Women participation in project planning and implementation in northern Uganda social action fund
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Date
2015-11
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
The study sought to examine the role of women participation in project planning and
implementation in Northern Uganda, a case of Northern Uganda Social Action Fund
(NUSAF). The study was guided by three objectives; the first objective was to
examine the factors affecting women participation in project planning and
implementation, the second objective was to establish the level of women
participation in project planning activities and thirdly to establish why men and
women perceive the notion of community participation in general and women’s
participation in particular. The study was guided by a descriptive survey design and
a total of 140 respondents were sampled from a total of 250 target population. The
study findings indicated a mean of 3.8143 as the highest mean concerning social
heritage as the highest factor that brings about women participation in development
projects and NUSAF in particular, was affected by social, political and economic
factors embedded at community, national and global levels. The argument in the
study was that women’s participation in development activities could help make
women’s voices heard and be considered in development processes. Moreover
participation coL~d help to expand women’s knowledge, skills and experiences hence
promoting their livelihood, wellbeing and national development in general. The study
recommends that government and other development partners should ensure that
gender equity in the planning and policy making process is considered and thus
women’s participation is prioritised. The study recommended that Government and
other development agencies have to make sure that there is proper implementation
of development policies and plans that match with people’s needs. Also, the gender
division of labour in project activities seemed to discourage women from asking for
representation, both men and women had to attend work because it was difficult to
ask a husband or wife to go and work on behalf while the assigned work is for
opposite gender. In this case all men and women had to participate in work.
Description
A research report submitted as a partial requirement for the award of masters of project planning and management of Kampala International University
Keywords
Women participation, Project planning, Implementation, Northern Uganda, Social action fund