NG Journal of Social Development

Determinants of Inclusive Community Participation in Rural Water Project Design in Dodoma

2025-05-05T10:46:09+00:00

Despite broad recognition of the importance of community
participation in rural development, disparities in
engagement among different social groups remain
underexplored. This study investigates the determinants
and extent of community involvement in the design of rural
water supply projects in Dodoma, Tanzania, using data
from a cross-sectional survey of 198 respondents and
applying descriptive analysis and the double hurdle
regression model. Results show that while most
participants had low (35.4%) to medium (46.5%) levels of
involvement, participation varied significantly by gender,
education, occupation, and asset ownership. Women,
individuals with higher education, civil servants, those
with training, and asset owners were more likely to be
actively involved, particularly in later project stages. The
study recommends inclusive strategies that promote
meaningful participation through education, training, and
improved access to productive assets, while also
addressing structural barriers and applying intersectional
approaches to ensure equitable involvement across all
social groups.

Exploring Drivers of Microfinance Access for Women Vegetable Marketers in Mwanza City

2025-04-28T11:13:46+00:00

This study examined the drivers influencing microfinance
access among women vegetable marketers in Mwanza
City. A cross-sectional research design was employed to
collect data from 150 randomly selected respondents
across three farmers’ markets: Buhongwa, Dampo, and
Mkuyuni. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics
and a probit regression model. The results revealed that
higher income levels, greater educational attainment,
financial literacy, and possession of collateral
significantly enhanced access to microfinance.
Conversely, older age, high interest rates, membership in
financial solidarity groups, and stringent lending terms
were found to impede access. Additionally, women faced
several challenges in accessing and utilizing microfinance
services, notably the lack of collateral security, high
borrowing costs, diversion of loans for household
expenses, limited financial management skills, and fear of
credit risks. Based on these findings, it is recommended
that microfinance institutions adopt innovative lending
models such as group guarantees, lower collateral
requirements, and flexible repayment structures. Further,
integrating tailored financial literacy and business
development training programs is essential to empower
women entrepreneurs and improve loan utilization. These
measures are critical for enhancing women's economic
participation, strengthening vegetable market businesses,
and promoting sustainable economic growth in Mwanza
City.

Evaluating the Socioeconomic and Infrastructural Factors Affecting Compressed Natural Vehicle Adoption in Tanzania

2025-05-06T20:08:59+00:00

This study explores the determinants influencing the
adoption and intensity of Compressed Natural Gas
(CNG) usage among vehicle owners in Morogoro
Municipal, Tanzania. Using a cross-sectional research
design and data collected from 240 randomly selected
respondents through questionnaires and interviews, the
study employed a double hurdle model to analyze the two
stage decision-making process: the choice to adopt CNG
and the extent of its usage. The findings reveal that
gender, education level, distance to refueling stations,
driving experience, cost perceptions, and attitudes
significantly affect both adoption and usage. Male
respondents and those with higher education were more
likely to adopt and use CNG, while long distances to
refueling stations and negative attitudes posed significant
barriers. Awareness of CNG positively influenced
adoption but not usage intensity. The perceived high cost
of conversion and natural gas, despite rising petrol
prices, also discouraged adoption. The study concludes
that CNG adoption is influenced by a complex interplay
of socio-economic, infrastructural, and behavioral
factors. It recommends expanding CNG infrastructure,
offering financial incentives for vehicle conversion, and
implementing public awareness campaigns to reshape
perceptions. These measures are essential to promote the
use of CNG as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative
fuel in Tanzania’s transport sector

Empirical Comparison of BRICS Manufacturing Outputs with North America

2025-05-11T18:13:54+00:00

Unwinding dynamics of global social, political and
economic developments in the wake of the 21st Century,
almost created pandemonium in the international arena.
At this point, the Global North lost focus on all fronts,
thereby failing to provide leadership to the rest of the
world. In the midst of this stampede, a group of five third
world countries comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa (BRICS) together as an economic bloc to
serve as a ‘stop-gap’ and an invaluable alternative to the
hegemony of the Northern hemisphere for the rest of the
21st Century. This the BRICS did by leading in the areas of
industrialization, manufacturing, Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) attraction, Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) growth, refining of crude petroleum oil and general
rise in trade and merchandise. This leads to current move
by many countries to join the already expanding BRICS.
The western retreat in the areas of industrialization,
manufacturing, technology and merchandise; and their
reluctance to accept this unwinding reality of BRICS
ascendancy to the apex of global economic and political
prominence, forms the motivation for this study. The study
is a qualitative one where data was generated through
secondary sources such as academic journals, bulletins,
textbooks, scholarly papers, and internet materials. The
generated data was analyzed through critical discourse
method.

Artificial Intelligence and Security Management in Enugu State: A Survey Analysis

2025-05-12T07:32:13+00:00

Artificial Intelligence, AI has in the recent time gained
considerable attention in developing countries challenged
by torrents of insecurity. In Enugu state, there have been
security concerns as towns and villages across the 17
local government areas embroiled in intractable crisis of
herdsmen killings, abduction, robbery etc. In cognizance
of these adverse realities, this study therefore examined
the usefulness of AI in the security management of Enugu
state. The methodology of the study is a descriptive cross
sectional design with emphasis on documentary source
and administration of questionnaire instrument as data
collected were content-analyzed in mean score rating
value. From the responses elicited from the three research
questions as stated in the 300 questionnaire instruments,
the study revealed enormous challenges militating against
security management in Enugu State as reasons were
advanced for the usefulness of Artificial Intelligence
though in anticipated logistics, attitudinal and
institutional challenges. From these findings,
recommendations were made to bolster security
management in Enugu through the use of Artificial
Intelligence by the Enugu State Police Command in an
enabling environment of adequate funding and logistics.

Sexual Harassment and Human Security in Higher Educational institutions in Nigeria

2025-05-12T08:01:55+00:00

This paper explores sexual harassment and human
security in higher institutions in Nigeria. Section (11) and
(12) of the Sexual Harassment Bill of the Federal
Government of Nigeria passed by the Senate in July, 2020
states the penalties for sexual harassment in Nigerian
Tertiary institutions .The major focus of this paper was to
find out the fundamental causes and consequences of
sexual harassment on the victims and the learning
environment, suggest the way forward to address the issue.
Using the Feminism theory, and archival method of data
collection, the paper discovered among others that the
mission of higher institution as a system dedicated to
knowledge production is seriously compromised when the
male lecturers, through their incessant sexualized misuse
of institutional authority, continually violate the
intellectual freedom of female students with impunity.
Secondly, that the scale of the threat is trivialized as a
result of underreporting of such cases. The paper made the
following recommendations based on the findings. 1.
Female employees should be protected by legislation
against such acts. 2. The management should educate and
raise awareness among students and staff at all levels on
how to recognize, prevent, and respond to sexual
harassment.