The Benefits of Tourism Handicraft Sales at Mwenge Handicrafts Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Benson, Walonzi (2014)
Benson, Walonzi
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014120818869
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014120818869
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In developing countries there is a need to promote and grow tourism industry parallel with informal handicraft industry as they both make a logical and powerful combination towards attaining some of the millennium development goals. Informal handicraft industry alone has been promoted to foster economic development, reduce unemployment and it has become a means of livelihood to many disadvantaged communities.
This study aimed to find out whether informal handicraft traders as evident at Mwenge handicraft centre generate sustainable profit or just income for their basic needs due to the fact that the realization of the real benefits generated to these traders is not reflected in their livelihood. Qualitative research design was used to analyse the handicraft value chain that leads to better understanding of the supporting services given to traders by the government and to assess the financial flows between stakeholders within the chain. Primary data was collected through open-ended questions in a questionnaire delivered to 40 informal handicraft traders.
The findings showed that handicraft traders do not earn enough to ensure sustainable growth of their business or an income that can be saved for future use. Traders earn an income that covers day to day needs only. In the thesis some recommendations were given for the future.
This study aimed to find out whether informal handicraft traders as evident at Mwenge handicraft centre generate sustainable profit or just income for their basic needs due to the fact that the realization of the real benefits generated to these traders is not reflected in their livelihood. Qualitative research design was used to analyse the handicraft value chain that leads to better understanding of the supporting services given to traders by the government and to assess the financial flows between stakeholders within the chain. Primary data was collected through open-ended questions in a questionnaire delivered to 40 informal handicraft traders.
The findings showed that handicraft traders do not earn enough to ensure sustainable growth of their business or an income that can be saved for future use. Traders earn an income that covers day to day needs only. In the thesis some recommendations were given for the future.