The role of community-based organizations n promoting participatory development in Yambio -County, western equatorial state, southern Sudan
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Date
2007-10
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Kampala International University ,College of humanities and social science
Abstract
The study was set out to examine the role of Community-Based Organisations
(CBO5) in promoting participatory development in Yambio County, by
specifically identifying and analysing the contributions of CBOs to participatory
development, assessing the challenges faced by CBOs and analysing the
strategies adopted by CBOs in overcoming those challenges.
An extensive review of literature explored the concepts of participatory
development and community-based organisations, underlining the fact that
CBOs are viable instruments for promoting people’s authentic and meaningful
participation in development. They empower poor people at grass roots to own
development programs aimed at bringing about improvements in their own
wellbeing.
The study was designed as a case study of Yambio County, Western Equatoria
State, Southern Sudan, and Eighteen (18) CBOs participated in the study. The
study population included members of CBOs, NGO officials, Government
officials and local communities of which samples were selected purposively and
randomly, to a total of 100 participants. A triangulation of methods with
relevant instruments that included face-to-face interviews, focus group
discussions and questionnaires, was employed for data collection.
The analysis included both qualitative and quantitative methods. It presented
CBO profiles and discussed major findings such as capacity building, self-reliance,
creating social awareness and promoting agricultural development,
which were identified as major contributions of CBOs to participatory
development. Challenges such as lack of funds, poor management capacity and
poor networking were identified as major constraints which had led to serious
decline of CBOs’ activities as well as decline of people’s voluntary, participation
in development, with resultant increasing poverty levels in the communities.
CBO5 have tried to overcome the challenges by soliciting funding through
project proposals, and conducting short term capacity building programs
Description
A thesis submitted to the school of studies in partial fulfilment for the of master’s degree in development of Kampala International University
Keywords
community-based organization, participatory development