Factors Influencing Performance of Public Development Projects: A Case of TASAF-III Conditional Cash Transfer Project in Gairo District.

Nyashebo, Robert Balole (2023) Factors Influencing Performance of Public Development Projects: A Case of TASAF-III Conditional Cash Transfer Project in Gairo District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study on which this dissertation is based investigated the factors influencing performance of public development projects, a case of TASAF-III Conditional Cash Transfer Project in Gairo District. The study objectives were to examine the influence of stakeholders‘ participation, fund allocation, and capacity building of staffs in relation to performance of the project. The descriptive design was used and a mixed method approach. The study used purposive sampling technique and Slovin‘s formula was used to obtain 283 as total number of respondents. The study used Questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion and Key Informant Interview in data gathering. Descriptive statistical analysis, Chi-square test, Composite Mean, and binary logistic regression were used to analyze quantitative data while Content Analysis was used in qualitative data. The Stakeholder theory was used to underpin the study. On the first objective the study discovered stakeholder‘s participation, opinions and M&E Skills were considered at a low level when the Chi-square test was indicated significant at 0.05 levels. For the Second objective, Untimely disbursement of fund, Poor Awareness, Skills, and knowledge on M&E and M&E Fund, poor trainings and seminars were discovered critical problems. In the third objective, insufficient budget, poor trainings and seminars, affects the project performance almost by 90%. The study recommends intensive Community and key stakeholders participatory in project implementation, active communication channel, reducing unnecessary expenditures; ensure timely allocation of fund, improving the capacity building through appropriate trainings and seminars. Key words: Capacity Building of Staffs, Stakeholders’ Participation, Fund Allocation, TASAF III-CCT Performance.

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