| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at establishing the factors influencing the implementation of donor funded
projects by World Vision in Isiolo County. The specific objectives of the study were: to
access the influence of community culture on the implementation of donor funded projects, to
establish the influence of management factors on implementation of donor funded projects
and to determine the influence of community involvement on implementation of the donor
funded projects. The research design was descriptive and correlation designs and adopted a
census as the sampling technique because the target population for the study was small since
it involved all the management of the institutions. The study was carried out in Isiolo County
targeting Ministry of Health and Education officers, Ngaremara, Oldonyiro and West Burat
Wards targeting the BOMs, committee management committees, World vision officers and
local leaders. The target population included Isiolo residents, NGO employees, and
Community Representatives and Government representatives. Primary data (qualitative and
quantitative) were collected from indicated target groups using a generated questionnaire
while secondary data were obtained from World Vision monitoring and evaluation reports
and government records. The qualitative data were summarized and categorized according to
common themes and presented using frequency distribution tables while quantitative data
were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) into descriptive
statistics such as frequencies; and correlations to test for relationship between factors. The
study adopted a census design by collecting data from respondents all management positions
and community representatives. A pre-test was conducted in Attan Primary school and KWS
dispensary to check on reliability of the tool. The sample size comprised of 50 respondents.
Interviews were conducted by the researcher through a structured questionnaire to the three
schools and three dispensaries. A descriptive research design was utilised in the study. Data
was then analysed using SPSS program to obtain the frequencies, percentages and
correlations. Some of the major factor identified by the study included availability of
adequate funds. This enables an organisation to hire technical staff with the required expertise
and thus increases effectiveness. Majority of the respondents agreed that funds were adequate
and world vision staff had the technical capacity o spearhead the process. However minority
of the respondents were not aware of the technical capacity of World Vision staff. The study
established that political goodwill is very critical during project implementation. The major
factors identified from the findings include insecurity and conflict that would stall project
implementation process. The study established community participation was essential during
the project lifecycle. Majority of the respondents indicated they were aware of at least six
projects World Vision projects from the list. Also majority of the respondents agreed they
had received training on management of community projects and the performance of the
community management committees was rated by the community as average. The study
concluded that organisation capacity, community participation and political goodwill are
critical factors project implementers and donors should consider during implementation
process. The recommendations given are more community sensitization meetings to increase
the awareness level, ensure all-inclusive active community participation rather that the
passive and come up with strategies that will increase women participation in community
projects. Further suggestions on areas of research have been highlighted | en_US |
