Survival of the Urban Poor by the Open-Air Market at Gaba Landing Site in Kampala Environment
Loading...
Date
2013-04
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kampala International University, school of education
Abstract
This study investigated the survival of the urban poor by the open-air market at Gaba landing site
in Kampala environs. This was after the realization that liberalization and the rapid urbanization
of Kampala City have left tens of thousands of the city residents in squalid conditions where
abject and absolute poverty rule. The study specifically sought to achieve the following
objectives: to establish the genesis of the open-air market at Gaba landing site; to examine the
role of the open-air market in the socio-econornic transformation of Gaba landing site; and to
find out the problems faced by the open-air market at Gaba landing site. To achieve the stated
objectives, the study was guided by the following research questions: what is the genesis of the
open-air market at Gaba landing site? What role does the open-air market play in the socio
economic transformation of Gaba landing site? ‘What problems do the open-air market at Gaba
landing site face?
The study design took the form of a case study of the survival of the urban poor by the open-air
market at Gaba landing site of Kampala environs. The study also involved purposive sampling in
which the data sought were qualitative. A sample of 40 respondents was purpossively sampled for
the study. These included 15 traders, five local leaders, five opinion leaders, and 15 buyers. The
data were collected using interviews and observations for primary data and documents analysis
for secondary data. The data were analysed qualitatively through the literal description and
narrations of the emerging issues out of which opinions and conclusions were authentically
drawn.
The study established that the growth of the open-air market at Gaba landing site is based on a
multiple of factors that included transport networks, community initiative, growth pole center
(trading center), poverty and unemployment, and the formalization of the economy among
others. The study also revealed that the open-air market was among the largest employers at
Gaba landing site. Further, the open-air market was also found to be a source of revenue, tool
for poverty reduction, market for services, industrial and agricultural products and source of
empowerment for the less privileged, disabled, youths and women
Description
A Dissertation Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Survival of the Urban Poor by the Open-Air Market, Gaba Landing Site