Community attitudes and sustainability of most vulnerable children projects: a case of Morogoro Municipality
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Date
2013
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of community attitude on sustainability of
Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) projects. It was conducted in Morogoro
Municipality with the view to establish the nature of support provided by CARE
International to MVC, examine community involvement in MVC projects, explore
community attitudes towards MVC and MVC projects, find out whether mtaa Most
Vulnerable Children (MVCC) continued to support MVC, assess the effect of
community attitudes on sustainability of mtaa MVCC and evaluate the livelihood
security of MVC households. The study was descriptive and involved 130
respondents. Sampling of the study area and key informants was done purposively
while household respondents were sampled by simple random sampling technique.
Quantitative data were collected by using an interview schedule while qualitative
data were collected through interviews and focus group discussions. Secondary data
were collected through document review. Quantitative data were analysed by using
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software while qualitative data were
analysed by using content analysis technique. Study findings show that few MVC
and household heads were supported by MVC projects, that community members
were not involved adequately to identify MVC, their needs and how to address
them, that community members had negative attitude towards MVC and MVC
projects, that mtaa MVCCs were not sustainable, that negative attitude towards
MVC significantly affected sustainability of mtaa MVCC projects, and that support
provision by MVC projects had not improved the economic and food security of
MVC households.
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M. A. Dissertation
Keywords
Community attitudes, Food security, Households, Vulnerable children, Morogoro Municipality, Vulnerable children projects