scholarly journals SMEs Intervention Programmes in Nigeria: Evaluating Challenges Facing Implementation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Tonuchi Joseph ◽  
Pauline Obikaonu ◽  
Charles Ariolu ◽  
Chinyere Nwolisa ◽  
Aderibigbe Aderohunmu
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Loan Default ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Programme Design ◽  
Default Risks ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Year 2000

To ensure price and economic stability, the central bank of Nigeria has adopted several unconventional monetary policy measure such as MSMEs credit intervention with the aim of boosting credit availability in specific sector of the economy. The intuition is that rise in productive activities/investment will indirectly promotes price stability the core mandate of the bank. Therefore, this study investigated the challenges facing implementation of real sector (MSMEs) intervention programmes of the CBN since year 2000 to 2020. The study employed mixed method using descriptive survey approach to sample 62 intervention programme implementers and 400 Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs). The findings reveal among others that high loan default risks, politicization of programmes, and inadequate infrastructural development are the leading challenges facing programme implementers in Nigeria. Applicants' non-eligibility in programmes applied for, poor business plan or inadequate knowledge in proposed business topped the reasons for failures among applicant MSMEs. Consequently, a need for more public-private partnerships in programme design, monitoring, and evaluation to forestall political interference is advised.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Engagement in Monitoring and Evaluation and Performance of Literacy and Numeracy Educational Programme in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Stela Silas Karimi ◽  
Angeline Sabina Mulwa ◽  
Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Numeracy Skills ◽  
And Performance

Kenya’s education has faced by many challenges especially in literacy and numeracy skills since the introduction of free primary education. This was contributed by swelling of enrollment in classrooms hence low performance of literacy and numeracy skills. The purpose of this article is to establish the extent to which stakeholder engagement influence performance of literacy and numeracy educational programme in public primary schools in Nairobi County, Kenya. Despite various efforts by key educational stakeholders to improve learner’s performance, minimal achievement have been experienced on learner’s skills. This study adapted descriptive research survey design and correlational research design. Data collected from the respondents by use of questionnaires and interview schedules from a target population of 2053 and a sample size of 335. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25 and results presented in tables and figures. Arithmetic mean and standard deviation generated from the descriptive data and Pearson moment correlation coefficient (r) were computed. The coefficient of determination R2 is 0.480 this is an indicator that R2 was the coefficient of determination of this model and it depicted that stakeholder engagement explained 48%. The remaining 52% was explained by other factors. The overall F statistics 257.949 with p- 0.000b<0.05 implying a statistical significant relationship between stakeholder engagement and performance of literacy and numeracy educational programme. Interpretations were done and recommendations were policy makers should embrace the methodology of engaging all the stakeholders in programme. This was an indication of strong positive relationship between Stakeholder engagement and performance of literacy and numeracy educational programme. The results showed that stakeholder engagement for monitoring and evaluation strongly influenced the performance of literacy and numeracy educational programme as shown by a correlation coefficient, which was statically significant. Learners should explore more things on their own in order to make predictive answers. Recommendations for further research on participatory monitoring and evaluation practices, which was lacking and specifically involvement of all the stakeholders in the intervention programme in basic education.

scholarly journals Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of County Maternal Health Programmes

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (37) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
John Gatimu ◽  
Christopher Gakuu ◽  
Anne Ndiritu
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Practices ◽  
Health Sector Reforms ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health Programmes

The study sought to establish the relationship between monitoring and evaluation practices and performance of County Maternal Health programmes in Kenya. The combined monitoring and evaluation practices included planning for M&E, stakeholder engagement, capacity building for M&E, and M&E data use. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. To obtain 282 respondents, stratified random sampling was used. A self-administered structured questionnaire was the study's research instrument. Using descriptive narratives, qualitative data was analyzed within specific themes. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively using measures of central tendencies and measures of dispersion. Regression was conducted for testing the study hypotheses. Data was presented using frequency tables. The study found that stakeholders’ engagement in M&E and capacity building for M&E influenced the performance of County Maternal Health Programmes in Kenya. The study also found that the respondents agreed that planning for M&E and the data management for M&E. This implied that the combined monitoring and evaluation practices influence performance of County Maternal Health Programmes in Kenya.The study found a strong correlation between the performance of county maternal health programmes and combined monitoring and evaluation practices. The study concluded that combined planning for M&E monitoring and evaluation practices influenced the performance of county maternal health programmes. The study suggests that management develop an effective methodology as well as raise awareness of M&E activities for the success of the project. The study also suggests that human resources issues such as workers charged with monitoring and evaluation ought to have technical capabilities, and roles and duties of monitoring and evaluation personnel should be outlined at the start of projects. To ensure M&E sustainability health sector reforms, investments in strong and vibrant technical harmonization platforms that can sustain the change agenda at all times and every required level.

