Influence Of Monitoring And Evaluation On Sustainability Of HIV/Aids Programmes Among Community Based Organizations In Kericho County, Kenya.

Abstract

Community based organizations encounter many challenges related to monitoring and evaluation. This study focused on monitoring and evaluation on sustainability of community based organizations. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to examine influence of monitoring and evaluation on sustainability of HIV/AIDS programmes among community based organizations in Kericho County, Kenya. The study used Mckinsey 7s model and cross-sectional survey research design. The target population was 43 community based organizations with a total 859 employees. A sample size of 178 participants drawn from 30 selected CBOs were included to take part in the study. Data was collected and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics with support from statistical package for social sciences version 21. The findings indicated that monitoring and evaluation influenced sustainability of HIV/AIDS programmes in community based organizations. The study recommends that organizations should adopt policies that support beneficiaries‟ involvement in monitoring and evaluation in order to promote sustainability of their projects.