Community based organizations and the management of feeder road development in Hargeisa, Somali land-Somalia
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2016
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This study was set to establish the role of community based organization involvement in
development and management of feeder roads in Hargeisa Somaliland; three specific
objectives guided this study and these were i) establishing the role played by CBOs on
management of feeder roads development in Hargeisa Somaliland; ii) examining the
mechanisms undertaken by the CBO in the development and management of feeder
roads in Hargeisa Somaliland and (iii) assessing the roles played by CBO on the
development and management of feeder roads in Hargeisa Somaliland. This research
employed a descriptive research design to establish whether the role played by CBOs
has an impact on the development and management of feeder roads, the study used a
total population of 148 and a sample size of 108 respondents, and the questionnaire
was used as the research instrument. Descriptive statistics used in this study included
frequencies, means and PLCC on correlation of variables. Majority of respondents in this
sample were male (55.5%) ranging between 21-30 years, (55.6%) were diploma
holders and had an experience of 5 years and above (55.6%). Data analysis using
means showed that the role of CBOs in Hargeisa, Somaliland was rated satisfactory on
average (overall mean= 2.80), and development and management of feeder roads was
rated high and this was indicated by the overall mean of 2.86. There is a positive and
significant relationship between the role of CBOs and development & management of
feeder roads in Hargeisa, Somaliland (r=.387 & Sig=O.OOO respectively), the CBOs
contribute to the development of feeder roads through provision of finances during the
construction of feeder roads, planning of construction programmes, training of workers
and monitoring of the activities of construction and management of feeder roads,
through budgeting, maintaining of high quality during construction and being
transparent has highly improved on the development and management of feeder roads
in Hargeisa, Somaliland, and the better the CBOs finance, plan, train and carry out
monitoring the more the feeder roads will be developed and effectively managed in
Hargeisa, Somaliland. The CBOs should collect funds for the development of feeder
roads through promoting mutual understanding between the government and the entire
community, this will increase on the level of financing the development and
management of feeder roads in Hargeisa, Somaliland, the CBOs should allow the local
citizens to participate in the signing of memorandum of understanding during the
development of feeder roads, hence helping in the planning of programmes, the feeder
roads officers should prepare new and future technical challenges by sponsoring them
for professional trainings, and lastly the CBOs should put supervising activities in place
to ensure quality perforn:ances among the workers, this will help in monitoring of
3Ctivities carried out during development and management of feeder roads.
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Comunity Based Organisation, Development of Feeder Roads, Somalia