ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of Decentralization in
poverty alleviation in Lotuke Sub County, Abim District. The specific objectives
were to: examine the poverty levels, establish the challenges facing
decentralization in poverty alleviation programmes in improving the livelihood,
examine the impact of decentralization in poverty alleviation programmes in
improving the livelihood; and establish the Effective ways of implementing
decentralization programmes in poverty alleviation in Lotuke Sub County, Abim
District.
The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection.
Primary and secondary data were obtained from the respondents and relevant
records/or literature.
Most (40%) of the respondents were married and the least (1 1%) were widows
with males constituting 60%. A total of 23% of the respondents noted that
Decentralization created jobs; expanded agriculture (20%). The challenges faced
in decentralization were poor infrastructure (22%), illiteracy level (21%). However,
the effective ways of implementing decentralization programmes in poverty
alleviation are: promote education (24%), funding agricultural sector (2 1%) and
sensitization of the masses was the least at only (17%).
Conclusively, the impact of poverty alleviation programmes has had great
improvements in the lives of many Ugandan Nationals who live in Lotuke Sub
County, Abim District.
The study recommends strengthening of already introduced services, deal with
pending threats and that Government strengthen its capacity in implementation
of policy and evaluation of poverty alleviation programmes.
VII
Research, S. (2022). DECENTRALIZATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN LOTUKE SUB COUNTY, ABIM DISTRICT, NORTH-EASTERN UGANDA.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/decentralization-and-poverty-alleviation-in-lotuke-sub-county-abim-district-north-eastern-uganda
Research, SSA "DECENTRALIZATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN LOTUKE SUB COUNTY, ABIM DISTRICT, NORTH-EASTERN UGANDA." Afribary. Afribary, 16 Aug. 2022, https://track.afribary.com/works/decentralization-and-poverty-alleviation-in-lotuke-sub-county-abim-district-north-eastern-uganda. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Research, SSA . "DECENTRALIZATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN LOTUKE SUB COUNTY, ABIM DISTRICT, NORTH-EASTERN UGANDA.". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Aug. 2022. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/decentralization-and-poverty-alleviation-in-lotuke-sub-county-abim-district-north-eastern-uganda >.
Research, SSA . "DECENTRALIZATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN LOTUKE SUB COUNTY, ABIM DISTRICT, NORTH-EASTERN UGANDA." Afribary (2022). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/decentralization-and-poverty-alleviation-in-lotuke-sub-county-abim-district-north-eastern-uganda