ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to investigate to what extent service delivery to local people is achieved through decentralization and effective accountability in Kampala City, Central Division. It therefore aimed at investigating the effects of decentralization on service delivery; and the relationship between Decentralization and effective accountability in improving service delivery in Kampala City, Central Division. To address the above, the Survey methodology was used to gat...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at the contribution of commercial banks to the economic development of Mogadishu, Somalia. The objectives of the study were to assess the contribution of commercial banks to the economic development, to identify the challenges faced by contribution of commercial banks to the economic development of Mogadishu and to propose better ways to overcome these barriers faced by commercial banks to the economic development The researcher used the sample size of 100 responden...
ABSTRACT The study analyzed "gender equality and women empowerment in selected private institutions of Somaliland". The research study was guided with the following predetermined objectives: 1. To determine the level of gender equality in the selected private institutions 2. To analyze the level of women empowerment in the selected institutions 3. To identify whether there was significant differences between gender equality and women empowerment in the selected private institutions The study ...
ABSTRACT The Ugandan Civil Society appears generally active, especially in Kampala district which is the capital city. The Civil Society is an essential sector whose strength can have a positive influence on the state and the market. But the effectiveness of the civil society in influencing significant change is questionable. The objectives of this research were to establish significant civil society actions and practices towards society transformation, the challenges and support they had in ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the role of women in peace building in Mogadishu Somalia. The study objectives were to; examine the level of women role in peace building in Mogadishu Somalia. To establish the peace building efforts in Mogadishu Somalia, identify the relationship between the role of women and peace building in Mogadishu Somalia and establish challenges hindering women in peace building efforts in Mogadishu Somalia. The study used cross sectional and survey res...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how staff awareness influences gender mainstreaming in Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia. The study objectives were to investigate staff awareness about gender mainstreaming, explore how staff implements gender mainstreaming, examine the effects of staff awareness on gender mainstreaming implementation and to examine challenges faced in implementing gender mainstreaming. The study employed a descriptive research design based on mixed approac...
ABSTRACT In the absence of central state or meaningful international intervention, the Somali people have represented and organized themselves and individuals, and organizations have taken on many of the traditional roles of the state, filling the vacuum in service provision and opening channels of debate. The statement of the problem was Violence is the most important factor limiting the ability for civil society to play a meaningful contribution in peace building process and reconciliatio...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate women economic empowerment and community development in Mbale District. The purpose of the study was to; test the hypothesis of no significant relationship between women economic empowerment and community development, To validate the theory (Economic Modernity Theory; the classical development perspective) where the study is underpinned, To generate new information on women economic empowerment and community development. This study was based...
Abstract In 2009, the overall number of the IDPs in the world was estimated 27.1 million while 11.6 million of them were reported to be in Africa. In Somalia, the number of the IDP5 was estimated 1.500,000 people, but Somaliland IDP5 was estimated 66,000 persons. Problem statement of the study was that These IDPs have ha(d circumstances such as lack of food, low income, and lack of accessibility of education, health, and employment. This study investigated the attributes and socio-economic ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between citizens’ participation and success of decentralized services delivery systems in Rwanda, using Rubavu Sector in Rubavu District as a case study. The researcher used both a case study and survey research designs. A questionnaire (self administered) was used as the main method of data collection. Nevertheless, informal interview data collection method was also used to supplement and validate data that were generated through the questionn...
ABSTRACT This study was intended to establish the relationship between empowerment and women participation in community development in Lukuli and Kansanga parishes of Makindye Division in Kampala. To achieve this, the demographic profile, empowerment and participation levels, differences in empowerment and participation levels by demographic factors, and the relationship between empowerment and women participation, were looked at. This study adopted a descriptive correlational research desi...