Determinants of Sustainable Implementation of Food Programs for Marginalized Communities in Kenya: A Case of Plan International, Kwale County
Abstract
Program implementation can be achieved by viewing and adopting development strategies and sustainability standards historical successfully implemented at a community level. The main purpose of the study was to examine the Determinants of Sustainable Implementation of Food programs for Marginalized Communities in Kwale County. The study resorted to descriptive research survey design. Target population was 100 employees from 4 departments of Plan International Organization in Kwale County. Questionnaires were used for data collection and reliability was tested using test-retest technique and analyzed using Cronbach alpha. Validity of the questionnaire was tested by use of content validity as well as experts opinion. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics with the aid of the software for social sciences (SPSS) and presented using frequency tables. Hypothesis was tested after each question using Chi-square test and regression analysis was initiated to exhibit the extent of the association among the inconstant. Hypotheses test was done and the results were as follows; H01: Financial resources donate have significant influence on sustainable programs with Chi-square statistic of 746.741, P-value of 0.000, was rejected and H1 was accepted and concluded that Financial resources had statistically significant influence on sustainable implementation of programs. H02: Community involvement has no significant influence on sustainable implementation of programs with Chi-square statistic of 707.697, P-value of 0.559 was accepted and H2 rejected and confirmed that Community involvement had no statistically influence on the sustainable implementation of programs. H03: Monitoring and evaluation have no significant influence on sustainable programs with Chi-square statistic of 685.558, P-value of 0.000, was rejected and H3 was accepted and confirmed that Monitoring and Evaluation had statistically significant influence on sustainable implementation of programs. H04: Capacity building has no significant influence on sustainable programs with Chi-square statistic of 880.867, P-value of 0.001, was rejected and H4 was accepted and concluded that Capacity building had statistically significant influence on sustainable implementation of programs. From regression analysis, the findings further showed that all the four determinants have a positive influence on sustainable implementation of food programs in Kenya as per model equation; Y=1.679 + 0.177 (X1) + 0.231(X2) + 0.103(X3) + 0.245(X4)
Key words: Sustainable implementation, financial resources, community involvement, Monitoring and Evaluation and capacity building.
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