Community participation and development projects: case study of Huye District, Rwanda
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2014-11
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
Community participation in development project is a concept that is frequently mentioned in community development. Practitioners in development believe that in order for projects to success, they need to actively take a part in designing, planning, implementing and shaping the projects that affect them. The government of Rwanda always executes different projects to ensure the promotion of community well-being. The study dealt with community participation in development project in Rwanda, a case study of Huye District. The research aimed at investigating the level of Community participation in Land Consolidation in the district; to determine level of land consolidation success in Huye district; and propose strategies through which the community can be brought to participate more in development projects in order to be more beneficial and successful. The research was carried out in 14 sectors that composed Huye District where the sample population were 56 respondents including 14 agronomists of sectors and 42 representatives of agriculture cooperatives. This research used an ex-post facto research design and quantitative method was used in this study. Questionnaires were analyzed in SPSS programs by using charts and tables of frequencies and percentages. The results of the study showed that level of community participation in Land Consolidation was low in land consolidation project. As revealed by the majority of respondents agreed. The rate of responses was under 50%. This rate explained why community was not well empowered and integrated in decision-making of land consolidation. This research found out that the poor community participation affected also the success of land consolidation where agronomists of the districts approved that the project was successful to reduce the problem of land fragmentation, to improve land management, enhancing and protect environment. Unfortunately, the project failed to improve rural land productivity to provide sufficient crops of subsistence to the community which appeared as the main source of income, to reduce hunger and fight against malnutrition in rural. The thesis demonstrated that lack of community participation in land consolidation figured among problems that affect negatively the performance of the project and the researcher at the end suggested possible strategies through which the community would be brought to participate more in development projects in order to be more beneficial and
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of Master’s Degree of Arts in Project Planning and Management of Kampala International University
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Community participation, Development projects, Huye District, Rwanda