Influence of Community Based Organization’s Capability on Sustainability of Natural Resource Projects in Runyenjes Sub- County, Embu County-kenya
Abstract
The current study analyzes the impact of an organization's capacity on the sustainability of community- based groups involved in natural resource management in Runyenjes Sub County.
The objectives of this research were to ascertain the impact of organizational culture on the long- term viability of natural resource projects in Runyenjes Sub-County, the impact of operational support on such projects, the degree to which the current management support affects the sustainability of the Tana catchment natural resource management project in Runyenjes Sub- County, Kenya, and the degree to which factors related to human resources capacity affect the sustainability of the Tana catchment natural resource project in Runyenjes Sub-County, Kenya.
The investigation used methods from survey research that was descriptive. The following five projects—whose group memberships are indicated in parenthesis—were the focus of their investigation: farming of poultry, cattle, fisheries, and agriculture. 205 respondents from community-based group leadership and members in the Runyenjes Sub County provided data for the investigation through in-depth interviews and a semi-structured questionnaire.
Version 21 of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. According to the results, the vast majority of respondents—43.3%, or 88/205)—fell within the 41–
50 age range, with 30% (62/205) falling within the 31–40 age range. The distribution of contributions by gender was nearly equal, with males contributing 46.8% (96/205) and females contributing 53.2% (109/205). Thirty percent (62/205) for those surveyed were single, and sixty percent (123/205) of the those surveyed were married. Sixty-three percent (123/205) of those surveyed had completed secondary school, and twenty-four percent (48/205) had completed college. 40% (82/205) of the respondents accepted that division of tasks and responsibilities contributed to the sustainability of the Natural resource projects, followed by 33.2 % (68/205) who strongly agreed with the same. The percentage of respondents who strongly agreed with the statement that the natural resource projects were more sustainable was 36.6% (75/205), while 29.8% (61/205) agreed. The claim that the current processes and procedures support the long-term viability of the natural resource projects was strongly contested by 36.6% (75/205) of the respondents. The claim that the current management support contributed to the long-term viability of the natural resource projects was accepted by 43.4% (89/205) of the partakers. The management support that was in place, according to over half of the respondents (63.4%, or 130), contributed
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to the natural resource projects' sustainability. The findings from the investigation serve as the foundation for the inference that the natural resource projects' sustainability was aided by the organizational structure that was in place in terms of responsibility allocation and communication protocols. The leadership support system in place, along with the ongoing staff capacity development initiatives, made the natural resource projects more sustainable. However, there were conflicting answers to the evaluation of the effectiveness of the current employee motivation programs and their contribution to ensuring the long-term viability of the natural resource projects; as a result, no meaningful conclusions could be made. The management needs to implement more gender-sensitive communication strategies because a greater percentage of women than men disagreed with the claim that the natural resource projects were sustainable because of their present communication frameworks. In order to ensure that all subcounties where environmentally friendly projects had been implemented are equally represented, a similar study must be carried out with precise sampling criteria.
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University of Nairobi
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