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The contribution of vulnerable groups’ sub-projects under Tanzania social action fund to income poverty reduction in Bahi district, Tanzania
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2014) Mtelevu, Barnabas Timoth; Kayunze, Kim Abel
Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) is a programme instituted by the government for reducing income poverty among the poor in Tanzania and has been implementing poverty reduction projects in Bahi District since the heyday of the first phase of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP I, 2005 - 2010). However, there is only slight change in income poverty, reduction especially among vulnerable households in the area. The reasons for this problem were not clear. Thus, the research on which this paper is based was conducted in Bahi District to determine TASAF beneficiaries’ income and impact of monetary values of support from TASAF on beneficiaries’ households’ incomes. It was found that net income for TASAF beneficiaries was TZS 2 1,140,000 per capita per year and for non-TASAF beneficiaries it was TZS 3,680,000. The incomes were significantly different at p < 0.001, with a t-value = 4.449. The amount of grant received had negative impact on income (ß = -0.025), but which was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). This implies that access to grants by vulnerable groups (VGs) did not help much vulnerable groups' households reduce poverty. The results substantiate a need for the government, through TASAF, to increase the amount of funding grants in favour of TASAF sub-projects so as to enable the vulnerable groups to generate more income for effective poverty reduction.
The contribution of vulnerable groups’ sub-projects under Tanzania social action fund to income poverty reduction in Bahi district, Tanzania
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014) Mtelevu, Barnabas Timoth
TASAF is a programme instituted by the government for reducing income poverty among the poor in Tanzania, Bahi District inclusive, since the heyday of NSGRP I in 2005. However, there is only slight change in income poverty reduction, especially among vulnerable households in the area. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to determine the contribution of TASAF vulnerable groups’ sub-projects to income poverty reduction in Bahi District. Specifically, the study was meant to identify types of vulnerability to household income poverty, assess the importance of TASAF on vulnerable households’ income poverty reduction, compare households’ net income and expenditure between TASAF and non-TASAF beneficiaries, determine the impact of monetary values of support from TASAF on household income and find challenges facing TASAF beneficiaries to reduce income poverty. Data were collected from a sample of 120 respondents, 60 who were TASAF beneficiaries 60 and who were not. Purposive and simple random sampling methods were used to obtain the sample. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS. Two-thirds (66.7%) of the respondents were more vulnerable to income poverty while 33.3% were less vulnerable. More than seven-eighths (95%) of the households surveyed viewed TASAF as important to them. Mean net income for TASAF and non-TASAF beneficiaries were TZS 1 140 000 and TZS 3 680 000 respectively. The incomes were significantly different (p = 0.001, t = 4.449). The amount of grant received had negative impact on household income (B = -0.025), but which was statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Based on these results, it is concluded that access to grants by vulnerable groups (VGs) does not have a positive impact on household welfare. Therefore, it is recommended that the government, through TASAF, should increase the amount of funding grants to its beneficiaries so as to enable the vulnerable groups to generate more income for effective poverty reduction.