Entrepreneurial skills training for youth the case of Buswelu Ward Mwanza

97 Pages·2010·7.49 MB·English

by  Phoebe Rian Okeyo

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIR E
UNIVERSITY
&
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(2007)
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TRAINING FOR YOUTH
THE CASE OF BUSWELU WARD
MWANZA
Presented by:
Phoebe Rian Okeyo
SUPERVISOR'S CERTIFICATION:
I, N. N. Ligembe certify that I have read this Project Assignment and accepted it as a
scholarly work. I therefore recommen d i t to b e awarde d a Master of Scienc e i n
Community Economic Development.
DATE
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Copyright © 2007
No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or translated in
any for m o r b y an y means ; electronic , mechanical , photocopying , recordin g o r
otherwise, without permission of the author or the New Hampshire University or Open
University of Tanzania on that behalf.
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DECLARATION
I Phoebe Rian Okeyo, do hereby declare that this Project Paper is my own original
work, except where acknowledgment has been done. The paper has not been submitted
for any degree in any other University before.
Date.
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DEDICATION
To my Mother Grace Arwa nya Kagwa;
A black woman; Woman of Africa. I love you mum.
And
My Father Pastor Elisha Ago Okeyo, My model, I love you Papa.
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Abstract:
This project describes youths struggles in income generating activities, examines th e
extent to which entrepreneur skills could bridge business challenges the y are facing.
The project strives to facilitate youth groups, which are engaged in firewood/charcoal
stoves enterprises, to create employment and ensure environmental sustainability.
Analysis of different info and data indicate that the community is less aware about the
impact o f smok e generate d b y traditiona l woodstove t o thei r healt h an d t o th e
environment.
The data and the historical use o f traditional woodstove to their health and to the
environment
These data and the historical use of traditional woodstoves have for many years have
become one of the hindering factors to this business. The project intervention point to
the problem will b e focuse d o n the developin g th e capacit y of youth in terms o f
entrepreneurship skills to:
• Buil d an d suppor t opportunitie s fo r yout h t o participat e i n a fai r trad e
movement,
• Develo p ope n tradin g and financial system s that ar e predictable an d non-
discriminatory.
• Addres s youth self-employment as a fundamental block to poverty eradication.
• Us e micr o finance an d skills developmen t initiative s t o reduc e barriers for
youth entrepreneurship.
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• See k government facilitator role in nurturing youth enterprise.
• Buildin g partnerships between youth, community, and private sector to meet
the community needs.
• Lea d economic, social and environmental enterprises.
This will help in achieving project objectives.
The objects are as follows:-
• T o establish the making of firewood stove in Buwselu.
• T o create awareness in Buswelu Community to use improved firewood stoves.
• T o improve youths welfare and economic development i n Buswelu community
• T o train youth in entrepreneurial skills to improve their businesses.
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Executive summary
This project describes youths struggles in income generating activities, examines the
extent to which entrepreneur skills could bridge business challenges they are facing.
The project strives to facilitate youth groups, which are engaged i n firewood and
charcoal stoves enterprises, to create employment.
In this document Sustainable Youth Development Programme SYDP is building and
supporting opportunitie s for youth to participat e in a fair trade movement, als o
develop ope n tradin g an d financial system s tha t ar e predictabl e an d non -
discriminatory. This will be attained by achieving the following objectives:
The overall of objectives for Sustainable Youth Development Programme (SYDP) in
Mwanza is to improve youths' welfare and economic development by;
• Establishin g the making of firewood stove in Buwselu by the end of 2007.
• Creatin g awareness for Buswelu Community to use improved firewood stoves
by the end of 2007.
• Improvin g youths welfare and economic development i n Buswelu community
by the end of 2010.
• Trainin g youth in entrepreneurial skills to improve their businesses by the end
of 2007.
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In summary the document has discussed the following:
> Chapte r one represents Community Needs Assessment, backgroun d information
of the Sustainable Youth Development Programme SYDP and Project selection .
> Chapte r two i s abou t proble m identification , Backgroun d to th e problem,
Problem Statement; Justification; Project Design; The vision; Mission Statement;
Project Goal; Objectives and linkages with collaborators.
> Chapte r three i s th e literatur e review ; wher e variou s literature s o n yout h
economic activities and youth unemployment are reviewed in:-
(i) Internationa l perspective of youth.
(ii) Yout h and Millennium Development Goals
(iii) Yout h unemployment in Tanzania.
(iv) Th e Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA)
(v) Yout h Policies
(vi) Tanzani a Youth Policy.
> Chapte r fou r is all about Research Methodology, Research Design, Research
Approach and strategy, Sampling Techniques, Data collection and Data Analysis
are disused. Researc h Findings and Recommendation.
> Chapte r five is all about the implementation of the recommendation, where the
Project proposal on "Entrepreneurial skills training for youth." Is developed and
discussed i n details. Her e what ha s bee n achieve d i s th e marke t search by
awareness creation workshop, entrepreneurial skills training. What is remaining
is solicitation of fund to run the project. Although most o f the microfinance
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institutions has been approached. SYDP has also applied for land to construct a
Youth Training Centre.
> Chapte r six and seven is all about monitoring, evaluation and sustainability of the
project. Als o i t ha s give n conclusio n an d recommendatio n t o th e project .
Recommending the following:
• Entrepreneuria l skills development intervention is the solution to youth
livelihood activities. Sustainabl e Yout h Development Programm e are
trained to overcome these challenges and importantly they had a special
Training of Trainers for SYD P members to train other youth groups
that work with them in the firewood and charcoal stoves technology.
• I f the participatio n of th e communit y i n entrepreneuria l skill s an d
training will be addressed as part of the development approac h to the
technology. Stove s commercialization will be achieve . Agai n i f the
community is actively involved in the manufacturing and promotion of
the improved stoves, then the market will be available.
• Sustainabl e Yout h Developmen t Programme , shoul d hav e a wide r
vision of not only thinking of making improved firewood and charcoal
stoves but major on stove making industry. I mean other alternative
energy cooking stoves.
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