Stakeholders’ Involvement and Community Development
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2024
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This study sought to examine the effects of Stakeholders’ involvement and the delivery of community development services in Baidoa District, Somalia, with the following objectives: to examine the effects of Stakeholders’ involvement in planning and the delivery of community development services in Baidoa District, Somalia, to establish the influence of Stakeholders’ involvement in budgeting and the delivery of community development services in Baidoa District, Somalia and to establish the effects of Stakeholders’ involvement in monitoring and evaluation in the delivery of community development service in Baidoa District, Somalia. This study was guided by Stakeholder theory and agency theory. The research design used was descriptive survey. The target population for this study was 202 participants, thus the study selected 134 participants involved in the community development calculated based on Yamane (1967) formula. Both random and non-random sampling techniques were used in selecting elements in the samples. In particular, simple and purposive sampling was used after stratifying the different population. The study used both questionnaire and interview as the major data collection instruments. According to the study findings it shows that the regression analysis results revealed that stakeholder involvement accounted for 61.2% of Community development in Baidoa and this was indicated by adjusted r squared of 0.612, this imply that stakeholder involvement significantly affect the Community development in Baidoa. The coefficients table indicated that of all the aspects of stakeholder involvement, Stakeholders’ involvement in monitoring and evaluation accounted for the biggest influence of Community development in Baidoa. From the findings of the study, conclusions were drawn that the reasons for Stakeholders’ Involvement in Planning and Community development includes developing a strategy that would deliver the community goals and that the critical dimensions of time, cost, quality and scope can never be attained if a community plan is not in place. Proper planning of allocated resources is a continuous assessment that aims at providing all stakeholders with early detailed information on the progress or delay of the ongoing assessed activities. It is an oversight of the activity's implementation stage. From the findings of the study and conclusions it can be recommended that both central and local governments should undertake vigorous and deliberate awareness campaigns to sensitize citizens on their roles in planning for delivery of community development. Local governments and central Government should also aid the process of participatory planning if improved delivery of community development services is to be realized through capacity building and private public partnerships. Residents and community leaders need to actively engage in the budgeting process, providing input and feedback on development priorities and resource allocation. They must advocate for adequate funding for essential services and infrastructure projects that address the needs of the community. More so local government officials and relevant ministries need to ensure that community members are actively involved in monitoring and evaluating the delivery of development services. This will be achieved through the establishment of community monitoring committees or task forces, composed of representatives from diverse stakeholder groups.