GEOGRAPHY FIELD PROJECT

MINISTRY OF GENERAL EDUCATION

KAMWALA SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
FIELD RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT

NAME . : JOEL SIMUKONDA

EXAMINATION No : 160905900048
CLASS : TWELVE (12)
TOPIC : GABBAGE COLLECTION
NAME OF SUPERVISOR : MR SHONGA
YEAR : 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Acknowledgement i

Dedication ii

Declaration iii

Chapter 1 1

Introduction 1

Background

Location

Significance

Aim

Objectives

Research question

Chapter two

Literature review

Chapter 3

Methodology

Primary data

Secondary data

Chapter 4

Data presentation

Chapter 5

Data interpretation

Chapter 6

Limitations

Chapter 7

Conclusion
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Recommendation

Reference

Appendix

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My appreciation and sincere gratdiitite goes to the people Uno neoped me during the period of
project and I was humored for the encouragement from my family and friends for neiping me to
understand me import ance of education dugnowlege my parents and friends for reiping me and
my shonga for the lireiess and effort for helping me to come up with this project

DEDICATION
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Would like to dedicate this project to my family for being there for me always I am dedicating
this project to my best friend Naomi mwaka for being there for me in the time. I am ulso
deducting this project to my dearly friends for being there for me.

DECLARATION
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Idah banda decare mat the contact of this report is of my own research and finding and it is for
education pur poses ontey

CHAPTER 1

1.0 Introduction
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Street vending is a person who offer good and services for sale 4to me public without waling a
permanent but structure bur loltr a temporary static structure or mobile cor ueads.

Bowring (2005) define street vending as un activity which tcutes place outside enclosed premises
or collect work. Space to the street present side work back also at bus stop and in other public
places corralled out by self-employment sidewarzer.

Lusaka city council defined street vending as an illegal activity a siltation were people
haulecpted to sell the mercholise in plon atesy are (lcc relation mdger 2011 street vending in the
simplest terms.

1.1 Background

Street vending activities can be traced as for back as the creation of Northern Rhodesia and
before colonization, the Zambian society used to trade in public areas mostly along important
trading routes. In the late 1970s and early 1980s street vending was referred to as black market
and products such as soap, detergent, candles, cooking oil, bread, and sugar were among the
items that were usually in short supply in the black market.

The term black market was used to refer to any illegal marketing activity such as vending in
streets, yards and homes.

"Police occasionally undertook weeps of the black marketer confiscating their goods and
imposed fines or prison sentences on them. But most marketeers returned to the streets.

PROBLEM STATEMENT
As a result of Socio-economic problem, street vending along Lumumba Road in the Lusaka
Central Business District (CBD) at least it has been quiet reduced than it was in the back days of
years ago. Those stakeholders often concentrate in the Management of street vending than
prevention. There is therefore, need to conduct a research on actual effects of street vending in
the Central Business District (CBD).

AIM

To saltbush the courses and effects of street Henley in Lusatia cenetal business on the
environment

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1. To find out why people engage in street vending.

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2. To mention the goods by street vendors.

3. To explain the source of goods sold by the vendors.

4. To discuss problems faced by the vendors.

5. To explain what the Government /Local authorities are doing to resolve the problem of
street vending.

CHAPTER TWO
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LITERATURE REVIEW

GLOBAL CONTEXT ON STREET VENDING

According to Asian Development Bank ADB (2010) reports that two-third of the world
population especially in Pacific Asia is affected by street vending. These countries are Less
Economically Developed Countries (LEDC) which includes China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan,
Malaysia, in the streets of Karachi in Pakistan and in the street of Mumbai and Delhi street
vending is much more rampant. People called vendors’ trade in a wide range of goods.

The contributing factor that has been mentioned being unemployment or just having less to do
and thus they keep themselves busy through such a venture.

Location
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The CBD is located between freedom way and Cairo road.

