The Impact of Energy Use on Poor Urban Livelihoods in ... - DfID

A Study <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> energy use on poor urban livelihoods in Arusha, Tanzania
Figure 5.23: Problems with accessing education (continued)
Daraja Mbili Kaloleni
Elected leaders (Source: 2 Elected leaders focus group discussions)
How will skills be put into practice once learned?
� Currently the AMC militia men are harassing
people undertaking small scale businesses along
the street by taking away their tools, e.g. sewing
machines, and evicting them from their working
places. Tailoring is problematic where even the
best tailor is denied the opportunity to practice
his/her skills until they pay some fees for a
licence. An example was ‘a very good tailor who
can make a dress just by looking at you but was
denied a chance to practice his skills and is now
frustrated and has resorted to drinking local
spirits because no customers are giving him
work to do.
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� Some <strong>of</strong> the women do not have confidence to
take up educational opportunities.
� Private vocational education centres are available
but the majority <strong>of</strong> people do not have the ability to
pay the fees.
Some comments by youth, extension workers and elected leaders on how to aid the
empowerment <strong>of</strong> women are given in figure 5.24
Figure 5.24: Comments on empowerment.
Empowerment
� Education
� Skills development so that thye can run IGAs which will empower them economically and
hence allow be able to make decisions
� Provision <strong>of</strong> capital/loans – but this has problems:
o Do not benefit the poor because <strong>of</strong> conditions attached to the loans e.g. collateral
o <strong>The</strong> s<strong>of</strong>t loans given to women are too small to enable someone to undertake a
sound and pr<strong>of</strong>itable IGA
o High interest rate on loan Credit institutions do not involve the clients in policy
decisions regarding the loans
o Corruption by some employees <strong>of</strong> credit institutions who demand some bribes
before endorsing a loan.
� Need for ward leaders to mobilise and create awareness among women to take up educational
opportunities for skill development
Source: Youth, extension workers and elected leaders focus discussion groups in Daraja Mbili
5.4.10 End Remark
<strong>The</strong> findings for the practice component are reviewed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7
incorporates a conclusion, including an assessment <strong>of</strong> the hypotheses, and the way
ahead.
Development Planning Unit, UCL London
Dr. Sheilah Meikle and Patrice North