Factors Influencing Sustainability of Child Welfare Programmes in Kenya; a Case of Ack Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programin Manyatta Constituency, Embu County

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing sustainability of child welfare programmes in Kenya; A case of Embu street children rescue Centre feeding programmes. This study is guided by the following objectives: To assess how organization factors influence sustainability of child welfare programmes in Manyatta Constituency ;To determine how financial resources influences sustainability of child welfare programmes in manyatta constituency; to determine how personnel factors influences sustainability of child welfare programmes in manyatta constituency and to examine how partnership with child protection agencies influences sustainability of child welfare programmes in manyatta constituency. The study employed descriptive survey research design and target population of this study comprised 120 stakeholders who are involved in ensuring the programme is running as expected. The study used simple random sampling method to allow full participation of the respondents. A sample size of 92 was obtained by using Yamane (1967; 886) simplified formula. Data was collected from the identified respondents using questionnaires. Each question was be based on the objective of the study and ensure that each question is relevant. The data was tabulated in form of data matrices, data reduction and then discussed, this provides easy data computation, easy data understanding and communication and extrapolation Generally, both qualitative and quantitative research approaches was used for data analysis.The study found out that 50(56%) of the participants strongly agreed that there is a clear and well understood organizational structure in the organization,30(33%) agreed,6(7%) neutral and 4(4%) disagree. On whether funding allocation of this project is flexible and based on need ,62(69%) of the respondents strongly agreed,23(26%) agreed , 3(3%) were neutral on the mater ,1(1%) of the respondents disagreed , 1(1%) of the respondent s strongly disagreed . This implies that majority of the respondents agreed that funding allocation of this project was flexible and based on need. On whether the staff in the project are well qualifies , 63(70%) strongly agreed that it did, 20(22%) agreed ,5(6%) of the respondents were neutral on the matter , 1(1%) disagreed while the remaining 1(1%) of the respondents strongly disagreed. This implies that the majority of the respondents agreed that the staffs in the project are well qualified. On whether the project has partnered with other child welfare projects in the area 69(77%) of the respondents strongly greed ,13(14%) agreed ,5(6%) were neutral on the matter 2(2%) disagreed while the remaining 1(%) of the respondents strongly agreed . This implies that majority of the respondents agreed that the project has partnered with other child welfare projects in the area .