1.3 Significance of the study

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The street rondos are one of the significancdart of irban self-employment in informal see or and
accented for two llurd of angles employment in Zambia the street radars are playing key rae in
providing goods and service to other poor people. In those contest the main objective of the
signifie ance is to inclorstand the education level of the weekly market street vender and examine
the impart of education on performance of vending activity in case of Lusaka city in umumba.
The study based on the both secondary and primary data

1.5 Objectives

The following objectives were used to conduct the research.

-To identify the causes of street vending.

-To assess the effects of street vending on the environment.

- To determine the possible mitigation measures to the cause and effect of street vending on the
environment.

1.6 Research questions

-What are the causes of street vending?

-What are the effects of street vending on the environment?

-What are the possible mitigation measures to the causes and effects of street vending on the
environment?

CHAPTER 2
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2.0 literature review

According to Bhowmik (2005) who identified street vendors as self employed workers in the
formal economy who are either stationary or mobile. He defines a street vender as a person
trading from the streets who offers goods and services to the public without having a permanent
built-up structure from which to sell Bhowmik (2005:2259).

A research done by Hansen of Zambia provides a background to the problem of street vending.

In the late 1990s Zambia constructed a new ultra modern markets in the capital city of Lusaka to
cater for street vendors, the construction was proceded by relocation of all vendors who used to
run their daily business in the space allocated for the new market infrastructure. Initially, the
vendors fought to be allocated stores in the new market but vendors turned to the streets as the
fees for operating in the new privately managed structure were too high for most vendors to
afford (Hansen and vaa 2004). Hence those that could afford to pay occupied the stores and those
that could not afford continued to trade in the streets.

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3.0 Research methodology
The research methodology was carried out in the central bussiness district (CBD)
of lusaka targeting street vendors.

3.1 Research instrument

The research collected data by using oral question as well as the users of questionnaires in order
to ensure as much information as possible was collected from vendors.

3.2 Primary data collection

Primary data collection was collected through observation and personal interviews which was at
20 random survey. This was done in order to get relevant information from vendors.

3.3 Secondary data collection

Secondary data collection was collected from text books, internet, published documents and
materials. The use of these materials was to find the relevant information related to street
vending in Lusaka central business district researched by other scholars.

3.4 Target population

Target population was at 20 random survey and 20 vendors were selected from four roads within
the Lusaka central business that are usually populated with vendors and these are cha-cha,
freedom way, lumumba and Los Angeles road. The 20 target population was ideal for easy
collection and analysis of data.

CHAPTER 4

4.0 Finding data of study / Data presentation

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After collecting data, it was analysed in order to capture the relevant information and present it
in a manner that would be understood.

The information has been presented in the form of flow diagrams, pie chart bar chart and tables

4.1 Introduction

This chapter presents the findings established through the data collected from the respondent.

Table1.1 shows the sex of respondents

Sex Number of respondents Percentage

Male 5 40
Female 15 60
Total 20 100
Source : field data 2020

Table 1.2 shows the age groups of respondents

Age group Number of respondents Percentage

15-20 01 10
21-30 07 60
31-40 10 10
Above 51 02 20
Total 20 100
Source : field data 2020

Table 1.3 shows the level of education of respondents

Level of education Number of respondents Percentage

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Primary 9 50
Secondary 6 30
Tertiary 5 20
Total 20 100
Source : field data 2020

Figure 1.1 shows the allocation of the trading place

Sales

36

council
72
cardres

216 self
36 friends

Figure 1.2 shows the days the council collects garbbage

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50

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percent
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20

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once in a week once in a month twice in month irreguraly

Table 1.3 shows reasons for selling in the street

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70

60

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percent
40

30

20

10

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low customer turn limited space high levies other reason
out

Table 1.4 shows how convenient the trading place is

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Respondents Number of respondents
Convenient 7
Very convenient 5
Not very 8
Convenient
Total 20
Source: field data 2020

Figure 1.4 effects of street vending on the environment.

Column1

air pollution
land pollution
congestion

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5.0 Data interpretation

Table 1.1 shows the sex of respondents at the central business district and it shows that 40% are
male and 60% are females who are at the trading place.This is because a lot of women have
nothing to do at home so they decide to sell on the streets.