scholarly journals Capacity Building in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation on Sustainability of Food Security Irrigation Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-102
Author(s):  
O. Rogito ◽  
T. Maitho ◽  
A. Nderitu
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Participatory Monitoring ◽  
Irrigation Projects ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
Main Food Source ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Abstracthealth-related problems and even death among animals and human beings. Agriculture is the main food source; thus, many interventions are made such as that of irrigation by the local county and national government initiated through the National Irrigation Board (NIB). Despite the irrigation projects food insufficiency still persists, therefore their sustainability is questionable. One such approach to improving the sustainability of irrigation projects is participatory monitoring and evaluation which leads to ownership and then higher sustainability. In the study, the objective was to asses if taking corrective action after participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) influence project sustainability. The study used a descriptive survey and correlation designs to collect data from 316 respondents selected using stratification sand purposeful with strict randomization. Questionnaires were administered and interviews were conducted on selected sample respondents on appointed dates. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0 to get descriptive statistics, correlations coefficients were obtained to test association and degree of strength. Testing of the hypothesis was done using linear regression. The study findings were that a large number of respondents were between ages 31 to 40 years and most were female with their highest level of education being primary school. The influence of PME capacity building on the dependent variable and irrigation projects sustainability found that the farmers were not taken for exposure visits and project officers were not accountable for money use. Age, gender, and education level have very minimal influence on PME capacity building. PME capacity building had a weak positive influence of r = 0.290 and it explained only 8.4% of irrigation projects sustainability in Kitui County. The study recommends that to improve project capacity building: project revenue must be controlled on use, farmers must be taken for exposure visits to learn from successors, project officers should be accountable for funds use, and project guidelines should be improved to increase sustainability. Implementation of these recommendations will reduce the loss of Arid and Semi-Srid Lands (ASALs) and attain higher and longer sustainability in food projects, thus, reducing the recurrence rate of food shortage, improve and hasten the implementation of irrigation projects, show the need to involve primary stakeholders in project monitoring and appraisal for sustainability, better and efficient decisions by policymakers to increase chances of project’s success.

Knowledge and Anxiety Level on Labour Process among Primigravida Mothers in a Selected Hospital, Kamrup (M), Guwahati, Assam: A Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 164-171
Author(s):  
Lalchungnungi . ◽  
Rikynti Nongkynrih
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Labour Process ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Prenatal Counselling ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Moderate Negative Correlation ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Introduction: Many Indian women are unaware about the changes that occur in their body during pregnancy and labour, as a result many mothers suffer physiologically and psychologically, hence education is needed for mother especially to primigravida mothers. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess the level of knowledge and level of anxiety on labour process among primigravida mothers who are attending antenatal OPD at a selected hospital. Methods and materials: A descriptive survey research design was used and purposive sampling technique was used for obtaining sample for the study. Study was undertaken on 100 sample primigravida mothers at Maternity and Child welfare Hospital of Guwahati, Assam. Results: The finding shows that majority i.e. 53% had inadequate knowledge, 44% had moderately adequate knowledge and only three (3%) had adequate knowledge on labour process ,majority of the respondents i.e 58% had moderate anxiety and 42% had severe anxiety.There was association between the knowledge level and selected demographic variables such as age ,education, trimester of pregnancy and any prenatal counselling given. Also with anxiety and selected demographic variables such as education, occupation and any types of prenatal counseling attend. There was moderate negative correlation (-0.310) between knowledge and anxiety scores on labour process among primi gravida mothers. Conclusion: This study shows that primigravida mothers had lack of knowledge and moderate anxiety on labour process. Therefore health personnel need to conduct the education programmes to improve the level of understanding as to reduce the level of anxiety on labour process. Key words: Primigravida, labour process, anxiety, delivery, childbirth, pregnancy.

Dutch approach to abating agricultural non-point pollution: farmers' behaviour and their motivation

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
K. Sloots ◽  
P. Spierenburg ◽  
A.W. van der Vlies
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Crop Protection ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Diffuse Sources ◽  
Free Zone ◽  
Water Board ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
Point Pollution

In The Netherlands, agricultural activities are one of the major diffuse sources of nutrients and crop protection chemicals. A national legal and regulatory framework has been developed to combat the environmental burden from the agricultural industry. This resulted in the implementation of a government decree (AMvB) in the year 2000. Under pressure from NGOs, the Hollandse Eilanden en Waarden Water Board worked on a regional regulation in advance of this national legislation. ZHEW followed an approach of research, communication and partnering prior to implementing the national decree. The most important result of the chosen approach is that compliance with one of the most important measures, the crop-free zone, is close to 100%. There has been little improvement in the amount of pesticides in the open waters. Both water board and farmers are positive about the approach followed. Monitoring and evaluation proved to be essential when communicating with the agricultural sector. The results of attempts to influence behaviour must be recorded in order maintain the motivation to change behaviour. Information on the effects of the approach adopted to combating diffuse agricultural sources is gathered from a number of sources.

