Assessment of the Impact of TASAF Program on Improving Livelihood Activities of Its Beneficiaries in Shinyanga Municipality.

Kabadi, Aroni Revocatus (2023) Assessment of the Impact of TASAF Program on Improving Livelihood Activities of Its Beneficiaries in Shinyanga Municipality. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study sought to assessthe impact of the TASAF Program on Improving Livelihood Activities of Its Beneficiaries inShinyangaMunicipality.The objectives were contribution of TASAFProgram of Shinyanga Municipal Council on improving livelihood of its beneficiaries inShinyanga Municipalities. Also to identify the families supported by TASAF of Shinyanga Municipal Council on initiation and implementation of poorhouseholds by improving their livelihood through cash provision to allow them to engages in income generating activities,livelihood improvement, to explore level of access to and control of resource among poor household through government Fund, to examine the socio-economic services accelerated by TASAF of Shinyanga Municipal Council to poor house hold under study area. The study employed cross-sectional research design to collect and obtain data. Other methods employed in data collection were questionnaire and documentary review. The study had sample of 150 respondents and multiple response analysis technique was used in analyzing the results. The findings established that poor household under TASAF had medium access to and control over resources, also enable them to initiates projects such as vegetable selling and fruits. Livestock keeping and selling households soaps and cosmetics, also TASAF enabled Poor household to pay school services, contributes to households’ expenses. thestudy recommends to the Council that they should ensure consistent training to household received the fund and monitoring and should also be done regularly for proper use and attainment goal which is to empower poor families. Keywords: TASAF Programme, Livelihoods, Poor Families

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