Specifically the study was intended to identify existing and their
location of PSI projects funded by USAID, to determine the projects provided to the
region and their distribution over the last three years and the implications of PSI
projects funded by USAID
Research design used was case study design, Respondents 120 participated. Both
primary and secondary data collection methods were used and instruments used to
collect data those data are the use of interviews, well structured and pre-tested
questionnaires. Data analysis procedure involved was Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel computer programmers in order to get
frequencies and percentages whereby Qualitative and Quantitative data were
gathered.
Findings indicated that PSI has made a number of achievements in HIV/AIDS
preventions, Family Planning, Malaria, Reproductive and Child Health. In
HIV/AIDS data show that women are more affected than men at 7.7%. So I would
like to recommend that the implementation of PSI project can highly been achieved
if we involve those whom we serve in the community by simply making them openly
to identify their potential needs and discover the effects of the products used. Socialeconomic
development comes through true people’s involvement in projects.
The researcher really hope that output from this study shall be of practical use to PSI