The role of women in improving living standard at household level : the case of Mwanga North Kigoma/Ujiji

dc.contributor.advisorNasania, Scholasticaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMwakilembe, Neema N.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-02T18:47:30Z
dc.date.available2010-07-02T18:47:30Z
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.description.abstractWomen income generating activities are common in many communities in Tanzania and have enormous contribution in improving the living standard of the household. Unfortunately they are not well facilitated and their contribution is not well acknowledged in many societies. This project analysed the contribution of women income generating activities in Mwanga North Ward in Kigoma/Ujiji Municipality. The project used a case study approach and a Women Promotion Centre Community Based Organization (CBO), located in Mwanga North ward, was used as a case. Data was collected through documentary review, interviews, observation and focus group discussion. Findings indicated that households where women performed income generating activities had a higher standard of living compared to the households where women depended solely on their husbands. Income earned from women's income generating activities supplemented men's income and provision of household requirements was constant. When men had problems at work such as salary delays and/or suspension women took the responsibilities to provide for household basic requirements. When husbands dead the widows who used to perform income generating activities were in a position of sustaining their families. On the other side families that women depended solely on their husbands in most cases were at risk. It is recommended that women where possible should look on engaging into small enterprises that can contribute in increasing their household income. Women engaging in group or individual business should diversify their activities in order to get better results. (Author abstract)en_US
dc.description.bibliographicCitationMwakilembe, N. N. (2007). The role of women in improving living standard at household level: the case of Mwanga North Kigoma/Ujiji. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (M.S.)en_US
dc.description.schoolSchool of Community Economic Developmenten_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/428
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire Universityen_US
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dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibiteden_US
dc.rightsHolderMwakilembe, Neema N.en_US
dc.sourceOriginal format: Bound CED Project Report, Shapiro Library, Southern New Hampshire Universityen_US
dc.subject.lcshSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (Community Economic Development)en_US
dc.subject.lcshOpen University of Tanzania -- Theses (Community Economic Development)en_US
dc.subject.otherwomen owned businessesen_US
dc.subject.otherasset buildingen_US
dc.subject.otherfinancial literacyen_US
dc.subject.otherKigoma Urban District (TZ)en_US
dc.subject.otherKigoma Region (TZ)en_US
dc.subject.otherTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleThe role of women in improving living standard at household level : the case of Mwanga North Kigoma/Ujijien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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