Factors influencing performance of church based child development projects in Kenya: a case of St pauls CathedralChild Development Center Embu

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors influencing performance of church-based child development projects in Kenya; a case of St Pauls cathedral child development centre Embu. The objectives of the study were; to determine how availability of resources influence performance of church-based child development projects in St Pauls cathedral child development centre Embu; to establish how community participation influenced performance of church-based child development projects in St Pauls cathedral child development centre Embu; to assess the influence governance structure influence performance of church-based child development projects in St Pauls cathedral child development centre Embu and to determine how project planning influence performance of church-based child development projects in St Pauls cathedral child development centre Embu The study targeted 62 employees working at St Pauls cathedral child development centre Embu and 267 community members. The study only sampled community members and adopted census to capture the entire population for employees since the target population was small. To determine the sample size of community members, the study employed Yamane formula for calculating sample sizes at 95% confidence level and e = 0.05. Therefore, the study used a total sample size of 212 respondents. The study used quantitative analysis, this required the use of computer spread sheet and hence the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used. Quantitative analysis consisted of measuring numerical values from which descriptions such as frequency counts, mean, percentages and standard deviations are used. Research findings were presented using both statistical techniques (frequency distribution Tables). Responses of open ended questions were reported by descriptive narrative and the results of the study were compared with literature review. Based on the first objective, the on whether adequacy funding of projects influences performance of church-based child development projects, 138(69%) strongly agreed, and 44(22%) Agreed, 18(9%) of the respondents were neutral. Based on the second objective , on whether community awareness of the project influences performance of church based child development projects115(58%) strongly agree , 76(38%) agreed , 9 (5%) of the respondents were neutral on the mater Based on the third objective ,the respondents were requested to indicate the extent to which the following indicators effect project planning, the findings on Table 4.9, on whether Monitoring and updating plans are set to affect project planning, 127(64%) of the respondents strongly agreed that it did affect ,64(32%) of the respondents agreed,9(4%) of the respondents were neutral on the matter.