Information about my Project area: Suma ward

Suma ward is one of the 30 wards that make Rungwe District council,Mbeya Region in South west of Tanzania. It is located on East Part of Rungwe District, about 18 km away from Tukuyu town center. The ward office is based in Suma Village, which is cut across by the feeder road from Tukuyu to Mwakaleli. The ward has a total of nine villages with the total population of 11,974 people; out of which female are 6285 while men are 5689. Furthermore, the ward has 9 primary schools, with a total of 2985, pupils and 49 teachers, according to District Educational Report Jan 2008. This participatory assessment was carried from 3rd November to 29th November 2007. The aim of the assessment was to involve the community members in the identification of problems facing, hence come up with their priority needs. In realizing this task, I used the following Research methods: PRA and Survey. Tools used in the community assessment were: Focus Group Discussion, a transect walk, and review meetings. The other tools used included Administered questionnaires, observation and documentary Review. The Community assessment focused on: Economic, Community, Environment and Health Assessment