Table 1.2 shows the age groups of respondents at the central business district and it shows that
10% of vendors have the ages 15-20, 60% have the ages 21-30 above 51 this shows that 60% of
vendors have young people who are street vendors.This may be because there are no jobs for
them so they just decide to sell on the streets.

Table 1.3 shows the level of education of respondents and it shows that 50% of street vendors
reached primary level, 30% reached secondary level and 20% reached tertiary level the research
shows that 50% of vendors are not educated and only reached primary level and maybe that's the
reason why they sell on the streets because nowadays when you don't have a secondary
certificate you cannot be employed.

Figure 1.1 shows allocation of trading place and it shows that 36 of vendors were allocated by
the council, 72 by the candies, 36 they allocated trading places by themselves and 2.6 were
allocated by their friends and this shows a lot of people where allocated the trading places by
their friends and this causes disorderness among the legal authority.

Figure 1.2 shows the days the council collects garbage at the trading place it shows that 20% is
the number the council come to collect garbage one a week, 30% the council comes to collect
garbage once in a month, 10% shows that the council collects garbage twice in a month and
50% shows that the council collects garbage irregulary and this shows that the council do not
regulary collect garbbage and this may causes diseases to vendors and people around the area.

Figure 1.3 shows the reasons for selling in the street it shows that 20% of vendors say that their
is low customer turn out in the market, 40% say that there is limited space to occupy all the
vendors ,60% say that there are high levels in the market than on the street and 70% have their
own reasons to why to sell on the streets others say that it is because there are no jobs for them
and thats the reason why they sell on the streets.

Table 1.4 shows how convenient the trading place is and it shows that 7 respondents say that the
trading place is convenient, 5 respondents say that the trading place is very convenient and 8
respondents say that the trading place is not very convenient and this may be because they don't
have places where to throw their garbage or maybe the bins are full and no where to throw their
garbage.

Figure 1.4 shows the effects of street vending on the environment, it causes land pollution the
more the traders throw their garbage anywhere the more the land is being destroyed.
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It also causes air pollution once they throw garbages anyhow the place will start to be smelling
bad and even make the atmosphere bad because of the burning of dirty and can cause acidic rain.
The picture shows the effects of street vending on the environment it shows that vendors throw
their garbage anyhow which is dangerous to them and the people around.

The disorderness congestion that street vendors make are the monstrosity to the face of the cities
and towns.

CHAPTER 6

6.0 limitations of the study

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In the bid to produce a conclusive report the researcher had taken every way possible to have an
executive report during the course. To do all this a number of challenges was faced hindering the
relevant and effective part of the report. The following are some of the challenges.

- Data collection was problematic in a way that not all the information was given and this was
due to the corona virus which spread and people were scared to have any close contact with
anyone.

-Generally, due to the nature of respondents carrying out the research was time consuming
because traders had to attend to the customers

-Language barrier was also a problem finding that the questionnaires which were given was in
English and so interpreting to the vendors in the language that they would understand was a
problem.

CHAPTER 7

6.0 recommendation and conclusion

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6.1 Conclusion

Street vending has more negative effects to the people of Zambia, but street vending at central
business district has more positive effects on the people around the area and even people are far
from the area. The government is aware of the situation and working to ensure markets are
provided to vendors in shade so that they do not sink up

6.1 Recommendation

- The government should build many markets, sheds and toilets for street vendors so that all
vendors may have somewhere to sell their goods and services

- The government should also provide bins where to throw their garbage, build public toilet for
the traders and also provide clean and safe drinking water.

References
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Hansen, (2004). Zambia Daily mail of street vending measures by pity Njovu

Bhowmik, (2005). india on definition of street vending by Tandjir

Oxford English dictionary

Ntalasha L (2004) A high school geography text book of Zambia and sub- region, times printpak
Ltd Zambia ndola.

Central Business District (CBD)

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