| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing Non-Governmental Organizations' implementation of nutrition programmes in Wajir County, Kenya. Four research questions were formulated to guide the researcher in carrying out the study. Literature reviewed focused on NGO's donor funding by International organizations, the role of the United Nation's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) determinants of malnutrition globally, in Africa and the situation in Kenya.
The study focused on the factors that influence NGO's implementation of nutrition programmes which include the extent of donor funding, prolonged drought, distribution of resources and socio-cultural factors. The study will be descriptive. The target population for the study was all the NGO's operating in the County, making it a census survey. In each organization, judgmental sampling was used to select respondents based on their knowledge and operational awareness of implementing nutrition operations at the grass roots. A total of fifteen nutrition managers and 55 nutrition officers from the 5 NGO's were selected, making a total of 70 respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires.
From the study, it was found that, implementation of nutrition programmes was influenced by a variety of factors ranging from infrastructure development and staffing levels to gender issues and cultural beliefs. Community perceptions on sustainable development, food security and general community development. It was found that the determinants of malnutrition in Wajir are associated with the primary and most direct causes of malnutrition, namely food insecurity, poor health conditions and insufficient access to good health care services, and inappropriate maternal and infant feeding practices.
Recommendations made from the study included; use of available resources to implement livelihood programs and sustainable agricultural practices, infrastructure development and increasing literacy levels in the community. Strategic interventions that were recommended in light of the findings included; Entrenching the human rights to food approach, particularly for women and children, in the constitution. Strengthening the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights to advocate for the
enforcement of the right to food. Sensitizing communities to discard retrogressive cultural practices with regard to access to food. | en_US |
