Community Participation in Implementation and Project Success in Selected Children Feeding Centres In Mogadishu
Loading...
Date
2011-06
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kampala International University, Colleges of humanities and social sciences
Abstract
This study was set out to establish the relationship between the community participation
in implementation and project success in selected feeding centers in Mogadishu, Somalia. The
problem was that the communities in Somalia are participating poorly in empowerment,
increasing projects effectiveness; improving projects efficiency, also they are not effectively
contributing in planning, controlling and implementing of feeding projects and that is the main
reason behind the failing many feeding projects in Somalia.
The study wanted to establish the following objectives: - (i) the level of community participation
in implementation of feeding projects, (ii) the level of success in implementation of feeding
projects, (iii) the relationship between the community participation in implementation and
project success.
The study was done by developing a conceptual framework relating to community participation
and project success.
The data were collected from 80 respondents using self-administered questionnaire and interview
guide as the main data collection instruments.
Data were analyzed at uni-variate level using frequency counts and summary statistics and
Pearson Linear Correlation Coefficient at bi-variate level.
The study revealed that there is weak community participation in implementation of feeding
projects in Mogadishu, and also the study found the feeding projects are at risk to fail because
they don’t finish in time with cost and quality, the study revealed that community participation
affect the project success, in significant relationships with r-value=0.867.
Recommendations from the study were:
(i) The local NGOs implementing feeding projects should change their policies and allow the
community to participate in planning, implementation, and decision making.
(ii) Communities should design projects concerns their problems, not only waiting for
consultation in the implementation of the projects.
(iii) the implementing NGOs should ensure that the project finished within the proposed time,
quality, and cost. (iv) giving the community chances to participate effectively and help them to
establish self-help projects.
Description
A thesis presented to the school of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master’s Degree in Project Planning and Management
Keywords
Community Participation, Project Success, Children Feeding, Mogadishu