Community Engagement, Accountability Practices and Project Sustainability. A Case of Government-Funded Projects in Moyo District.

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dc.contributor.authorOuma Stephen Lajul
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:56:21Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-28
dc.descriptionThis is a master's thesis.
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the relationship between community engagement, accountability practices, and project sustainability of government-funded projects in Moyo District, Uganda. Using a quantitative cross-sectional design, the study surveyed project managers, supervisors, and project leaders working on 100 out of 135 government-funded projects in Moyo District, as determined by Krejcie and Morgan's (1970) sample size determination table. The results of the correlation analysis showed a significant positive relationship between community engagement and project sustainability, as well as a positive relationship between accountability practices and project sustainability. The results suggest that the level of transparency, feedback, and performance review is directly associated with the project sustainability of government-funded projects. Regression analysis further revealed that community engagement had a positive significant effect on project sustainability, while accountability practices had a positive but non-significant effect. Based on these findings, the study recommends that project practitioners involve local communities in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating community development projects. This will create local ownership and better outcomes and project sustainability. Similarly, project managers should create a conducive environment for transparency, feedback, and accountability to promote effective management of project resources and increase the chances of a project being sustainable. For future research, the study suggests examining the effect of community engagement and accountability practices on project sustainability using mediating variables. Additionally, the study recommends identifying other predictors of project sustainability, as community engagement and accountability practices only predicted 36.1% of the variance in project sustainability in government-funded projects in Moyo District.
dc.description.sponsorshipAssoc. Prof. Abaho Ernest (Makerere University Business School) & Dr. Kusemererwa Christopher (Makerere University Business School)
dc.identifier.citationOuma, S. L. (2023). Community Engagement, Accountability Practices and Project Sustainability. A Case of Government-Funded Projects in Moyo District. (Unpublished master’s dissertation). Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12282/5685
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.titleCommunity Engagement, Accountability Practices and Project Sustainability. A Case of Government-Funded Projects in Moyo District.
dc.typeThesis
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