Emerging Issues from Pastoralist Community Participation in Secondary School Planning through O&OD Approach in Mvomero District Council

Various approaches and strategies of engaging community members at local government development activities are growing in Tanzania. Among others is the use of Opportunity and Obstacles to Development (O&OD) to planning. While O&OD approach has existed for more than a decade now, utilizing this approach in nomadic-pastoralist communities offers new insights for the success of this national approach to cater for various community needs. This study examined emerging issues from nomadic-pastoralist community engagement in secondary school planning through the use of O&OD approach whilst using Mvomero District Council as a case. This qualitative-case study utilized a sample size consisted of various participants in the local settings that ensured saturation point. While primary data were collected through interviews and analysed thematically, content analysis was used in the analysis of secondary data. The study concludes that societal-cultural context-specific attributes determine the success of various national approaches such as O&OD that cater for various community needs.