The (Missing) Social Protection for Older People in Tanzania. A Comparative Study in Rural and Urban Areas

The purpose of the proposed SOC-PRO AGED research project is to make a
comparative analysis on social security systems of older people residing in both
rural and urban settings in Tanzania. Planned activities comprise a basic
questionnaire survey, semi-structured interviews and focus-group discussions
thus combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. The overall goal of the
project is to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of older
people uncovered by formal social security schemes through assessment of their
survival mechanisms and to propose means of alternative social security
provisions through concrete development projects.

Project Management	Spitzer, Helmut spitzer@fh-kaernten.at Fachhochschule Kärnten (FH Kärnten)
Project Team Members	Spitzer, Helmut spitzer@fh-kaernten.at Fachhochschule Kärnten (FH Kärnten) Rwegoshora, Hossea zlyuwo@yahoo.com Institute of Social Work Zena Mnasi Mabeyo zlyuwo@yahoo.com Institute of Social Work
Involved Institutions	Fachhochschule Kärnten (FH Kärnten) spittal@fh-kaernten.at http://www.fh-kaernten.at/ Villacher Straße 1, 9800 Spittal a.d. Drau; Austria Institute of Social Work info@isw.ac.tz http://www.isw.ac.tz/ Institute of Social Work / Taasisi ya ustawi wa jamii P.O.Box 3375, Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam; Tanzania
Duration	2008-2009
Publications	Final Report P163 Foreword: This study on (the missing) social protection for older people in Tanzania (referred to as the SOC-PRO AGED study in this report) derives from a partnership program between the Institute of Social Work in Dar es Salaam and its Austrian partner, the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. Both institutions have a strong focus on social work and started an official partnership in 2007. The partnership program comprises both students and staffs exchange elements as well as cooperative research projects and other joint activities within the framework of EU-ACP policies. The SOC-PRO AGED study is an interlinked component within the overall structure of this partnership. The focus of the study was on a comparative analysis on the lives of older people residing in rural and urban settings in Tanzania taking social protection as an analytical framework. The research was funded by KEF (Commission for Development Studies, Austria) which was formerly based under the umbrella of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Since January 2009 KEF is hosted by the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OEAD). 2009 Rwegoshora, Hossea Spitzer, Helmut Zena Mnasi Mabeyo
Project Area	Tanzania
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