16 research outputs found
Effect of Agroforestry on community wellbeing in Kyannamukaaka Sub County, Masaka
No full textCommunity wellbeing is dependent on agroforestry, which provides social, economic, health and ecological benefits for man, and has proved essential in the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper purposely examines the effect of agroforestry on community wellbeing with a focus on the benefits of tree-crop interactions on community’s wellbeing, and limitations to adoption of tree-crop interactions in Kyanamukaaka Sub County. The paper employs a cross-sectional survey design using qualitative data collection approaches. The paper targets 35 farmers from which 32 practicing in tree-crop interactions were determined by Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination table. Respondents were purposely selected and participated in the study. Data was collected through interview, observation and documentary review. Later, it was organized, transcribed and triangulated to develop themes for interpretation, analysis and discussion. Results indicate that tree-crop interactions offer socioeconomic [food (96.9%), local herbs (100%), fodder (52.6%), raw material (62.5%), firewood and income (90.6%), employment (37.5%) and ecological (conserves soil fertility and moisture conservation (50%), controls soil erosion runoff (59.4%), protect soil health (28.1%) and act as habitats organisms (34.4%)] benefits. Furthermore, other themes included; climate change (84.4%), land size and ownership (90.6%), inadequate competences (50%) anthropocentrism (56.2%), poor quality and high costs of farm inputs (96.9%) and diseases (93.7%) as limitations to adoption of tree-crop interactions. The paper concludes that tree-crop interactions were of benefit to the community. However, observations show that some households had no trees while the others cut trees unsustainably on their farmlands. Therefore, to increase adoption of tree-crop interactions and diversity, Kyannamukaaka Sub County and Masaka District should create awareness and build farmers’ capacity in climate change resilience, underground forestry management, tree growing and energy efficient technologies.
Challenges in decentralization and service delivery, Wakiso district
No full textoai:ojs3.kurj.kab.ac.ug:article/1The paper examined the challenges involved in service delivery under decentralization in Wakiso District, Uganda. The study was guided by a case study design and employed the qualitative data collection approach. A total of 50 people were targeted for the study from whom 44 respondents were selected using Krejcie and Morgan table. Semi structured questionnaire using interviews were used to collect data from 44 Sub County leaders in Wakiso district. Raw data collected was summarized, organized and analysed using simple content value analysis through triangulation. Results revealed the challenges that exist in service delivery are inadequate human resources, insufficient financial resources, greed, questionable land ownership and lack of political will, stakeholder involvement and bureaucratic bottleneck. The paper provides insights on undocumented challenges within decentralization and hindered service among the beneficiaries
Women’s empowerment role in leadership, Kyengera Town Council
No full textThe paper assesses the role of women empowerment in leadership and governance in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso district, Uganda, focusing at how can women’s participation in leadership and governance be enhanced? How does women’s participation in leadership and governance enhance sustainable development? The paper employs a case study design using both quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches. A sample of 27 respondents was selected using Slovene’s formula from 30 women in leadership positions in Kyengera Town Council. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires and interviews was edited, cleaned coded and entered into SPSS for analysis to generate descriptive statistics for interpretation and analysis of the results. Findings indicate diversification of talents of women, support for women in local elections, societal awareness of women’s leadership on civic education, create cross-party women caucuses, and build capacity for female leaders as the ways in which women’s participation in leadership and governance could be enhanced.Further, it was reported that, women’s participation in leadership and governance could enhance sustainable development through, sustainable resource management, inclusion of women in political participation, promotion of women’s participation in governance and the removal of barriers that marginalize women, and dialogue and networking. The paper concludes that involving women in leadership and governance is a mechanism to achieving sustainable development. The paper recommends that, government through inclusive policies should embrace women’s interests in all leadership and governance platforms, provide rights to and ownership of property to women for sustainable development, and local governments should place women at the forefront of decision making to ensure sustainable leadership and governance. The paper contributes to the avenues in which women empowerment enhance leadership positions in decision making
Understanding Feminism Perspective on Informal Women Entrepreneurs in Kyengera Town Council
No full textThe process of marginalization and exclusion from intersectional and multilevel perspectives has much focus on intersectional of ethnic, gender and class background, which all vested in the feminism perspective of informal women entrepreneurs. The purpose of the paper is to examine the philosophical perspectives on informal women entrepreneurs in Uganda with a focus on how epistemological experiences and perspectives influence informal businesses and what the socio-cultural experiences of women entrepreneurs in Kyengera town council are. The paper is guided by a documentary-based review design using mixed methods, and data collected through on desk review from scholarly articles. The paper indicates various philosophical descriptions, epistemological experiences and perspectives and socio-cultural experiences of informal women entrepreneurs in Kyengera Town Council. The paper concludes that, feminist researchers need to focus on mixed methods research as means to address the knowledge, power and gender-gap among informal women entrepreneurs. This should include knowledge and science to constitute inclusion of women to eliminate male-biased ideologies.Kabale Universit
Challenges in decentralization and service delivery, Wakiso district
No full textThe paper examined the challenges involved in service delivery under decentralization in
Wakiso District, Uganda. The study was guided by a case study design and employed the
qualitative data collection approach. A total of 50 people were targeted for the study from
whom 44 respondents were selected using Krejcie and Morgan table. Semi structured
questionnaire using interviews were used to collect data from 44 Sub County leaders
in Wakiso district. Raw data collected was summarized, organized and analysed using
simple content value analysis through triangulation. Results revealed the challenges that
exist in service delivery are inadequate human resources, insufficient financial resources,
greed, questionable land ownership and lack of political will, stakeholder involvement and
bureaucratic bottleneck. The paper provides insights on undocumented challenges within
decentralization and hindered service among the beneficiaries.Kabale Universit
Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda
No full textPurpose: This study examined the influence of Social Capital (SC) on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Wakiso District. Specifically, we identified forms of SC and assessed how they influenced SMEs’ performance in Kitemu Ward.
