The effects of provision of selected services on most vulnerable children in Tanzania: a case of Mtwara district
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Date
2013
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
Despite significant strides made in Tanzania’s National Policy arena by developing
national guidelines for community-based care, support and protection for most
vulnerable children (MVC), there is little empirical evidence on what works to
improve the MVC and their families. The purpose of this study was therefore to
assess the effects of provision of selected services on MVC in Mtwara District of the
Mtwara Region, Tanzania. Specific objectives were to: identify MVC programmes in
the study area; identify the effects of stakeholders participation in provision of
selected services on MVC and determine potential for provision of selected services
to MVC. Data were collected from 150 respondents, including 120 household heads
from four villages in Mtwara District and 30 key informants using questionnaires.
researcher’s diary and checklist. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer programme and qualitative data were
analysed using “content analysis” technique. The study identified MVC programmes
in the study area, the effects of stakeholders participation in provision of selected
services to MVC and determined the potential for provision of selected sendees to
MVC. It was concluded that improving social well being of MVC requires continued
analysis of services provided to adopt new quality standards which require long-term
commitment on part of all stakeholders. It is therefore recommended that there is a
need for programme managers to develop and scale-up effective strategies based on
national policies aimed at helping MVC in the study area and beyond. The study also
suggested undertaking case studies on effects of provision of MVC services in other
parts of the country in order to enable generalisation of the observations.
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children, families., household, villages, Mtwara District