Perception of Local Participation in Non-Governmental Organization Educational Projects in Mtwara District Council

Social Science

This study's aim is to assess the extent of Local participation in NGOs’ education projects activities to investigate Local participation in NGOs’ activities in educational projects. The study used both approaches qualitative and quantitative methods, the findings show the significance of the study which were useful for various education stakeholders and policymakers. The analysis shows that the perception of stakeholders on NGOs’ activities in educational projects are very low and this leads to the project not being sustainable a number of local people they don’t know the importance of NGOs’ activities. The study determines that in order to sustain the effective local community participation in these NGOs activities there must be a strong linkage between NGOs and the community at a local level through the provision of technical support and promotion of an effective local participation mechanism. The study recommends that a government should encourage a supportive environment for NGOs’ partnerships through policy dialogue reflected in the country strategies, to improve the policy environment and promote good practice in laws regulating NGOs, and strengthen the quality of participatory processes in projects with local communities.

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