The Role of Community Based Development Projects in Social Service Deliverance in Moshi District, Kilimanjaro Region-Tanzania

Abstract

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the community development through development project which are donor funded and government funded. There is a relevance of the community development activities to achieve various government development programmes which lead to effective resource utilization as well as community participation in their developments. This study was carried in Kilimanjaro region Moshi district in Tanzania with the aim of scrutinizing the role of community based development programmes in social services delivery. Basically, the focus was on TASAF education projects in Moshi district in Kilimanjaro region, and the Community Development Programmes have been used as Community Based Projects. The study applied a cross-sectional design while purposeful sampling was the main sampling techniques used in the sampling processes. The sampling frame was 23 schools which were all under TASAF projects during the survey but only 2 schools were sampled (1 secondary school and 1 primary school). Both secondary and primary data were collected through documentary review, focus group discussion, observations and Key Informants interview. The study findings found that TASAF is having a total of 89 projects in the district while of them 25 are education related projects (both in primary and secondary schools). These include construction and maintenance of class rooms, latrines, laboratories, supply of reading materials and desks in these schools. The projects have been able to fasten education accessibility in the district they are well appreciated by community members; they also have been able to improve socio-economic welfare and increased unification among community members. The study recommends that there are needs to establish new and expand the existing projects in the district; communities should have given more room for identifying and conceptualizing the projects so that to make sense of project identification originality, and also establish other community development related activities.