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Research Themes REPOA’s research programme is concerned with pro-poor growth and poverty reduction. There are seven themes; three of which: gender, governance and technology, are cross-cutting. The themes are: Growth and Poverty Vulnerability and Social Protection Social / Political /Cultural Issues Environment and Agriculture Here are some suggested areas for research.
Researchers are not limited to these areas, but their research must be centred on one or more of the seven themes. Here is more information on REPOA's research programme on Social Protection. From REPOA's commencement of operations in 1995 until the end of 2006 we have funded more than 175 research projects under this system. Details of the grants provided can be obtained from our Annual Report. You will find information on research publications published by REPOA from research completed under the Open Competitive System and how to submit a proposal for a research grant on other pages of this website. Top of Page
Vulnerability and Social Protection Research Programme
A mapping survey on cash transfer initiatives has been developed from a survey carried out in 2007. The survey was meant to provide background information for a follow-up in-depth study of the few existing cash transfer initiatives in Tanzania, most of which had just started. A concept note is being developed. Here is more information on REPOA's research programme on Social Protection.
Growth and Poverty Research Programme
A special paper 08.27 ‘The Growth-Poverty Nexus in Tanzania: From a developmental perspective’ by Professor Marc Wuyts was published in order to build capacity in research for this area and stimulate interest in submitting research proposals. The theme for the 2007 Poverty and Human Development Report was growth and this theme was carried over into the plenary session of the twelfth Annual Research Workshop.
Private Sector Programme
The Centre for Social Change (CSC) concluded the implementation of a pilot intervention that resulted from the trade sub-sector study earlier commissioned by REPOA. A trade operations manual was produced to guide the operations of a network of 20 businesses that had been identified in 2007.
A sub-sector study on agriculture, focusing on spices, fruits and vegetables, was completed. The study identifies capacity constraints of players in this sector that prevents them from benefiting from agricultural value chains in the country. An intervention model has been developed from the study.
The University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre (UDEC) completed a tailor-made course to a group of small traders in May, (this course had commenced in September 2007). A parallel research project was undertaken to investigate current available finance products for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from financial institutions and how these can be accessed. Last published: March 2009 |
