The United Nations And Country Level Development. A Case Of United Nations Development Programme Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................... .. .................... ... ................................................................ 2

APPROVAL ...... .... ... ................. ..................... ........ ........... ... ... ............ ........................................... 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............. ......... ....................... ... .. ...................... .. ...................... .. .............. 4

LIST OF TABLES ...... .... ........................................................... .................... .... ........................ ..... 6

DEDICA TJON ......................... ...... .............................. ..... .................................... ..... .. ...... ....... .. .... 7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................... ........... .......................................................................... 8

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 9

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 9

1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................... ... ... ..................... ... .. 9

1.2 State1nent of proble1n ........... .............. ........... .. ..... .... ............................................................... 11

1.3 Purpose of study ......................................................................................... ... .... .. .................... 12

1.4 Research Objectives .... ... ......................................................................................................... 12

1.5 Research Questions ..................................................... ................................ ............................ 12

1.6 Scope of the study ...................................................................................................... ....... ...... 13

1 .6.1 Geographical scope ......... ........ ............................................................................................. 13

1.6.2 Content scope .............................................. .... ................................ ......... .... ........................ 13

1.6.3 Time scope ................... .. ...................................................................................................... 13

I . 7 Significance of the Study .............................................................................. ............ ...... .... .... 13

1.8 Conceptual framework ....................................................................... .. ...... .. ....... .. .................. 14

1.9 Key definition of concepts ...................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER TWO ...... .................................................................................................................. 16

LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 16

2.0 Introduction .......................................................... ....... ........... ..... ..... .............. ... ... .... .. ............. 16

2.1 The programs ofUNDP towards country level development in Uganda .. ............................. 16

2.2 The factors facil itating the success of UNDP towards the country level development in

Uganda ...................... .... ................. ................... ............................................................................ 20

2.3 The challenges facing the UNDP organization on country level development.. .................... 31

2.4 Conclusion and gap arising ...................................................... .... ........................... ..... ........... 36

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................... 37

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ETHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 37

3.1 Introduction ... .... ..... ......... .. .. ......... ...... .. .. .................. ..... ............................... ............. ......... ..... 37

3.2 Research Design ..................... ...... ................................... ..... ... .... ........................ .................... 37

3.3 Study Population ........................................................................................................ ......... .... 37

3.4 Sample Size .......................................................................... ... ........................................... ..... 37

3.4.2 Sampling TechJ1iques ....... ....... .. ........................................................... .. .......... ... ........... ...... 38

3.5. Data collection Instruments ............... .......... .... .................... ........ ....................... ................ ... 38

3.5. 1 Interview ...................... ... ... ........ ................................................ ........................ .......... ........ 38

3.5 .2 Survey Questionnaires ......................... ... .............. .... ..... ..... ........ ... ...... .. ... ....... .... .. .............. 38

3.6 Validity of the Instruments ............................................................................... ...... ..... .. .... ..... 39

3.5.2 Reliability of the Instruments .......... ................................................................ ................. .... 39

3.6 Data Collection Procedures ................................................. ................. ........ .. .. ....................... 40

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3.7 Data Analysis ....................................................................................... ........... ............ ... ......... 40

3.8 Ethical Considerations ................................ ... ............. ..................................................... .... ... 41

CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 42

DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSIONS ......... 42

4.0 Introduction ............... ............................... ............. ....... .... ........... ...... ....... .... ..... ... ........... ... ..... 42

4.1 Description of Respondents ............................. ...................................................... ....... .......... 42

4.1.1 Gender of Respondents ........................... .................................................................... ......... 42

4.1.2 Findings on Marital Status of the Respondents ................ .................... .. .. ...................... ..... 43

4.1.3 Age ..................................................................................................... ... ............................... 44

4.1.4 Work Period of the Respondents .................... .. ................................................................... 44

4.1.5 Engagement in the organization ........................................................................................ ... 45

4.1.6 The ed ucation of respondents ............................................................. ................................ 46

4.2 The programs ofUNDP towards country level development in Uganda .. ............................. 46

4.3 Poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods ... ...... ... ........ ... ................ ... .............. .. .............. 50

4.4 The factors facilitating the success ofUNDP towards the country level development.. ... .. ... 54

4.5 The challenges facing the UNDP organization on country level development ...................... 56

4.6 Challenges of furthering participatory planning .... ....... .............................. ................... ... ...... 57

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 59

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ........................................................................ 59

5.0 Introduction ................................ ............................................................................................. 59

5.1 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 59

5.2 Recommendations ........... .. ... ..... ..................................... ...................................................... ... 62

5.3 Suggestion for future research: ...... ......... .... ...... ............... .. ..... ...... ..... ..... ....... ... ............... ....... 64

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 65

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................. 68

APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE ...................... ......................................... .............................. 68

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