scholarly journals Enhancing Public Sector Productivity in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Kwame Asamoah ◽  
Alex Osei-Kojo ◽  
Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Political Will ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regular Monitoring ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Increase Productivity

In recent times, there have been calls on public sector workers to increase productivity in the public sector of Ghana. This comes against the backdrop that productivity in Ghana’s public sector appears to be consistently declining. While this seems to be the situation, it appears there is paucity of literature on the actual causes of productivity and how it can be improved in Ghana. Using secondary data and content analysis, this paper examines the phenomenon of low productivity in the public sector and recommends measures for improvement. Findings of the study revealed that poor remuneration systems in the public sector, political interference, and bureaucratic inertia are among the causes of low productivity in the public sector. The study recommended that public sector productivity could be enhanced through the establishment of a flexible bureaucracy, improvement in remuneration, regular monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the public sector and appointment of personnel based on merit. Political will as effective leadership are considered useful instruments to propel productivity in the public sector.

scholarly journals THE PREVALENCE OF HYDATIDOSIS IN RUMINANTS OF DIFFERENT IRAQI REGIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (no 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussein B. khudhur ◽  
Mohammed Abdulazeez Ali
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Hydatid Cyst ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Baseline Data ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Year 2000

A retrospective study covered the period of 10-year (2000-2010) to investigate the prevalence of hydatidosis in ruminants of three provinces abattoirs in Iraq (Al Muthanna, Al Qadysiah and Al Najaf). A total of 923391 animals including 424167 sheep, 163070 goats, 264351 cow, 33133 buffalo and 38670 camel, inspected macroscopically for hydatidosis in 10-year period, out of which 9909, 2250, 6387, 740 and 414 respectively were infected with hydatidosis. The incidence of the disease in all slaughtered animals varied according to the province, but in general, Al Muthanna province recorded the highest incidence among all slaughtered species followed by Al Qadysiah then Al Najaf province. Buffalo recorded the highest incidence percentage (5.5%) in Al Muthanna and sheep (3.8%) in AlQadysiah while in AL Najaf cow showed the highest incidence (2.1%). The current results provide a baseline data for the prevalence of this parasitic disease in these three provinces and its incidence among different species of ruminants, which provide the opportunity for future monitoring and evaluation leading to control programs of hydatid cyst in Iraq.

scholarly journals Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa: Challenges and Prospects

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6(J)) ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
Elvin Shava
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Development ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Black Economic ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Black Economic Empowerment ◽  
The Government

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to assess if the Black Economic Empowerment act has brought new economic horizons for the historically disadvantaged South Africans, or it has contributed to further impoverishmentof the lower classes in communities. The paper based its argument on an extensive literature review which envisaged that, despite many years of its implementation, BEE has caused the emergence of classes resulting fromfraud and corruption, fronting, difficulties in registering status, political interference, and poor accountability strategies. The paper interrogates the implementation strategies of BEE in the local government context to assess whether historical imbalances have been addressed or not. The paper concludes that the government needs to revisit BEE as an economic empowerment policy to see whether it has benefited the black majority or not. The paper reiterates further that, BEE as a black economic emancipation blueprint requires proper implementation and alignment with other economic policies such as the National Development Plan to accelerate economic opportunities for the black majority. The paper recommends the government of South Africa through local municipalities to exercise monitoring and evaluation in the BEE procurement systems are prerequisites in safeguarding the manipulation and corrupt tendencies arising from the awarding of tenders in the local government.Key words: Black Economic Empowerment, South Africa, Challenges, Prospects

scholarly journals Earnings Smoothing and Bankruptcy Risk in Liquidating Private Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Nor Afifah Shabani ◽  
Saudah Sofian
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Loan Default ◽  
Bankruptcy Risk ◽  
Public Firms ◽  
Earnings Smoothing ◽  
Distressed Firms ◽  
Default Risks

Smooth earnings are preferred by managers and creditors because they represent a stable business operations as well as low loan default risks and thus creditors reward firms which have smooth earnings with better loan covenant terms and lower interest rates. Nonetheless, recent literature shows that earnings smoothing in public firms is associated with stock price crash risk. Using Altman Z” score to measure firm’s specific bankruptcy risk, this study examines the association between accrual earnings smoothing and bankruptcy risk in liquidating private firms in UK and finds that earnings smoothing significantly negatively affects those firms' bankruptcy risk. The finding implies that financially distressed firms engage with less earnings smoothing, possibly because they do not have the opportunity to engage in accrual earnings smoothing anymore. Nonetheless, further examination shows that these firms engage less with earnings smoothing because they are being monitored by external creditors, indicated by significantly high leverage during the last period before they are being liquidated.

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