Effects Of Donor Aided Projects On The Social Economic Welfare Of Rural Community: A Case Study Of Nkareta Ward In Narok North Sub County

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the effects of donor aided projects on the social-economic welfare of the rural Community. The specific objectives of the study were: To determine how fund allocation through donor aided project contribute to rural community social-economic welfare, to examine how stakeholder involvement in donor aided project contribute to rural community social-economic welfare, to establish how economic empowerment through donor aided project contribute to rural community social-economic welfare and to determine how capacity building through donor aided project contribute to rural community social-economic welfare. The study will be of great significance as it may help donors to gauge the positive contributions of their projects towards social-economic development of rural community and thus source for more funds to help increase their involvement within the poor rural community. The study may also be used as self-examination tool for both National and County government on rural community development and as such replicate the same. The study used a descriptive research design, where the target population was 240 and sample size 72 respondents. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect data and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented using frequency tables, percentages and charts. From the findings it showed that, through involvement of the community and other stakeholders the quality of projects, the transparency, proper management of resources as well as equal distribution of resources ensured that what was budget for to improve the community social-economic welfare had been utilized in the best way possible. The findings also revealed that the priorities given when allocating donor funds like, schools, hospital, transport and communication infrastructure as well as basic commodities like water contributed significantly to the wellbeing of the community, The study recommends that the transparency of donor project be stress further to ensure that what the donors had pledged is well utilized and the tenders are given to the community without bribes and other unethical behaviours which may be detrimental to effective utilization of such funds, the allocation should always be on merit and for the betterment of the community in general and finally community to be educated on the oversight role to enable them reap full benefits of such project.