Impact of civil society organizations on poverty reduction in Uganda a case study of world vision, Rukungiri District
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2018-06
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
The study sought to examine the impact of civil society organizations on poverty reduction in
Uganda: A case study ol’ World Vision, Rukungiri District. The study objectives were; to identify
the roles played by civil society organizations towards poverty reduction in Uganda, to establish
the challenges faced by civil society organizations in Uganda and to assess the solutions to
overcome the challenges facing civil society organizations towards poverty reduction in Uganda.
The study applied a cross-sectional research design to reflect aspects of perception, feelings,
experiences, facts and emotional feelings of the study respondents in examining the impact of civil
society organizations on poverty reduction in Uganda. This was because the research questions
that were generated necessitated observing explanatory. descriptive and analytical aspects of the
research. The study population involved 58 participants and these will include; World Vision top
authorities and staff CSOs beneficiaries, Rukungiri District Local government administrators and
local peasants who were found available, A sample size of 50 respondents was determined through
purposive and random sampling methods. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources
using questionnaires and interviews. After collecting data, the researcher organized well-answered
questionnaire, data was edited and sorted for the next stage. The data was presented in tabular
form. pie charts and bar graphs with frequencies and percentages. The study findings revealed that
4% of the respondents strongly disagreed, 14% of the respondents disagreed, 18% of the
respondents were not sure. 44% agreed and the remaining 20% of the respondents strongly agreed
that Civil society organizations promote political participation. This implies that most respondents
were aware of the vital role played by civil society organizations in promoting political
participation within the community hence contributing towards poverty reduction. The study
concludes that civil societ~ organizations promote political participation through educating people
about their rights and obligations as democraticcitizens~ and this can help to fight against poverty
among the people. The study recommends that there is need for provision of education to all so
as to fight the illiteracy levels which proved to be one of the challenges hindering effective
implementation of CSOs operations. There is need for CSOs to intervene so as to create market
for the produce of people dealing in small business investments so as to boost their income. There
is need for government of Uganda to develop that the political environment.
Description
A research dissertation submitted to the faculty of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a bachelor’s degree in development studies of Kampala International University
Keywords
Civil society organizations, Poverty reduction, Uganda, world vision