Table 1.
Attribute | Makombe | Kasonga | Mtuluma | Mpheta |
---|---|---|---|---|
Area | Shire River Basin | Zomba Forest Reserve | Zomba Forest Reserve | Lake Chilwa Basin |
Coordinates | x = 728527 y = 830935 | x = 745591 y = 830638 | x = 742772 y = 831352 | x = 769814 y = 831749 |
Vegetation type | Mopane savanna | Semi-evergreen forest | Miombo savanna | Wetland and riparian fringe |
Extent of forest cover | Low | Medium-high | High | Low |
Deforestation rate | Low | High | Medium | Low |
No. of male-headed hhs | 96 | 96 | 38 | 307 |
No. of female-headed hhs | 25 | 33 | 17 | 90 |
No. of children (8–19 years) | 299 | 293 | 134 | 1051 |
No. of very poor hhs a | 63 | 0 | 38 | 51 |
No. of poor hhs a | 45 | 42 | 13 | 251 |
No. of better off hhs a | 13 | 87 | 4 | 5 |
Economic activities | Quarrying, Timber production, Agriculture (Maize and Irish potatoes) | Agriculture (Cotton and maize), Livestock production | Agriculture (Maize, Cassava), Small -scale businesses | Agriculture (Rice, fisheries), Small-scale businesses, Livestock production |
Education of childrenb | Primary completion ratec: 41.9% for Zomba district Transition rate to secondary schoold: 39% for Zomba District |
a(hh status was determined via participatory, self categorisation)
bNSO ( 2014)
cNumber of children attending the last class of primary school (excluding repeaters) divided by number of children of primary school completion age (age appropriate to final class of primary school)
dNumber of children attending the last class of primary school during the previous school year who are in the first class of secondary school during the current school year divided by number of children attending the class of primary school during the previous school year