Assessment of Correlation between Factors Affecting Sustainability of Community-based Projects (CBP) and Community Development

Libaba, Guido I. (2023) Assessment of Correlation between Factors Affecting Sustainability of Community-based Projects (CBP) and Community Development. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Sustainability of community-based projects has been an intricate process. However, effective community participation, monitoring and evaluation, and financial factors play crucial role in determining the existence of the projects. This study assessed the correlation between factors affecting sustainability of community-based project and community development in Dodoma city were 190 respondents were randomly sampled. Questionnaires were administered to 190 respondents while interview was adopted to collect data from the rest of 190 participants. Quantitative approaches were deployed to analyze data involving descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 23rd version. Analysis of the findings showed that, local community involvement (Beta=.12, p=.04), monitoring and evaluation (Beta=.18, p=.05), and financial factor (Beta=.05, p=.04) explains 55% of variation on the prediction of sustainability on CBPs. On the other hand, there was significant relationship (F(3,146)=2.72, p=.04) between local community involvement, monitoring and evaluation, financial factor, and sustainability of community based projects (CBPs). Results implies that, most of the (CBPs) in Tanzania do not meet expected impacts and goals since they are conducted with ineffective community participation, poor monitoring and evaluation and funded solicited are mostly not released on time or mismanaged. Researcher recommends that, government and other stakeholders should enforce proper mechanisms that will encourage mutual benefits to the local communities in CBPs; and CBPs should be designed with self-financing mechanisms in order to ensure their survival even after phasing out of donors’ funds. Keywords: Community-based projects, effective community participation, community development

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