Improved Livelihood through Water Soap Making project by abandoned women in Dunda Ward Bagamoyo District Council.

Kambole, Beatrice George (2023) Improved Livelihood through Water Soap Making project by abandoned women in Dunda Ward Bagamoyo District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

A community needs assessment is a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or gaps between current conditions or wants. This report is a result of the research study conducted in Bagamoyo at Dunda ward on improving abandoned women community livelihood through water soap making project. The overall objective of the study was to find out the challenges that the community is facing and resources available in the community to develop a project that will enable that community get rid off poverty. The tools used to gather information included household questionnaires, focus group discussions, interview and observation. 30 respondents returned the questionnaire and were ready to form a group. Group participatory needs is an approach that engaged the community in every aspect of the assessment especially in the identification of opportunities for addressing or meeting community needs and in working out actions required to address their needs. Community needs assessment revealed the challenges of abandoned women such as lack of capital to start business , poor knowledge of the marketing of their products , poor management of their group , lack of financial knowledge and technical know�how in business, big family that causes large dependent and lack of proper area to conduct their business. Keywords: Implementation, Project, Livelihood, Water Soap.

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