Papers by Michael I Mwenda
A Search on Whether Education is a Priority in the Life Spheres Among the Marginalized Community in Dodoma Municipality: A Link to Their Wellbeing
This study investigated whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalize... more This study investigated whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalized in the selected wards in Dodoma Municipality. The study employed a case study design, where Makole and Tambukareli wards were selected. The study used descriptive and content analysis. The households of the marginalized people were purposefully selected. The study used Questionnaire with both open and closed questions among the marginalised who composed a sample of (N=100). Data were later coded down and were analysed by a computer programme SPSS version 16. Spearman's correlation was employed (p ≤0.01) is significance also Chi-square test was used where (p ≤0.05) is significance. The result indicates that, 41% of the marginalized community chose education career as a first priority in the life spheres, followed by 28% who chose agriculture as a priority as well as 26% of whom chose business career as a first choice. In the other hand Life career has been chosen last with 6 %. Thos...
In 2012, the study was carried at Makoja Village, in Semi-Arid region of Dodoma. The aim of the c... more In 2012, the study was carried at Makoja Village, in Semi-Arid region of Dodoma. The aim of the conducted study was to assess the importance of Cereal Bank to livelihood of farming households. A total of 80 respondents were interviewed. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 computer program. The major findings of the study revealed that, almost all of the
Cereal Banks or Seed Banks? An Experience from Makoja Arid Village, Dodoma, Tanzania
Developing Country Studies, 2015
This study investigated whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalize... more This study investigated whether education is a priority in the life spheres among the marginalized in the selected wards in Dodoma Municipality. The study employed a case study design, where Makole and Tambukareli wards were selected. The study used descriptive and content analysis. The households of the marginalized people were purposefully selected. The study used Questionnaire with both open and closed questions among the marginalised who composed a sample of (N=100). Data were later coded down and were analysed by a computer programme SPSS version 16. Spearman's correlation was employed (p ≤0.01) is significance also Chi-square test was used where (p ≤0.05) is significance. The result indicates that, 41% of the marginalized community chose education career as a first priority in the life spheres, followed by 28% who chose agriculture as a priority as well as 26% of whom chose business career as a first choice. In the other hand Life career has been chosen last with 6 %. Those who chose education as a priority posits that education is the backbone; it is the light, as well as a tool to help us to be creative in life and particularly in agriculture. Majority of the marginalized community who composed of 16.0% defined education as a tool to remove ignorance, furthermore, 15.2% of them maintained that education is key and foundation of life, while 12.8% of the marginalized stated that education is how we live. The study implies that government and policy makers should be aware that the marginalized community understands that education is a priority among life spheres and it should be taken seriously that schools should be built with enough practical rooms, materials, well paid teachers, well formulated curriculum for sustainable livelihood outcomes.
In 2012, the study was carried at Makoja Village, in Semi-Arid region of Dodoma. The aim of the c... more In 2012, the study was carried at Makoja Village, in Semi-Arid region of Dodoma. The aim of the conducted study was to assess the importance of Cereal Bank to livelihood of farming households. A total of 80 respondents were interviewed. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 computer program. The major findings of the study revealed that, almost all of the households (96.2 %) were poor, while more than a half of the sampled population was chronically food insecure. Income and expenditure analysis revealed that households had no opportunity to manage savings. Further analysis on expenditure revealed that despite being farming households, the later spent large proportion of their income in purchasing food for households. Cereal bank has been potential to provide food at the time of less, storage facility, seed stocking facility and a business opportunity. Cereal banks should be purposively promoted to improve livelihood and assure food security in the rural areas.
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