Determinants of the sustainability of nongovernmental Organisations: a case of nongovernmental organizations in Nairobi county, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants influencing the sustainability of Non-governmental Organizations, a case of Non-governmental Organizations in Nairobi County, studying the objectives under the variables of project implementation, information disclosure, organizational management, and financial management. The study was a descriptive survey study and a sample of 93 respondents was selected for the study. To collect data, self-administered questionnaires were used and data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences in order to obtain descriptive statistics and the data was presented using tables. Some of the result findings revealed that although 80% of the NGOs had M&E systems, 36.3% reported to carrying out monitoring and evaluation of their projects only twice a year. Similarly, although majority 43.8% agreed that donor reports are important, 52.5% reported to sharing these reports only twice a year. With regard to organizational management 88.3% reported to having strategic plans and 77.5% adhere to these plans, which is important. While under financial management 41.3%, the majority reported that their organizations utilize their funds as per the requirements. In addition some of the recommendations made were that, the NGO Board should increase the number of times the financial statements are required by registered NGOs. NGOs should ensure that all projects are monitored monthly or quarterly. The results of the study contributed to the knowledge reference of interested stakeholders on criteria’s of sustainability to assess before embarking on projects with NGOs, which require them to meet certain standards before they are given an approval sign, efficient organizational and financial management.