Effect of Stakeholders’ Management Practices on the Performance of Social Protection Projects: A Case of Girinka Program in Musanze District, Rwanda
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t2289Abstract
The purpose of this research was to assess the effect of stakeholders’ management practices on the performance of social protection projects. This study had the following specific objectives: to determine the effect of stakeholders’ identification practices on the performance of Girinka program in Musanze District, to find out the effect of stakeholders’ analysis practices on performance of Girinka program in Musanze District, to assess the effect of stakeholders communication practices on performance of Girinka program in Musanze District and to analyze the effect stakeholders’ relationship the management on the performance of Girinka program in Musanze District. The researcher conducted both descriptive and correlational studies. The research included 179 participants, including Girinka committee at the District level, Girinka Liaison Officer, the Girinka committee at the sector level and the beneficiaries’ representative at the sector level in Musanze District. The sample size is given by the help of Solvin’s formula. The stratified sampling was more appropriate for this study. Then, the number of staff was first stratified and a simple random sampling was applied. The study was delivered to 123 Participants of the Girinka program in the Musanze district with closed questions, the collectors as responders confined to certain replies or picking from a selection of options. The study applied the following tools of data collection; documentary, interview and questionnaire. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) used to perform frequency and correlation analyses. Findings revealed that there is a positive and significant effect of stakeholders’ identification practices on the performance of Girinka program in Musanze District (Beta=.1.343, P Value=0.000<0.05). There is a positive and significant effect of stakeholders’ analysis practices performance of the Girinka program in Musanze District (Beta=0.968, P Value=0.000<0.05). There is a positive and significant effect of stakeholders’ communication practices performance of the Girinka program in Musanze District (Beta=0.948, P Value=0.020<0.05). There is a positive and significant effect on stakeholders’ relationship management performance of Girinka program in Musanze District (Beta=0.955, P Value=.0.000<0.05). The study recommended that the management of Girinka program should organize collaborative workshops involving diverse stakeholders to collectively prioritize their interests, fostering a comprehensive understanding of needs and concerns.
Keywords: Stakeholders’ Management, Social Protection & Project Performance.
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