Browsing by Author "Mulindwa, Joseph"

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    File role of non governmental organizations in promoting development a case of compassion international, Kalungu District.
    (Kampala International University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016-08) Mulindwa, Joseph
    The study was carried out in Kyamulibwa Sub County, Kalungu district. It was intended to examine the main objectives of the study were to examine the roles of nongovernmental organizations towards national development, to establish the challenges non-governmental organizations encountered in the pursuit of their activities and also to examine the solutions to the challenges encountered in the pursuit of their activities in Kyamulibwa Sub-county Kalungu district in central Uganda. The methods used in the study were quantitative and qualitative in nature. Questionnaires were used in the study. Simple random stratified sampling producer was used to get a preventative sample size of fifty respondents. The selected respondents included direct beneficially, staff member and the member of the community. The study findings revealed that In reference to the research question one, it is concluded that NGOs plays a recommendable role in the development through encouraging innovation and development through the support of orphans through provision of scholastic materials and provision of basic needs. It was found that In reference to the research question it was found out that According to the responses from the employees and beneficiaries concerning the challenges encountered, of the respondents who Strongly agreed and agreed, it’s evident that all the challenges that the researcher suggested in with inadequate funding being the most inching challenge. In view of the challenges encountered by the NGOs in the pursuit of their activities, the respondents agreed with the solutions suggested that there is a need for balancing the needs of different stakeholders, participation by all sectors, form voluntary national associations, establish clear sources of finance and strategic choice through good relationship with government and the established policy. It was concluded and recommended that there is need to improve community participation in NGO activities, improve accountability and transparency of NGOs, improve policy environment for NGOs, Networking and improve monitoring of NGOs, there is a need to strengthen correct avenue for service extension, government giving ample time for operation of Nongovernmental organizations, all the stakeholders involved involvement, adoption of clear mechanisms of finance and should device mechanisms such effective sensitization and prevention of corruption that challenge development, establishment of a clear means of operations with government through following the regulations set so as to operate well with government.
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    The understanding of the HIV preventive strategies among youths in Bushenyi Disrict, Western Uganda: A case study of Ishaka…
    (Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences, 2014-11) Mulindwa, Joseph
    A cross sectional survey was conducted in Ishaka town, Bushenyi district to determine the knowledge of the youth within Bushenyi district on the comprehensive HIV prevention strategies. The study found out that the knowledge about biomedical interventions to prevent HIV among the youth in Ishaka is adequate and yet other strategies are not well clear to the youth within Ishaka Town, and that 3.1% of the respondents who disagreed that biomedical strategies can prevent HIV had tested for HIV in the last 3 months (were aware of their current HIV status) compared to 14.4 % who had agreed, showing a strong relationship between knowledge of HIV prevention services and utilization of HIV prevention services, and that youth less than 30 years and female youth were more knowledgeable about HIV preventive strategies. The study concluded that the knowledge about comprehensive HIV preventive services among the youth is poor, and that the utilization of HIV preventive services, measured by HIV test in the three months was greatly influenced by knowledge about the services and that gender (being female) and age of less than 30 years influenced the knowledge about comprehensive HIV preventive strategies, and recommended that the combination of biomedical, behavioural, and structural streams of action to reduce HIV vulnerability and risk is highly recommended in this study. Finally, the study recommended a combination of biomedical, behavioural, and structural streams of actions to reduce HIV vulnerability and risk is highly recommended in this study, dissemination of information related to comprehensive HIV preventive strategies should be done in all schools and institutions so that the youth could embrace them for effective HIV prevention and that there should be deliberate effort by the program managers and community leaders to design projects aimed at reducing gender disparity in the dissemination of information related to a comprehensive prevention strategy in Bushenyi district