Fact of Nzega -Based on the census of Tabora, Tanzania in 1996-

Contents

1.  General information

2.  Industry

3.  Education

4.  Water supply

5.  Health care

1. General information About Tabora

Area:76,151 km2 (Nzega’s area: 6,961km2)

Origin: 1850s, Tabora was founded by Arab traders as a centre of the slave trade.

1871, 25% of the town was burned when the forces sacked it.

1885, the German East Africa protectorate was proclaimed over the region.

1916, during WWI, Force Publique captured the town after heavy fighting.

1919, the Arab name of the town was restored.

Tourism: Not developed despite of ample tourist attractions.

Industry Sector Comment

Agriculture Predominant economic sector. But there are large unutilized potential. (e.g. Only 20% of cultivable land is used, and irrigation system covers only 0.7% of irrigable land.) Major crops: Maize, Paddy, Sorghum, Cassava, Beans

Livestock keeping

Second predominant. Major livestock: cattle, sheep and goats. Problems: Disease, poor nutrition levels, water, bad infrastructure

Tabacco Nzega is one of the major producing area. But it requires fuelwoods and production causes depleting forests.

Cotton Cotton production in Tabora Region is concentrated in Nzega and Igunga. But production low for potential because of poor fertilizers and techs.

Wood product

Demand is rising every year as the population and tobacco production increases.

Beekeeping

Wildlife Tremendous wildlife resources are found in Tabora region. With the exception of Nzega district. 乙

Economic infrastracture

Tabora region has a lot of development potentials but its economic infrastructure is very much underdeveloped(1996).

Transport system: railways, air and road

Energy: 1. Electricity: Industrial & domestic purpose. Limited in urban area. Supplied by TANESCO

2. Fuelwood: Main in rural areas. In Nzega, electricity is available only for 2.6%

Primary Education Offered every child +7 years old. Increased tremendously since independence.

Enrollment: 78% of students were enrolled in 1996.

Drop out: 1.9% in 1995. Major reasons are truancy, pregnancy, death and others.

Infrastructure: Many primary schools in Tabora Region do not have adequate number of classrooms, teachers, houses, desks and other buildings and furniture.

Teachers: Total of 4,583 primary school teachers in 1996 with teacher pupil ratio of 1:34. But rural schools are short of Grade IIA teachers.

Secondary schools •  Comprises 4 years of ordinary level

education and 2 yeasrs of advanced level.

•  In 1990, there were only 12 Secondary schools in Tabora. (7/12 was private)

•  Tabora’s % of literacy is 50%, which is 18th among 19 in Tanzania.

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Health Both modern and traditional health systems co-exist in

Tabora region. The climate, social habit, poor economic conditions and inadaquate or rundown health infrastructure have aggravated health situation in the region.

Morbidity&Mortality: Most common causes is malaria. (See IV18)

Child Immunization: Tuberculosis, pertussis, diptitheria, tetanus, polio and measles are the most coomon immunization.

Infant and Under Five Mortality: Tabora has better performance compared to other regions.

AIDS: Gaining importance as a cause of death in most parts of the country. It’s both a social and economic problem for Tabora. (Fig31)

Life expectancy: 53 years for mail, 54 years for femalein 1988.

Water supply

Tabora is in the semi-arid climatic zone and has limited natural water resources. Underground water potential is poor-fair due granite, etc. In some part of Nzega, much of the underground water is saline or has a high flouride content.

+50 dams have been built regardless of bad topography.

Large excavated pit to collect rain water is used as an alternative.

Major Water sources in Nzega: 2 Dams,1 borehole +?. There’re 15 public kiosks, supplying only 27% of total demand.

Problems in Nzega: 1) Increasing water demand for rapid expansion of the town 2) frequent breakdown of Dam 3) lack of funds to manage water supply

Massive water project(Complete by 2020) for Tabora is planned by JICA.

Sanitation: In Urban areas, traditional pit latrines are adopted. It’s same in rural areas, but about 24% of the rural population go without latrines. Sanitation and swage is critical especially in urban areas because of overcrowding.

NGOs in Tabora

There are already many actors in Tabora and Nzega. They are friends who have same will, and potential partners, absolutely NOT rivals. We should either corporate with them or do something others haven’t done.

Thank you. We need to update information about Nzega.

References •  http://fumuk.org.uk/#

•  http://www.investintabora.com/Tourism.html

•  http://www.tzonline.org/pdf/Tabora.pdf

•  http://www.jica.go.jp/english/news/press/2013/2013.11.21_1.html

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