Assessing the effects of unrecognized rural development opportunities on rural youth development in Kakonko district council

Chugga, Nguno Bahebe (2019) Assessing the effects of unrecognized rural development opportunities on rural youth development in Kakonko district council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study on assessing the effects of unrecognized rural development opportunities on rural youth development was conducted in Kakonko district. The main objective of this study was to examine if they are unrecognized development opportunities in rural settings of Tanzania, analyze their effects on rural-urban migrations among rural youth and suggest ways of mitigating them. The study had three specific objectives which were to; examine the unrecognized development opportunities in rural settings of Tanzania; explore the pull and push factors contributing to youth rural-urban migrations and analyse the effects of unrecognized development opportunities on youth rural-urban migration and suggest ways of mitigating them. A case study design involved a structured questionnaire supported by documentary reviews whereby randomly selected 100 respondents were involved and the collected data were analysed using SPSS software. The study revealed that, there a number of unrecognized development opportunities in rural settings of the country and if well recognized and utilized may reduce the rural-urban migrations among youth and enhancerural development. It was recommended that, the government, stakeholders and the community should encourage rural development in order to attract rural youth survive in their localities. This can be done by creating conducive investment opportunities through improving the availability of reliable and affordable financial services, accessible markets, sufficient electrical and water supplies, permanent and accessible infrastructures, and good governance. There should be effective information sharing system among rural youth for facilitating timely and informed decision on important development factors. This may facilitate the proper utilization of available development opportunities for better living.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 300 Social Sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User: Mr. Administrator OUT
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2020 15:11
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2020 15:11
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/2617

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