Community based organizations’ involvement in solid waste management in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania
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2017
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Mzumbe University
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This study focused on the CBOs‟ involvement in solid waste management in two selected wards of Mororgoro Municipality. The rationale for selecting the municipality is that her urban is among the dirtiest urban areas in Tanzania and Africa, there are enormous scattered CBOs in the municipality based on SWM especially in the collection and transportation of solid wastes. Specifically, the study investigated factors that facilitate or impede CBO effectiveness in SWM, the main target was on administrative, political and social operation factors that facilitate or impede CBOs‟ effectiveness in solid waste management. A case study approach was used; purposive (deliberate) and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 33 respondents who included Municipal Health Officer, Ward Health Officers, Ward Executive Officers, Councillors, Streets‟ Chairmen, CBOs Leaders and CBOs Members who participated in the study. Data were collected using interview, FGD and observation. Content analysis was used to analyze the data collected. The findings showed that CBOs effectiveness on SWM is influenced by various factors which are administrative, political and social operation factors. There was the relationship between the effectiveness of CBO in Solid waste management and its related factors. Administration, political and social operation factors have influence on solid waste management. When they are regarded positively they result into effective SWM in wards where CBOs operate, but when they are disregarded, the effectiveness of CBOs in SWM cannot easily be experienced and attained in the wards as well as municipality. CBOs involvement in solid waste management is widely seen as having an important role in supporting environmental sustainability and healthier community. For that reason, appropriate measures are important to be drawn from CBOs in proper solid waste management. Moreover, a better management of solid waste would reduce the possibility of distracting environment. Generally speaking, solid waste management can be handled well through increasing the importance of CBOs.
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A dissertation submitted to the School of Public Administration and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master degree of Public Administration (MPA) of Mzumbe University
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Solid waste management, Morogoro municipality, Community Based Organization(CBO))
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