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Table 1 Sense of ownership coding framework.

From: The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania

Indicators

Description

Keywords

Kiswahili

English

Possessive expressions towards mini-grid

Use of possessive words towards mini-grid as a target and its maintenance fund that is used for mini-grid operations and maintenance

Umeme wetu

Our electricity

Mradi wetu

Our project

Mtambo wetu

Our plant

Mali yao

Their asset (i.e. mini-grid)

Akaunti/Hela yetu

Our account/money

Mfuko wetu

Our fund

Possessive expressions towards people

Use of possessive words towards people connected to mini-grid such as VEC, users and technician(s)

Fundi/mafundi wetu

Our technician(s)

Negative possessive expressions

Demonstration of negative expressions towards ownership of mini-grid

Umeme wa bure, hatutakiwi kuulipia

It is free electricity; we do not need to pay for it

Umeme tumeletewa na wazungu

Electricity was brought by whites/foreigners

Hatukuomba mradi uje

We did not ask for the project to come

Positive possessive expressions

Demonstration of positive expressions towards ownership of mini-grid

Hatujakabidhiwa mradi rasmi lakini tunajua ni wa kwetu

We have not been officially handed over the project, but we know it is ours

Tunaupenda umeme/mradi wetu

We love our electricity/project

Lazima tuulinde mradi wetu

We must protect our project