Access to Livelihood Capital and the Sustainable Livelihood Outcomes of The Batwa in Kisoro District

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dc.contributor.authorKisakye, Diana Persis
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-23T07:25:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-23T07:25:09Z
dc.date.issued2025-11-04
dc.descriptionThis is a master's thesis.
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to find out ways of enhancing livelihood outcomes of the Batwa in Kisoro, with a purpose of improving resilience and long-term outcomes amidst displacement and marginalization. The study largely focused on examining the relationship between physical capital access and sustainable livelihood outcomes, social capital access and sustainable livelihood outcomes, financial capital access and sustainable livelihood outcomes, natural capital access and sustainable livelihood out comes, and human capital access and sustainable livelihood out comes of the Batwa. The research design incorporated cross sectional with a quantitative approach. From a sample size of 327 people, 271 responses attained yielded a response rate of 82.9%. To ascertain its reliability, the data collected was analyzed through and based off of IBM SPSS (Version 23) functions. Results of the study indicated that access to livelihood capital (physical, social, financial, natural, and human capital) explains 16% of the variance in sustainable livelihood outcomes (Adjusted R² = .160), suggesting that while access to livelihood capital plays a role, a significant portion (84%) of the variance is attributed to unmeasured factors, such as vulnerability context, policies and institutions and livelihood strategies. Among the predictors, physical capital access emerged as the strongest contributor, underscoring its pivotal role in enhancing Batwa livelihoods. Therefore, the study recommends enhancement of physical capital access through investing in infrastructure such as roads and shelter for the Batwa community. Policymakers and development organizations should improve financial capital access through introduction of targeted financial inclusion programs, including microcredit and financial literacy training, for the Batwa in Kisoro. Further studies should investigate other predictors, such as livelihood strategies, policies, institutions and processes and vulnerability context to explain the remaining 84% of variance in sustainable livelihood outcomes among the Batwa.
dc.description.sponsorshipDr. Kiconco Michelle (Makerere University Business School) & Mr. Jjuko Julius (Makerere University Business School)
dc.identifier.citationKisakye, D. P. (2025). Access to Livelihood Capital and the Sustainable Livelihood Outcomes of The Batwa in Kisoro District. (Unpublished master’s dissertation). Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12282/6127
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMakerere University Business School
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.titleAccess to Livelihood Capital and the Sustainable Livelihood Outcomes of The Batwa in Kisoro District
dc.typeThesis
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