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Youth Participation in Development Financing and Its Implications for Community Security in Mtwara Region, Tanzania

By JRIIE | February 11, 2026

Nassibu Richard MwaifungaFaculty of Arts and Social SciencesDepartment of Political Science and Public AdministrationThe Open University of TanzaniaEmail: nassibu.academics@yahoo.com Abstract: This study examines the effect of youth participation in the Youth Development Fund (YDF) on community security in Mtwara Region, Tanzania, using an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. Quantitative data were collected from 486 youth beneficiaries…

Entrepreneurship Training, Business Support, and Community Security: Evidence from the Youth Development Fund in Mtwara Region, Tanzania

By JRIIE | November 17, 2025

Nassibu Richard Mwaifunga – Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA), Tanzania Michael Msendekwa – Local Government Training Institute, Tanzania Omary Maanaka – Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA), Tanzania Email: mwaifunga@nm-aist.ac.tz/ msendekwab@yahoo.com/ omary.mahnakah@iaa.ac.tz Abstract: This paper examines the effect of Youth Development Fund (YDF) training and business support on community security in Mtwara Region, Tanzania. While YDF…