Role of School-Based Energy Supply and Conditional Cash Transfer Projects in Improving Primary Education: Case of Losimingori Primary School Project in Monduli District in Tanzania

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AbstractThis is a descriptive paper to report on the role of school-based energysupply and conditional cash transfer projects in improving primaryeducation in primary schools. Educational components included in theanalysis are learning motivation among pupils and their attendancerate. Literature review, real time data analysis, surveys, and interviewswere employed as appropriate research methods for this study in whichboth pupils and teachers were the subjects. Findings show that themotivation for education through the supply of energy was found toimprove attendance. Second, the number of runaway students decreaseddue to battery charging time. Third, the teaching-learning time wasstabilized through the digital attendance management system. Fourth,self-study time increased due to solar battery lighting. In addition toimproving attendance rates, stabilizing teaching-learning time, andimproving self-study time at home, it is recommended that studieson the relationship between academic achievement and the systemsatisfaction of parents and children should continue.Keywords: attendance rate, conditional cash transfer, improvementof education