Tanzania: The Developing Country

According to the CIA World Fact Book, there is 31.6% population that is living in the urban area. This indicates that three-quarters of populations live outside the city. The UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) announced that the total poverty rate in Tanzania is at 65.6% as of 2013. Children in rural areas are suffering from malnutrition and starvation. High youth unemployment is another rising issue in Tanzania. High youth unemployment is caused by low-level education. Due to lack of employable skills, about 900,000 youths entered the labor market. Other than job markets, Tanzania heavily depends on rain-fed agriculture which is causing agriculture failure. Therefore, due to low interest on subjects above, Tanzania cannot bring down its poverty rate.

Lack of power source is another problem in Tanzania. For those that are living in the city, electricity is not a big of a deal. People that are living few kilometers away from the urban areas, however, barely living their life with kerosene light fluid to light their homes or without electricity at home. TANESCO (Tanzania Electric Supply Company) is a parastatal organization under the government sector. Tanzania produces electricity from fossil fuels, hydroelectric plants, and other thermal sources. Villages that are far away from infrastructures have solar power system. This solar power technology has problems too. If people were to watch television or cook for the dinner, they need to charge their solar batteries. There are connection problems with the machines sometimes, and therefore, they do not have access to electricity for a few hours or even a few days.

The lack of water supply is another problem that Tanzania needs to solve. Since one-third of Tanzania is arid, it is impossible to find clean water unless they live in metropolis areas. People still have access to ground water, but it is muddy and dirty water. In addition to ground water, those water are contaminated by the toxic drainage system. If someone drinks ground water, he/she will be infected with bacteria or water-borne illnesses. In order to get fresh and clean water, one of the family members need to walk several hours to the water pump. Most of the time it is the daughter’s responsibly to get water, and the journey is unsafe. There have been many cases where those females have been attacked or raped by other villagers. Moreover, households of insufficient funds tend not to send their daughters to school. Unfortunately, there are no choices for those daughters other than collecting water. Families need water to survive and there needs to be someone that has to get clean water.

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Last Update on: November 23rd, 2015