Factors Influencing Sustainability of Child Welfare Programmes in Kenya; a Case of Ack Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programin Manyatta Constituency, Embu County
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing sustainability of child welfare \nprogrammes in Kenya; A case of Embu street children rescue Centre feeding \nprogrammes. This study is guided by the following objectives: To assess how \norganization factors influence sustainability of child welfare programmes in Manyatta \nConstituency ;To determine how financial resources influences sustainability of child \nwelfare programmes in manyatta constituency; to determine how personnel factors \ninfluences sustainability of child welfare programmes in manyatta constituency and to \nexamine how partnership with child protection agencies influences sustainability of child \nwelfare programmes in manyatta constituency. The study employed descriptive survey \nresearch design and target population of this study comprised 120 stakeholders who are \ninvolved in ensuring the programme is running as expected. The study used simple \nrandom sampling method to allow full participation of the respondents. A sample size of \n92 was obtained by using Yamane (1967; 886) simplified formula. Data was collected \nfrom the identified respondents using questionnaires. Each question was be based on the \nobjective of the study and ensure that each question is relevant. The data was tabulated in \nform of data matrices, data reduction and then discussed, this provides easy data \ncomputation, easy data understanding and communication and extrapolation Generally, \nboth qualitative and quantitative research approaches was used for data analysis.The \nstudy found out that 50(56%) of the participants strongly agreed that there is a clear and \nwell understood organizational structure in the organization,30(33%) agreed,6(7%) \nneutral and 4(4%) disagree. On whether funding allocation of this project is flexible and \nbased on need ,62(69%) of the respondents strongly agreed,23(26%) agreed , 3(3%) \nwere neutral on the mater ,1(1%) of the respondents disagreed , 1(1%) of the respondent s \nstrongly disagreed . This implies that majority of the respondents agreed that funding \nallocation of this project was flexible and based on need. On whether the staff in the \nproject are well qualifies , 63(70%) strongly agreed that it did, 20(22%) agreed ,5(6%) of \nthe respondents were neutral on the matter , 1(1%) disagreed while the remaining 1(1%) \nof the respondents strongly disagreed. This implies that the majority of the respondents \nagreed that the staffs in the project are well qualified. On whether the project has \npartnered with other child welfare projects in the area 69(77%) of the respondents \nstrongly greed ,13(14%) agreed ,5(6%) were neutral on the matter 2(2%) disagreed while \nthe remaining 1(%) of the respondents strongly agreed . This implies that majority of the \nrespondents agreed that the project has partnered with other child welfare projects in the \narea .
Author: Gakiavi, Caroline M
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7000559543