The role of NGOs in primary school education service delivery in rural areas: a case study of Morogoro and Mvomero districts
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Date
2007
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This research began when Morogoro District included what is now known as Mvomero
District. This study, to examine the role of NGOs in promoting Basic Primary School
Education in rural areas was conducted in Morogoro and Mvomero rural districts with the
view to broaden the community awareness and knowledge about the contribution of NGOs
to the education sector. NGOs in this study are regarded as organizations involved in
development activities with the objective of alleviating poverty through the promotion of
primary school education sector in the rural areas. Recommended strategies that would
promote co-operation between the NGOs and the two districts in improving service to
universal primary school education have been presented.
A strategic research design
which allows collection of information from the intended groups was adopted.
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collection involved documentation, interviews and structured questionnaires, which were
administered to a sample of 217 respondents. The data collected were described and
analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer software.
Results showed that there is a slight performance improvement of pupils in schools
supported by NGOs.
The NGOs are operating in areas of infrastructure availability,
whereas the remote areas of distance more than 80 kilometres from the districts’
headquarters are disadvantaged from the support. Pupils’ performance in school supported
by NGOs was significant at t-test (P < 0.001). Services provided by the NGOs include,
among others; the construction and rehabilitation of school buildings, provision of books,
supply of teaching materials, equipments such as computers and photocopy machines; and
school greening (environmental conservation).
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Dissertation
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NGO, Primary school education, Morogoro District, Mvomero District