Success and Sustainability of Donor Funded Projects of Selected International Non Governmental Organizations in Turkana County, Kenya.
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2013-08-26
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Lokangae, Alfred Ejem
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Abstract
The presence of international nongovernmental organizations in Kenya can be traced back
to earlier years of independence with most of them recording over fifty years of presence
and implementing community supported development programmes. The role played by
these organizations through donor support in improving living standards of vulnerable
communities in any country cannot be underestimated. However, development projects
initiated and lor funded by these agencies perform poorly and many become nonoperational
on termination of donor support. Despite this problem, evaluative studies and
recommendations by external consultants are not relevant with the context and sociocultural
factors of African communities. Most of these projects lack transition and
participation strategies due to donor pressure on accountability. This therefore poses a gap , .
that this study seeks to fill through investigation of the factors that influence the success
and sustainability of the projects especially in poverty ravaged county of Turkana.
The study adopts a descriptive research design. The target population included the
employees of selected INGOs in Turkana County. Data was collected from the sampled
respondents using questionnaires-.as the principal data collection instrument. Stratified and -'
purposive sampling techniques were used to come up with a representative sample size.
The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and statistical package for social sciences
(SPSS) to aid in the generation of results. The study recommended successive planning,
active participation of stakeholders, the linkage between development plans and vision
2030, all inclusive gender responsive policies, participative and transition strategies that
will ensure projects are consultatively identified, owned, successful and sustained by the
community long after the donor funds have been withdrawn.
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