Strategies For Enhancing Livelihood Perfomance: The Case Of Isal Programme In Norton Rural Area Ward 14 · Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author

Eramu, Tatenda

Title

Strategies For Enhancing Livelihood Perfomance: The Case Of Isal Programme In Norton Rural Area Ward 14

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the role and effectiveness of ISAL in enhancing livelihood outcomes in Norton rural area Tasunungurwa ward 14 in Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe and the guided objectives of the study were: determine the role of ISAL programme in enhancing livelihood in Norton rural area Tasunungurwa ward 14, assess the strategies employed by donor programmes to enhance livelihood performance in Norton rural area Tasunungurwa and examine the factors that influence the impact of ISAL programme in enhancing livelihood in Norton rural area Tasunungurwa ward 14. The Social capital theory will be adopted in this research. This research presents findings from primary data collected using in-depth interviews, questionnaires and focus group discussions applied for data collection. The study used a sample size of 55 respondents. The study managed to gather a reliable primary data which was presented and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences to draw conclusions on strategies for enhancing livelihood in the case of ISAL programme. Thematic analysis was applied in analyzing the qualitative data and quantitative data. The study found that ISAL programme have a positive impact on livelihood performance, increasing income and reducing poverty among rural households as it increase crop yields and improve food availability, donor programme strategies, such as agriculture support by giving people farming techniques, inputs, fertilizers, microfinance, infrastructure development, health, education and skills training are effective in enhancing livelihood and the study found a significant correlation between livelihood performance and social capital, with households having stronger social networks, economic development, cultural beliefs experiencing better livelihood outcomes. Thus, concludes that ISAL programme strategies for enhancing livelihood in Norton rural area Tasunungurwa ward 14 was found to be effective. The research recommends that the government of Zimbabwe need to formulate a policy protecting and guiding the operation of ISAL programme, institutional capacity building and management training by NGOs should be provided to programme staff.

Date

MAY 2024

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Enhancing Livelihood, Isal Programme, Norton

Supervisor

Dr Maponga