local non-governmental organizations’ activities and poverty reduction in selected districts in Somaliland
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Date
2011-01
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KIU. College of Economics and Management
Abstract
The study investigated Local Non-governmental Organizations’
Activities and Poverty Reduction in selected Districts in Somaliland.
The study were guided by these objectives; to find out the level of
contributions and challenges of LNGOs activities in poverty reduction, to
determine the level of poverty reduction and to establish the relationship
between the LNGOs activities and poverty reduction in selected districts in
Somaliland.
The study used descriptive correlation quantitative design.
Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect primary data
from a sample size of 47 respondents out of a population of 467
respondents. Cross tabulation (frequencies and percentages), mean and
Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rs) were used in data analysis.
The results obtained showed that there is a positive relationship
between LNGOs activities and Poverty reduction in selected districts in
Somaliland, Thus the alternative hypothesis is accepted. The study
recommended the development of a partnership between the government
and the LNGOs to reduce poverty, through capacity building LNGOs must
develop community capacities such as their ability, skill and knowledge of
mobilizing resources, planning and evaluating community initiation and
solving problems, for example training the personnel to achieve poverty
reduction.
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A thesis presented to the school of postgraduate studies and research Kampala International University
Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of masters of arts in development studies
Keywords
local non-governmental organizations, poverty reduction