The contribution of NGOs to the welfare of vulnerable groups in Kapchorwa Municipality, Kapchorwa District
| dc.contributor.author | Chemutai, Gloria | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-27T08:32:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-27T08:32:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences as a partial requirement for the award of Bachelor's degree in development studies in Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The NOOs contributed a lot towards the development of communities in particular Uganda. The study aimed at examining the contribution of NGOs towards the welfare of vulnerable groups in west division, Kapchorwa municipality, and Kapchorwa district. The specific objectives of the study were; to identify the NOOS operating in west division, Kapchorwa municipality, to examine the activities of the NGOS with respect to the vulnerable groups and their welfare; to analyze the challenges NGOS faced by the NGOS in improving the welfare of the vulnerable groups. A case study of west division was examined and qualitative methods such as observation. key informants, interviews, FDGs were used. The findings show that a number of NGOs are operating in west division and these include; KACSOA, SD-CODE, YES, CAFHUR, RHU, SEA, Action Aid, and Red Cross, The following are some of the activities or contributions of these NGOs; provision of education support, emergency aid, civic education, health service provision, capacity building in different fields especially income generation. The findings further established that NOOs have contributed a lot to the welfare of the vulnerable groups in the municipality amidst a number of challenges they face. Such contributions include; advocacy for and with the poor, public relations, project management, campaigning among others and they are worth celebrating and sharing with other scholars, development partners and interested parties.The major challenges NGOs face in improving the welfare of the vulnerable groups include; finances, harsh working conditions, high expectations, dependency on donors, cultural rigidities, and limited capacity among others. The study concludes that; NGOs to a large extent have supported the vulnerable groups and most of them have testimonies of change and they have caused a positive impact on the welfare of the vulnerable groups with majority of them taken through a number of capacity building, trainings aimed at empowering and making them self-reliant. The study recommends that, there is need for the establishment of the rehabilitation centers to cater for the needs of the orphans and the street children whose number is increasing and many are using drugs and this has exposed most of them to a number of risks. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4831 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University: College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Non-Government Organizations | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kapchorwa District | en_US |
| dc.subject | Vulnerable groups | en_US |
| dc.title | The contribution of NGOs to the welfare of vulnerable groups in Kapchorwa Municipality, Kapchorwa District | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |