Browsing by Author "Schutte, De Wet"

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    Contribution of Social Capital to Household Graduation from the Hunger Safety Net Programme in Marsabit County, Kenya
    (Journal of humanities and social sciences, 2025-04) Rufo, Boniface Munene; Muia, Daniel; Rono, Henry; Schutte, De Wet
    This study aimed to determine the extent to which social capital contributes to household graduation from the Hunger Safety Net Programme in Marsabit County, Kenya. The study employed a mixed-method survey design. Data collection was done from October 2023 to December 2023 using a questionnaire, key informant interview guide, and focus group discussion schedule. A total of 334 primary respondents were selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The findings reveal that 23.4 per cent of the respondents were members of a community-based social group or network. Those who belonged to a social group were few, but the benefits they received were of great value. Furthermore, the majority of respondents (88.9%) indicated that community members were not fully involved in selecting households for graduation. However, 40.5 per cent of respondents expressed trust in the few community members who participated in their graduation. Using an ordered logistic regression model, community associations/networks (b=-0.841, p=.002); community participation (b=-2.902, p=.003); community trust (b=1.77, p=.010); and community leadership (b=-1.18, p=.015) were found to have a statistically (p<0.05) significant effect on household graduation. The study recommends the national and county governments develop and support community-based livelihood initiatives such as savings and loan groups, skills training programs, and pastoralist cooperatives. Beneficiariesof the Hunger Safety Net Programme should leverage social capital and traditional coping mechanisms to support their livelihoods rather than relying on external support. They should also participate in community activities to enhance their networking skills to realise socio-economic development.
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    Effect of the Hunger Safety Net Programme on Household Food Insecurity: Lessons from Marsabit County, Kenya
    (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2025-04) Rufo, Boniface Munene; Rono, Henry; Muia, Daniel; Schutte, De Wet
    This study assessed the effects of the Hunger Safety Net Programme in reducing household food insecurity in Marsabit, County, Kenya. Worldwide, social safety programmes have largely been implemented in the drylands targeting vulnerable households. However, poverty and food insecurity remain high, especially in arid and semi-arid lands. The study employed a survey research design. Data was collected between October 2023 and December 2023 targeting 334 householdswho had graduated from the Hunger Safety Net Programme in Marsabit County, Kenya. The findings indicate that 10.8% of the respondents were food secure, 3.3% were mildly food insecure, 2.7% were moderately food insecure and 83.2% were severely food insecure. Simple regression analysis indicates that cash transfer amount, adequacy of cash transfer, and duration of support had a statistically significant (p<0.05) effect on food insecurity. Multiple linear regression further reveals that households whose main livelihood was business, b=-0.171, p=0.007, casual labour, b=-0.119, p=0.036, and remittances, b=-0.140, p=0.039were significantly associated with a lower likelihood of food insecurity. The study concludes that despite a slight improvement in households on their food security through Hunger Safety Net Programme support, the majority were still food insecure. The study suggests an increment of the cash transfer amount, a longer duration of beneficiaries in the programme, and the introduction of conditional seed capital to the beneficiary to start income-generating activities to enhance food insecurity.