The Impact of Extended Family to Household Poverty in Urban Areas

This book is the results of study conducted in Korogwe District Tanga region to determine impact of extended family on household poverty. In Tanzania Poverty is characterized by low income and expenditure high mortality and morbidity poor nutritional status low education attainment vulnerability to external shocks and exclusion from economic social and political processes. As in many African countries Tanzania extended families exist in both rural and urban areas. The book explains existence of the relationship between poverty and extended family; suggesting that extended family can capture important dimensions of poverty. The book provides input for proper government strategies NGOs CBOs Policy makers planners educationalist and the public in general.