The Effectiveness of Opportunities And Obstacles Approach to Development (O & OD) in Enhancing Impacts of Projects to Beneficiaries: A Case Study of Ndala Ward in Shinyanga Municipal

Mbezi, Festo Daniel (2019) The Effectiveness of Opportunities And Obstacles Approach to Development (O & OD) in Enhancing Impacts of Projects to Beneficiaries: A Case Study of Ndala Ward in Shinyanga Municipal. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed the effectiveness of opportunities and obstacles approach to development in enhancing impact of projects to beneficiaries a case study of Ndala ward in Shinyanga municipal. The study determined the extent to which beneficiaries participated in the implementation of O&OD participatory plans and found out challenges uncounted during planning and implementation of O&OD participatory planning in the study area. The study employed a descriptive analysis and 120 respondents were involved from four villages. Data were collected using interviews schedule, check list and observation. The data were analyzed using content analysis and SPSS. The findings show that there was low level of participation of community members in planning and implementation of O&OD participatory planning process. Majority of respondents (52%) and beneficiaries (61%) in general had no habits to attend village assembly meetings, the main challenges facing O&OD in implementation process at village level were: poor attendance in village development activities by community members, (23%) said lack of transparent by leaders in income and expenditure (23%) said little budget allocated to the village by high authorities. The study recommended among other things, awareness creation and capacity building should be implemented in community level. close follow up and supervision; village leaders should convene meetings at hamlet and village levels as instructed by LGA rules; and CG and DC should increase development budget so as to support more community projects. The policy implications for this study were the improvement of community empowerment in order to increase their full participation or involvement in local development projects.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 600 Technology > 658 Gerneral management
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User: Mr. Administrator OUT
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2020 12:21
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2020 12:21
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/2594

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