NGOs and community development: a case study of action aid, Masindi District
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2019-05
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Kampala International University.College of Humanities and social science
Abstract
The study sought to examine NGOs and community development: a case study of Action Aid,
Masindi District. The study objectives were; to establish the relationship between development of
infrastructure facilities and community development in Masindi District, to examine the
relationship between agriculture development and community development in Masindi District
and to assess the relationship between promotion of education and community development in
Masindi District. This study used cross-sectional research design to assess the respondents’ views
towards NGOs and Community development in Masindi District particularly Action Aid Uganda.
The total population of Masindi District is 9,235 inhabitants (UBOS, 2018). Masindi District has
7 sub counties, 22 parishes and 225 villages. However, the researcher targeted a population of 58
inhabitants. A sample size of 50 respondents was determined through purposive and random
sampling methods. The researcher used varieties of sampling which included: Purposive and
random sampling. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources using questionnaires
and interviews. After collecting data, the researcher organized well-answered questionnaire, data
was edited and sorted for the next stage. The data was presented in tabular form, pie charts and bar
graphs with frequencies and percentages. The study findings revealed that the sample constituted
of 50 respondents of which 66% were males and the 34% remaining were females. This implies
that males are the majority. This implies that the most respondents were men due to the societal
beliefs that the males are hardworking and hence capable of running NGOs more effectively than
their female counterparts and hence contributing towards community development in the area. The
study concludes that community-based organizations and cooperatives can acquire, subdivide and
develop land, construct housing, provide infrastructure and operate and maintain infrastructure
such as wells or public toilets and solid waste collection services. The study recommends that there
is need to establish a policy framework that maximizes the incomes of the working rural dwellers
through policies to promote rural self-employment and reliability. The study recommends that
there is need to provide additional and maintenance of existing infrastructural facilities as
earlier listed above, encourage the principle of continuity whereby successive governments adopt
the viable rural development programmes initiated by their predecessors.
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Research report submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of bachelors degree in Public Administration and Management of Kampala International University
Keywords
NGOs, Community, Development, Action Aid