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Influence of support service linkage strategies on sustainability of donor funded livelihood projects in Kilifi County, Kenya

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  • Cornel Likale Ndombi

    (Disaster management, Kenya Red Cross Society, Malindi, Kenya)

  • Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo

    (Department of Open Learning, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya)

  • Angeline Sabina Mulwa

    (Department of Open Learning, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya)

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Donor agencies have heavily funded livelihood programs in Kilifi County but these projects struggle with sustainability with some dying immediately the funding is withdrawn. The objective of the study was to establish how to support service linkage strategy influence the sustainability of donor-funded livelihood projects in Kilifi County. The study was guided by Discovery Learning theory; Diffusion of Innovation theory; Lippitt’s theory of planned change; and Theory of Stakeholder Management. A descriptive correlational research design was used. A sample size of 170 was selected from a population of 295 from three livelihood projects using Slovin’s formula. 7 interviews and 3 focus group discussions were carried out. Prior to data analysis, statistical assumptions were tested. Standard deviations, standard error of means and arithmetic means were used for descriptive analysis while Pearson’s Product moment correlation and linear regression, F-tests, and t-tests were used for inferential analysis using statistical package for social sciences. The mean perception of sustainability did not differ significantly with projects (p=0.192), gender (p=0.669), age (p=0.724), and marital status (p=0.284). However, there was a significant difference in mean perception of the sustainability of donor-funded livelihood projects among the different groups based on the highest level of education attained (p=0.011) and duration of stay in the project (p=000162). H0, r=0.383, p=0.000027

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  • Cornel Likale Ndombi & Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo & Angeline Sabina Mulwa, 2020. "Influence of support service linkage strategies on sustainability of donor funded livelihood projects in Kilifi County, Kenya," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 9(4), pages 404-418, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:9:y:2020:i:4:p:404-418
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v9i4.771
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