Implementation Strategies and Performance of Non-Governmental Organization Projects in Rwanda: A Case of Faith Victory Association Projects, Kayonza District
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https://doi.org/10.53555/nnbma.v7i11.1113Keywords:
Implementation strategies, Project performance, Non-governmental Organizations, RwandaAbstract
The general objective of this study is to assess the effect of implementation strategies on performance of NGO projects with specific reference to Gikuriro project implemented by Faith Victory Association in Kayonza.The specific objectives were to examine the community empowerment ,capacity building and community participation on performance of NGO projects.The study played a significant role to various people including researcher, the management of the project itself, government and academic researchers.When conducting this study, a descriptive research design with two mixed methods such as quantitative and qualitative approach was used.The target population were project beneficiaries who were given questionnaires and the project administrators as well as staff who were interviewied. In total the total target population was 13250 people, from whom a sample of 400 were selected USING Sloven’s formula.The study used a stratified random sampling technique and data were collected using questionnaires and interviews.The analysis of data was done using SPSS version 22.0 and Microsoft Excel. Both inferential (correlation and regression analysis)and descriptive statistics(mean and standard deviation) were used. The findings pertaining research objectives showed that the community empowerment, capacity building and community participation affect performance of NGO projects. On community empowerment 95% of the respondents Community training, Farmer learning schools, Village Nutrition Schools as capacity building startegy affected performance of NGO projects. The study findings further showed that 89% of respondents agreed that community empowermnt through saving groups affected performance of NGO projects.The study findings showed the community participation in utilities or consumable agriculture products was 61%. animal assets was24% in agricultural tools represent 47% while in house and land assets 54.8%. When assessing the relationship between implementation strategies and performance of NGO projects with specific reference to Gikuriro project implemented by Faith Victory Association in Kayonza, the study findings showed that there is a significant relationship between implementation strategies and performance of NGO projects which presented a positive correlation with p-value (r = 0.092, p = 0.067), (r = -0.008, p = 0.000), (r = 0.016, p = 0.000), (r = 0.042, p = 0.000), (r = 0.006. p = 0.000) and (r = -0.036, p = 0.000). The study concludes that community empowermnnt, Capacity building and community participation on performance of NGO projects are important satrategies for ensuring project sustainability. The study, recommended that NGO funded projects in Kayonza District should be having clear guiding implementation strategies and procedure, community participation strategy in place and integrating monitoring in their implementation strategies at all stages.
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