dc.contributor.author | Orengo, Josephine A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-25T16:00:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-25T16:00:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master Of Arts In Gender And Development Studies, The University Of Nairobi, 2013. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/60228 | |
dc.description.abstract | The study was undertaken to investigate the impact of the constituency development fund
in empowering women in Mbita Constituency, Homa Bay County. It sought to address the
following specific objectives: to establish the level of the participation of women in the projects
initiated by the constituency development fund in Mbita Constituency, to determine the changes in
the status of women as a result of the constituency development fund and to ascertain the barriers
that women face in accessing the constituency development funds in Mbita Constituency.
The study was guided by the women’s empowerment framework. The study adopted a
research design that was cross-sectional and descriptive in nature both qualitative and quantitative
methods of data collection were used. Quantitative data were collected through the survey
questionnaire while qualitative information was collected through focus group discussions and key
informant interviews. Conversely, simple random sampling was used to select the respondents.
Data analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Descriptive statistics
were used and the information acquired was presented in the form of tables, charts, percentages
and frequencies.
The study concludes that women in Mbita Constituency were in favour of the constituency
development fund since it has a positive impact in empowering them. From the study the
following recommendations were made: there is a need to increase women’s participation in
identification and prioritization of projects in order to actually address the real issues affecting
them and to create ownership of the projects among the women. Civic education is needed to
empower women to understand the management of the constituency development fund and their
roles in making the committees more accountable. There is also a need to enhance transparency and
accountability in the management of the entire constituency development fund and the government
should enhance efficiency in releasing bursary funds. The study recommends that studies about
other devolved funds should be carried out so as to fully understand how such funds contribute to
the empowerment of women. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | The Impact of the Constituency Development Fund in Empowering Women in Mbita Constituency, Homa Bay County, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Institute Of Anthropolpgy | en |