Browsing by Author "Kabote, Samwel J."

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    Gender Equity in Primary Education in Artisanal Mining Communities Lessons from Kahama District in Rural Tanzania
    (2011) Kabote, Samwel J.; Niboye, Elliott P.
    This paper focuses on gender equity in primary education in Kahama District, one of the artisanal mining communities in Tanzania. The focus is on Grade I registration, Standard VII completions, and pass rates. Data used in this paper came from the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners' survey conducted in 2010 in Bugarama ward. Two questions are addressed; first what is the status of gender equity? Secondly, if inequality is widening, who are the most affected between boys and girls? Primary data were synthesised from discussions with key informants; while, secondary data were obtained from primary school records. Findings indicate that the first half of the last decade was characterised by high gender disparity with boys being ahead of girls in each variable studied. However, over time, gender disparity was declining modestly. The reason among others could be hinged on an enabling policy environment and the desire by the Tanzania Government to achieve national and international targets. Based on these findings, three education policy interventions should be formulated and effectively implemented so as to spur gender parity in primary education. The first policy intervention should focus on gender parity during Grade I registration; the second one should aim at controlling school attrition of both boys and girls until graduation with an idea in mind that artisanal mining activities may act like a magnet to some of the school children. Finally, the third policy intervention should focus at sustaining gender equity once it has been attained
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    International Land Deals and Rural Poverty Reduction in Kisarawe District, Tanzania
    (OSSREA, 2014) Niboye, Elliott P.; Kabote, Samwel J.; Ringo, J.
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    Trends in HIV/AIDS Voluntary Testing in Tanzania: A Case of Njombe Urban, Njombe Region
    (2011-11-11) Kabote, Samwel J.; Niboye, Elliott P.
    This article presents and analyzes status and trends for people who were voluntarily tested for HIV/AIDS infections in Njombe Town Council in Njombe region. The analysis covers five year period between 2007 and 2011. This period was specifically chosen because it was in July 2007 that the government of Tanzania inaugurated a campaign for HIV/AIDS voluntary counselling and testing. Nevertheless, trends for the people who are using Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centres and the associated results regarding HIV/AIDS infections are not clearly established. The article utilizes data collected from three Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) centres in Njombe Urban. Percentages of people infected with HIV/AIDS were computed using a calculator. Findings demonstrate that the number and percentages of people who were voluntarily tested for HIV/AIDS was increasing suggesting that over time more and more people were using voluntary testing and counselling centres (VCT). Interestingly, while the number of people visiting VCT centres revealed increasing trend, HIV/AIDS infections showed decreasing trend over the years for all of the VCT centres under consideration. Notwithstanding decreasing trend for HIV/AIDS infections, many people were living with HIV/AIDS particularly women. Overall, infections accounted for 6.5% at Njombe Health Centre higher than at Njombe Lutheran VCT centre and at Kibena Hospital, where both recorded 5.1% of people infected with HIV/AIDS. Controlling new cases for HIV/AIDS infections will help to re-direct resources to development initiatives at all levels. Therefore, concerted efforts are needed to curb further HIV/AIDS infections in Njombe urban and in Tanzania more generally.