Assessment of the sustainability of development projects: a study of selected NGOs in Chamwino district

Suleiman, Nasra Hassan

dc.creator	Suleiman, Nasra Hassan
dc.date	2019-08-19T07:47:47Z
dc.date	2019-08-19T07:47:47Z
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:07:28Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:07:28Z
dc.identifier	Suleiman, N. H. (2015). Assessment of the sustainability of development projects: A study of selected NGOs in Chamwino district. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/854
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/854
dc.description	Dissertation (MA Public Administration)
dc.description	The study is intended to assess community capacity in managing development projects, their perceptions on development aid and community participation on various stages of project cycle management. The assessment of sustainability of development projects was conducted in two villages namely Mvumi and Buigiri. The study involves a sample of 99 respondents who were beneficiaries of the community development projects undertaken in the study cases. In addition to these respondents, the study also consulted project officers, and village executive officers in acquisition of some important information pertaining to the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the above mentioned sample and the method used in data collection included questionnaire and interviews. The results revealed that project had very limited impact on imparting managerial skills over the project execution. In addition, the study also revealed that many people are still having perceptions that hinders sustainability as did not appreciate their sole responsibility on the executed projects, and instead thought of themselves as mere recipients of the development aid. Furthermore, it was revealed that community members had a passive participation in the project cycle management as a significant number of people were only involved during the project implementation phase. All these findings suggest that sustainability of the projects implemented in these two villages is questionable. Following these observations, the study recommends that community members should be involved in all phases of the project cycle management especially during the design stage so that they may own projects and develop a feeling of ownership over the project in question. In addition it has been advised that project officer should make sure that non-profit making projects be designed in such a way that that they promote community sensitivity to finance such projects.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Development projects
dc.subject	Social sustainability
dc.subject	Sustainable development
dc.subject	Community development
dc.subject	NGOs
dc.subject	Non Governmental Organizations
dc.subject	Project circle development
dc.subject	Sustainable development circle
dc.subject	Capacity building
dc.title	Assessment of the sustainability of development projects: a study of selected NGOs in Chamwino district
dc.type	Dissertation