Research methodology: Using qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the study solicited data from 40 participants through interviews and a self-administered questionnaire. Data were edited, cleaned, coded, and entered into MS Excel to generate frequencies and graphs. Content value analysis was used to transcribe the qualitative data and group them into subthemes.
Results: The results revealed internal forms of SC, such as friends/peers, trustworthiness, personal saving, family, and social links, while external forms of SC were customers, financial institutions, governments, and companies. Further, SC influences the customer base, leads to high profits, increases sales volume, and enhances creativity and innovation.
Limitations: Financial constraints prevented researchers from eliciting data throughout the study area. Furthermore, the small sample size might limit the generalization of the study results to the entire district. In addition, time and data collection biases have implications for this study.
Contribution: This study is vital because there are no studies carried out in Kitemu Ward on SC and its influence on SMEs’ performance. The findings can be used by policy and decision-makers to design mechanisms for SMEs’ proprietors to integrate SC into business operations. The literature reveals that SC forms enhance sales, profits, market share, customer base, and accessibility to finance.
Novelty: This original study was conducted primarily among women proprietors and managers of SMEs because they are reliable and provide firsthand information as compared to men. Thus, if adopted, the findings are vital for other business proprietors and managers to improve business performance
Social Media Platforms Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises Use to Enhance Market Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda
No full textSocial Media Platforms are a supreme medium of communication between businesses and customers to enhance Market Performance in contemporary times. However, social medial platforms remain underexplored in the local literature, despite their usefulness to market performance. Thus, the study examined the common social media platforms used by manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance market performance in Wakiso district, Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design targeting 2,279 SMEs from 340 SMEs were determined using the Yamane formula. Data was collected through structured questionnaires using KoboCollect tool, and interviews. Thereafter, data was analyzed using SPSS v.23 to generate frequencies and percentages. Results indicated that WhatsApp (51%) and Facebook (35%) were the predominant platforms employed by manufacturing SMEs while YouTube (6.2%), Twitter (3.4%) and others (TikTok and LinkedIn) accounted for 4.5%. The results underscore the significant potential of social media platforms in boosting market performance when leveraged effectively. The study recommended that Wakiso district local government and telecommunication providers should consider policy interventions including reducing data costs, sensitization and training programs for different SMEs stakeholders. Further, SME managers should implement regulatory measures to ensure strategic use of social media platforms for sustainable market performance
Boda-boda Business Activity and Socioeconomic Transformation in Wakiso District, Uganda
No full textPurpose: This study established the effect of Boda-boda Business Activity (BBA) on socioeconomic transformation in Wakiso District, Uganda.
Methods: This study employed a descriptive design with quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 89 respondents were determined from 114 people at the boda-boda stage in Kitemu. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using SPSS to generate descriptive statistics. SEM was employed to establish the causal effect between the variables.
Results: The results indicated that people joined BBA to earn a living to support their families (Mean=4.4; Std.D=0.756), due to a lack of jobs (Mean=4.07; Std.D=1.055), and ease of repairing motorbikes (Mean=3.85; Std.D=1.417). Furthermore, BBA had a significant effect on socioeconomic transformation (β=0.392; p˂0.000).
Conclusion: The BBA has the potential to bring substantial socioeconomic transformation, including employment creation (mean=4.0), improved mobility (mean=4.12), and stimulated local commerce (mean=3.79) in Kitemu Ward. Thus, the BBA had a positive effect on socioeconomic transformation (β=0.392, p<0.001).
Limitation: The study employed a descriptive survey design on motorbike riders in Kitemu Ward, which might hinder generalization of the study findings. Thus, more studies need to be conducted using different research designs on a larger sample of boda-boda stages in Wakiso. Contributions: This study provides information to the Ministry of Work and Transport on how the boda-boda sector can be improved to enhance socioeconomic transformation in Wakiso
Socio-emotional Skills and Graduate Employability in the Hospitality Sector of South Western Uganda, Kigezi Sub -Region.
No full textHospitality graduates struggle to secure employment in the hospitality sector. This study examined the relationship between socio-emotional skills and graduate employability in the hospitality sector in the southwest Uganda-Kigezi sub-region. The research design employed in this study was the cross-sectional quantitative research design with a population of 640 graduates and a sample size of 400 was established for hospitality graduates based on Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970). The data was collected using structured and unstructured questionnaires and the data analysis was done by SPSS V. 23 Smart PLS V 4 and NVivo. Socio-emotional skills like emotional intelligence, teamwork, and communication skills were found to affect graduate employability. Numerous barriers were pointed out, like lack of experience and limited chance to meet others. Based on the study findings call for focusing on practical training and internships with institutions and industries to acquire skills required for improvement in the job market. Recommendations included curriculum integration, industry collaboration, practical experience internships and apprenticeships, and creating a linkage between HEIs and the hospitality sector. Furthermore, the development of socio-emotional skills is a prerequisite for the development of employment in the hospitality sector. This study may contribute to the existing literature on the development of soft skills and employment, and the findings from this study may be helpful for analogous study environments in Southwestern Uganda—Kigezi Sub-Region
