Stakeholders’ Involvement and Implementation of Child Protection Programs by Charitable Organizations in Kenya: a Case of Five Compassion International’s Projects in Marsabit County
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2022Author
Waithaka, William K
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Child protection has become one of the key activities by many charitable
organizations especially those that are focused on child development. This is because
of the growing need of protecting and safeguarding children globally from all forms
of abuse which they are exposed to in a disheartening way. Many of such
organizations initiate and run child protection programs whose main duties are to
ensure children live happy, fulfilled and productive lives as equal development
partners as adults. For these programs to be very effective in achieving this goal, there
is need for active involvement of all relevant stakeholders from the beginning. This
involvement ensures the stakeholders’ views are incorporated in decision making,
planning, execution and monitoring and evaluation which not only increases
transparency and accountability but also enhances learning, ownership and
sustainability. However, with all these benefits of stakeholders’ participation in the
life of a project, it has not been highly emphasized and utilized in most programs and
projects. Thus, this study focused on investigating how stakeholders’ involvement
influence on implementation of child protection programs taking a case of five
Compassion International’s Projects in Marsabit County. It sought to do this by
establishing how stakeholders’ involvement in child protection programs’
identification, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation affect their
implementation. A descriptive survey design was employed. The study’s population
was 1422 primary caregivers and 35 members of the Accountability Structure
Management Committees from the five Compassion Projects located in Saku
Constituency, Marsabit County. A sample of 142 primary caregivers was used which
represented 10% of the total population and the stratified random sampling technique
as utilized in selecting them. Their responses were collected with the use of semi
structured questionnaires. 20 members of the Accountability Structure Management
Committee were used as key informants and were selected using purposive sampling
technique and were interviewed. To test the validity and reliability of the research
instruments, a pilot study was undertaken in a different project. Both quantitative and
qualitative research methods were utilized in data analysis. With the assistance of
Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 26), quantitative data was
analyzed utilizing descriptive and inferential analysis approaches. Percentages and
frequencies were included in the descriptive analysis. In addition, inferential statistics
was engaged to analyze data using regression analysis and computation of
Spearman’s coefficient correlation to show the relationship between stakeholders’
involvement on implementation of child protection programs in Saku Constituency in
Marsabit County. A multiple regression model was then developed to conform with
the equation: Y = β0 + β1X1 + β2X2 + β3X3 + β4X4+ε using a 95% level of
confidence.
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