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Assessment of Humanitarian Industrys Role on Social Economic Development of Rwandas Rural Areas The Case Study of World Vision International Rwanda Programme in Nyamagabe District, 1994 2007

ABSTRACT:  The major challenge facing the Rwandan economy is the issue of low levels of economic growth and economic development and this problem is most felt in rural areas. Rwanda still experiences health problems, low levels of per capita incomes, high levels of illiteracy, high levels of poverty, low levels of education, high levels of infant and maternal mortality rates, lack of basic needs, low levels of life expectancy, under developed social and economic infrastructure, poor standard...

Climate Change Interventions, Achievements and Challenges in Uganda with a Special Focus on the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (Napa) and Clean Development Mechanism (Cdm)

ABSTRACT  The global climate is changing and its accelerating and deepening impacts are affecting everyone on earth. Countries which stand to suffer the most, despite their minimal contributions to the causes of climate change, are the poor. The increased frequency of extreme weather and climatic events, such as floods and droughts, has clearly demonstrated Uganda’s vulnerability to impacts of climate change. The first chapter of this study gives an overview on global, regional and local c...

Collateral Effectiveness and Credit Management for Selected Micro Financial Institutions in Mogadishu Somalia.

ABSTRACT  Many banks and financial dealers in Mogadishu have been experiencing low collection that has led to Increase the bad depts. many times credits remains unpaid either because customers are not able to pay them, they are just not willing to pay. The study Investigated the relationship between collateral effectiveness and credit management in selected MR’s in Mogadishu. The objective of the study include determining the collateral effectiveness being practiced by MEl’s in Somalia, ...

Formal Education and its Contributions to Development among the Maasai Women of Longido A Study of Longido District, in Arusha Tanzania

ABSTRACT The Maasai came from the north of Africa, originating in the lower Nile Valley in Sudan, northwest of Lake Turkana. It is believed that they departed this area between the 14th and 16th centuries, migrating southwards towards the Great Rift Valley. Following independence and post-independence the Maasai faced ever increasing limitations to mobility as their lifestyle became increasingly out of context compared to a developing Tanzania. This has severely affected the development of t...

Accounting Information System and Management Decision Making in Selected Telecom Unication Firms in Borama District, Somaland.

ABSTRACT  This study determined the correlation between accounting information system and management decision making in Somaliland by taking the information of Teleson and Somtel Telecommunication firms in Borama District. This study sought to: to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, qualification, experience, in the telecommunication companies determine the extent of accounting information system and th,e level of management decision making in Telesom and Somtel...

Employee Commitment and Organizational Performance in Selected Private Universities in Bujumbura, Burundi

ABSTRACT  This study was aimed at determining the effect of employee commitment on organizational performance. Globally, there seems to be an organizational performance crisis in both the public and private sectors, while there is need to produce more for less. This problem is cross-cutting in the least developed, emerging and industrialized nations, and has increased the need for effective mechanisms of evaluating the performance of organizations. The study was based on three specific objec...

Stakeholder Participation and Educational Service Delivery in Garowe City Council, Somalia

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background to the study 1.1.1. Historical Perspective Education was and is still necessary for the development of any society. They are at the heart of many minimum strategies (Yadama, Bata, 2010). Training skills and limited development skills (economic) (Samba, 2015). Consensus, policy makers and other participants in the provision of educational service s seek the best measurement methods. Their efforts have contributed to the recognition of the importance o...

Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in National Microfinance Bank Dar-Es-Salaam Tanzania

ABSTRACT  The study sought to establish the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction in National Microfinance Bank, Tanzania. The study was guided by three specific objectives, that included i) investigating the extent of service quality in National Microfinance Bank, Tanzania; ii) level of customer satisfaction in National Microfinance Bank , Tanzania and (iii) finding out whether service quality significantly affects the level of customer satisfaction in National Micr...

Leadership Competencies and Quality of Employees in Selected Branches of Hass Company Kampala, Uganda

ABSTRACT  The purpose of this study was to investigate leadership competencies and quality of employees in selected branches of Hass Petroleum Company in Kampala, Uganda. The study particularly sought to establish how leadership competencies influences, the quality of employees of the target company. The study was prompted by the overwhelming employees’ attrition in most private companies in Uganda. In gathering the information, the research study employed both primary and secondary source...

Adapting to Change and Organizational Growth in Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Microfinance Deposit Taking Institutions in Central Uganda.

Abstract  This study investigated the effect of adapting to change and organizational growth in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in selected Micro-Finance Deposit Taking Institutions (MDis) in the central region in Uganda. The parameters of change included technology, innovation, research and development and competent management. Growth was considered in terms of revenue, profitability and liquidity. The population consisted of 150 respondents with a sample size of 109. Data was col...

Internal Control System and Financial Management in Selected Local Non-Government Organizations in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT  This study aimed at assessing the impact of internal control systems on financial management in selected local NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia, five specific objectives guided this study and these were; (i) to determine the effect of controlling environment on financial management in selected local NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia, (ii) to establish the impact of risk assessment on financial management in selected local NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia, (iii) to explore the relationship between ope...

Central Bank Policies and Growth of Selected Commercial Banks in Southern Sudan

ABSTRACT  The main purpose of this study was to investigate Central Bank Policies and growth of selected commercial Banks in Southern Sudan. The study basically looked at monetary policies i.e. open market operations, Bank rates, moral suasion, currency etc. The study aimed at correlating the compliance of commercial banks in relations to monetary policies towards their growth. The study objectives were; the degree of compliance of commercial banks on the central bank policies among selected...

Procurement Planning and Service Delivery in Mayuge District Local Government- Uganda

ABSTRACT  In developing countries, public procurement is increasingly recognized as essential in service delivery and it accounts for huge proportion of total expenditures. However, there is a growing recognition that, despite significant increases in resources, public service delivery is falling in many developing countries. Poor service delivery in local governments can be justified by ineffective procurement systems within the local governments. The purpose of this study is to determine t...

Food Aid on Food Security in the Rural Community of Lugh District Gedo Region Somalia

ABSTRACT  Food security is a major problem in many part of the world, including Somalia. Aid agencies have tried to solve food problem on food aid, but the efforts failed due to many problems. The study sought to appraise the food aid and Food Security in the Rural Community of [ugh district Gedo Region Somalia, the specific objective of this study was to determine the source of food, to investigate causes of food insecurity and to determine the effects of food aid on food security in the ru...

Civil Society Organizations and Modernization of Agriculture in Yambio County, Gbudwe State, South Sudan

ABSTRACT  This study was done to assess the role of Civil Society Organizations in the modernization of agriculture in Yambio County and it was guided by the following research objectives; to assess the level of agricultural production in Yambio County; to examine the activities of these CSOs aimed at modernizing agriculture in Yambio County and to analyze the challenges faced by them in the process of modernizing agriculture in Yambio County. The study employed a cross-sectional Survey desi...


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