Effect of Beneficiary Participation on the Implementation of Sand Dam Drift Projects in Kaiti Sub-County
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https://doi.org/10.47941/jepm.13Keywords:
Beneficiary Participation, Sand Dam Drift Projects, Beneficiary Commitment, Beneficiary knowledge and Capacity buildingAbstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of beneficiary participation on the implementation of sand dam drift projects in Kaiti Sub-County.
Methodology: The study used descriptive research design. The target population for the study was all 19, 656 households in Kaiti Sub-County. The sample size was 150 household. The study used simple random sampling to select the household. The households’ heads were the respondents. The study used primary data gathered by use of a structured and semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as, mean and frequencies and inferential statistics, regression and correlation analysis, were used to perform data analysis. A multiple linear regression analysis model was used to test the hypotheses and link the variables.
Results: The findings indicated that there was a positive and a significant relationship between Beneficiaries’ participation in identification of project activities, Beneficiary Commitment, Beneficiary knowledge and Capacity building and the implementation of sand dam drift projects.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The findings of this study are useful to the government in policy formulation on community project involvement.Downloads
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