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Differences in familism and economic decisions between female and male entrepreneurs: The case of fish traders in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
(Mzumbe University, 2005) Kimeme Joseph A.
Many studies attempting to explain income differences between self employed men and women in developing countries have focused attention on differences in the two sexes to access critical resources such as credit, education, time and networks, factors which are external to the subject. Little, however, have been done in terms of factors ingrained in the subject’s belief system. Although this study is exploratory and views familism as a cultural factor embedded in a person’s belief system it assesses the influence of familism on economic decisions made by men and women fish traders.
The study finds that while the level of familism is equally high for men as it is for women, it leads to involvement in longer term expensive projects among men and shorter term ones among married women. The study suggests that effective interventions aimed at Promoting African entrepreneurs should take the entrepreneur’s accepted obligations to the extended family into account.
An assessment of women participation in rural water supply: A case of selected villages in Morogoro district council
(Mzumbe University, 2005) Kinemo Stella M.; Mlolere Aloyce
The purpose of this research was to assess women participation in rural water supply, a case of selected villages in Morogoro District council. These villages are Manza, Lugono, Lubungo, Sangasanga and Mgudeni. In the assessment, the following independent variables namely; planning, implementation, maintenance and reasons for low participation of women were taken into consideration. The women participation was considered as an independent variable.
The results of the study showed that women participation in Rural Water Programme (RWSP) is affected by a number of factors such as cultural factors, traditional gender based division of labour, domestic roles, scattered location of households, bad quality of water and women shying away from leadership positions.
Violence in marriage in Tanzania: The case of Shinyanga and Tabora region
(Mzumbe University, 2005) Hussein Ashatu; Nsimbila Paul
This study investigates the causes of violence in marriage and the effects it has on the family. The major data collection method was case material supplemented by interview. A sample of 21 case files were drawn randomly, while10 households and 4 Social Welfare Officers were interviewed. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed in data analysis. The data presented in tables, percentages and histograms.
The findings showed that physical and verbal abuses are common types of marital violence within the area of study. The study also revealed that drunkenness, financial support, infidelity and polygamous, general misunderstandings and misuse of family properties were the agreed major causes of marital violence. The results showed that effects of marital violence mostly strain wives than husbands in the family due to husbands’ power and superiority resulting from outdated traditions and customs. The effects, however, go further to children.
Determining the implications of the land legislation, 1999 on women's rights to land: A case of Ntendo and Iziya wards in Sumbawanga urban council
(Mzumbe University, 2005) Sikalumba Alex J; Opiyo Modesta
Human rights is a broad subject that encompasses all the rights that an individual or a group of people deserve together. Gender is a socio-political and economic phenomenon in many countries. It revolves around the female and male gender. It does not deal with sexual differences per se, but rather the roles that are attached to a particular gender group. There have been different dimensions of accounting for different so-called gender roles. In Africa and Tanzania in particular, for instance, this is a matter of customs and religious beliefs and usage. These variables restrict males and females from doing this or that. In the strict sense, this does not mean that a person cannot accomplish a particular duty just because he or she belongs to a particular sex. Should that be the position then, there is no reason whatsoever as to which sex should exclusively be entitled to that and which should not. All sexes should have the same powers, to equally share the available resources among themselves. But this is not that much easy due to the traditions, customs and religious beliefs obtaining in different communities.
However, a tradition or custom is not static. It shapes the society on the day-today basis. The changing circumstances of life also change the people and force them to adopt new ways of life that are at that particular moment operational: Thus, human rights issue has been on the forefront of the global political agenda. Tanzania has taken steps to respond to this on several occasions. In the 1980s we saw the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 as amended. Several legislations have been amended and up dated along the lines of the Bill of Rights. Others have been repealed and replaced by new versions.
Assesing the effectiveness of health information systems in determining the social-economic status of PLWHA in Tanzania
(Mzumbe University, 2005) Kamuzora Faustin
The goal of the study was to assess health information system (IS) in Tanzania, specifically, the HIV/AIDS component that could be used to determine the socio-economic characteristics and demographic status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The second aim was to use the information from the study to demonstrate to local governments the need to join efforts to fight the epidemic. The premise of the study was the fact that since HIV/AIDS epidemic is eroding various resources by incapacitating and eventually killing the stakeholders (residents and workers) and the potential taxpayers, local governments have to be on the vanguard to fight the epidemic. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the HIV/AIDS information systems in use in the country; establishing the socio-economic and demographic status of people living with HIV and AIDS; and identifying the level of awareness of the linkage between the epidemic and councils’ revenue expenditure among policy makers, Bukoba Town Council and Kinondoni Municipality were used as case studies and additional information was collected from Morogoro as well as from some institutions in Dar es Salaam.