The role of NGOs in the development and integration of Batwa people into local communities in Muko Sub-County Kabale District
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Date
2011-10
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Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study was carried out on the role of NGO5 in the development and
integration of Batwa people into local communities in Muko Sub-countY, Kabale
district. The main objectives of the study were to assess the role that NGOs were
playing in the development and integration of Batwa people, the challenges they
face in trying to do their work and the challenges that the Batwa people face in
their new areas of settlement. The study employed a descriptive research design
to describe the issues pertaining the NGOs and their role in development and
integration of Batwa people into local communities.
The study population included the Batwa people, local people (Bakiga), local
leaders and officials from NGOS concerned with the development and integration
of Batwa people into local communities. Data was collected from these
respondents using interviews which were held with the Batwa and questionnaire
which were administered to local leaders and NGO officials. Data was analyzed
qualitatively using thematic analysis where related data was grouped to the
same theme depending on the research questions.
From the study findings, it was found out that NGOs were playing a great role in
the development and integration of Batwa people into local communities by
purchasing land, building schools and hçspitalS for Batwa people, sensitization of
both the Batwa and the local people and starting self-help projects to raise
income for Batwa people. It was also found out that both NGOs and Batwa
people faced a lot of challenges including low finances, ignorance among the
Batwa, remoteness of areas occupied by Batwa, diseases like Malaria, low space
for resettlement and dispossession of Batwa from their property. However, NGOs
were doing everything possible to solve all these challenges amicably.
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A research report Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, UgandaIn partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree
Master of Development Administration and Management
Keywords
NGO's, Development, Communities