Monitoring and evaluation practices and the performance of National Non-Governmental Organizations fighting HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
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2011-10
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Kampala International University, College of Economics & Management
Abstract
The study focused on the monitoring and evaluation practices and the
performance of national NGOs fighting HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. The study was carried out
under four objectives, namely determination of the profile of the respondents; to
establish the level of monitoring and evaluation practices in use in selected NGO5, to
determine the level of organizational performance of selected national NGOs fighting
HIV and AIDS in Rwanda and to explore the relationship between the level of
monitoring and evaluation practices and the level of organizational performance.
The research design of the present study was descriptive and correlational. The
research methodology behind this research was quantitative research approach and the
sample of 119 respondents from 8 national NGO5. The method used in sampling was a
simple random sampling which helped to get the respondents who might provide
reliable data. The empirical data were collected through questionnaires.
According to the first objective, the research determined the demographic
characteristics of respondents. The findings revealed that male respondents
outnumbered female respondents with the percentage of 65.5°k and 34.5%
respectively. The majority of the respondents (67.2%) have served the organization for
a period which is between 3 and 5 years; in terms of the level of education, the findings
revealed that most of the respondents (67.2%) hold a Bachelor’s degree; concerning
the field of the study; the findings revealed that the majority of respondents (39.5%)
have studied the social sciences and in terms of the position held; the findings revealed
that the majority of the respondents (72.3%) are the professional staff in the
organization they are serving.
With respect to the second objective, the findings revealed that there are various
monitoring and evaluation practices which are effectively used in the selected national
NGO5 fighting HIV/AIDS in Rwanda. The findings revealed that the level of these
monitoring and evaluation practices is moderate with an average mean of 2.38.
As far as the third objective is concerned; the findings revealed that there is a
moderate level of organizational performance of selected national NGOs with an
average mean of 2.48. The findings also indicated a positive significant relationship and
positive significant effect on regression between the level of monitoring and evaluation
practices and the level of organizational performance, since the significance values were
less than or equal to 0.01, which is the level of significance required to declare a
significant relationship.
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 Degree Master of Business Administration-NGO Management
Keywords
National Non-Governmental Organizations, HIV/AIDS, Rwanda