The Impact of Energy Use on Poor Urban Livelihoods in ... - DfID
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> impact <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> energy <strong>on</strong> poor urban livelihoods, Arusha, Tanzania<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> successful completi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this study would not have been possible without the c<strong>on</strong>t<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
support, co-operati<strong>on</strong> and generosity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> many Tanzanians from a number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s and<br />
the community at large who gave significant amounts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> their time to take part <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>terviews <strong>in</strong><br />
Arusha or Dar-es-Salaam, and attend local workshops <strong>in</strong> Daraja Mbili and Kaloleni.<br />
We start by thank<strong>in</strong>g the men, women and children who live <strong>in</strong> Daraja Mbili and Kaloleni<br />
wards for be<strong>in</strong>g so generous with their time.<br />
Thanks also to all the government <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficials who shared their knowledge and provided valuable<br />
substantive <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>in</strong> particular, those from the M<strong>in</strong>istry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Community Development,<br />
Gender and Children and the M<strong>in</strong>istry <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Energy</str<strong>on</strong>g> and M<strong>in</strong>erals, both <strong>in</strong> Dar-es-Salaam, and<br />
those <strong>in</strong> Arusha from the Regi<strong>on</strong>al Commissi<strong>on</strong>er’s Office, the Arusha Municipal Council and<br />
all the Ward <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficials, especially Bland<strong>in</strong>a Nk<strong>in</strong>i (Community Development Officer) <strong>in</strong> the two<br />
study areas. Special thanks are extended to Mr. Paul Laiser, Mayor <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Arusha, for his<br />
c<strong>on</strong>t<strong>in</strong>ued <strong>in</strong>terest and support for the research project.<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ally, we thank the members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the research team from the Community Development<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Institute (CDTI), Tengeru; Dr. Florence Ghamunga who provided technical advice<br />
throughout the field research; our research associates, from WODSTA, Lyne Ukio, and Lydia<br />
Joachim, who worked directly with community members to assist them <strong>in</strong> identify<strong>in</strong>g energyrelated<br />
<strong>in</strong>itiatives and develop<strong>in</strong>g acti<strong>on</strong> plans; members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> our virtual steer<strong>in</strong>g committee and<br />
DFID for fund<strong>in</strong>g the study.<br />
iv<br />
Dr. Sheilah Meikle<br />
s.meikle@ucl.ac.uk<br />
Patrice North<br />
p.north@ucl.ac.uk<br />
August 2005<br />
Development Plann<strong>in</strong>g Unit, UCL L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong><br />
Dr. Sheilah Meikle and Patrice North
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