Improved Households Income Generation through Improving Quality of Women Food Vending Dishes. A case Study of Nyankumbu Ward in Geita Town Council

Kaloso, Martha (2023) Improved Households Income Generation through Improving Quality of Women Food Vending Dishes. A case Study of Nyankumbu Ward in Geita Town Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This project was conducted at Nyankumbu Ward, Geita Town Council in Geita region. The community need assessment conducted identified that women food venders at Nyankumbu ward had a challenge of preserving their food stuffs, hence the need for support on food serving dishes to improve the quality of their service and increase income generation. The methods used include interview and observation. The key participants were women food venders at Nyankumbu ward in Geita Town Council. The project identified the most pressing community want by involving community group members who were left to decide for themselves through votes. The provision of food serving dishes came out as the most pressing need in which the community group members could use in their food vending service to generate income. Other pressing wants identified include the establishment and formalization of the group so as to gain reputation from development partners and the government, business education and need for areas to conduct their daily activities. The implementation of the project put at the forefront establishment and formalization and awareness building to the community followed by assessment which gave room for incorporation of pending needs in the prospective project plan. The operation of all group activities were guided by its constitution.

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