ASSESMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION TO POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN MOROGORO REGION IN TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

Abstract

The study titled assessment on the contribution of Rural-Urban Migration to Poverty alleviation in Morogoro region (Wami Dakawa and Mikese). Data collected by using both structured and non-structured interviews. Field observations and secondary data were used to support the truth of collected data using questionnaires. The main sampling procedures were used to obtain two representatives wards. At ward level, 67 respondents each from different households were picked at random for the study.

The main problem which faces the community in rural areas is migration of the people who tends to migrate Rural-Urban. This migration is caused by many factors pull and push factors, push factors include natural calamities like drought in rural areas may force people to migrate, eruptions of diseases, and pull factors it’s like unemployment, low wages, poor living conditions and marriage also. So, in this study it needs to explain contribution of this migration Rural-Urban towards poverty alleviation in Morogoro Region of Tanzania (especially in rural areas).