Civil Society Organization Activities and Poverty Level in Galkayo District- Somalia

ABSTRACT 

The study intended to establish the relationship between civil society organization activities and poverty level in Galkayo Somalia, using descriptive and correlation designs. The first major objective of this study was profile characteristics of respondents in which the study indicates that were involved in the study. 41% of the respondents were male, while 59% were female. So, it shows that most of respondents were female than male. Also table 2 indicates that the majority of the respondents were between the ages of 20-29 years. This means that majority of the respondent were young which constitute 31.4%, while those within the age limit of 30-39 years constitute 29%, while the age of 40-49constitutes 23%, while the age of 50-59 constituteslO.5% the remaining age constitutes 4.8% and falls within the age of 60 and above. Table 2 also shows that ha majority of the respondents were married 54 which constitutes 51%, while the rest were single 51 which constitutes 48%.Table 2, implies that the majority of the respondent are bachelors degree holders with 39% followed by masters 24%, and those with diploma degree constitutes 19% while the rest constitutesl7% which is certificate. Most of the respondents as table 2 indicate worked as field work 25% while 21.9% worked as financial debt, also 21.9% of the staff worked as programme officer, while the 17% worked as management, while the rest of the staff worked as support staffs which constitute 13.3%. Table 2 also shows that most of respondents they were under local and INGOs which constitutes 29.5%, while 19% were faith based organizations, also 15% of the respondents were traditional leaders, while 12% were human resource self advocates and the rest were media which constitutes 10.5%. In the second objective, the study shows that, on the overall, the level the civil society organization activities have not improved water and sanitation (average mean = 2.14); iii) While civil society organization has no programmes for agricultural improvement and live stock development (average mean = 2.18); iv) the civil society organization have not built some schools in the area (average mean = 2.18); v) the civil society organization activities have not food security (average mean = 2.20); vi) civil society have not improved the health facilities (average mean = 2.23); vii) while the civil society have no access to health centres (average mean = 2.30). The last objective indicates that the of poverty level in Galkayo Somalia. Generally the performance was ranked the highest the lowest with the average mean 2.00. it compromised fifteen qualitative questions, have no agricultural enough facilities such as hoes, tractors, machines.(mean 1.92). This was followed by the item have no a permanent house (with bricks, plastic, iron sheets (mean 1.92).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminary page

Declaration A

Declaration B ii

Approval sheet iii

Acknowledgements iv

Abstract v

Table of contents vi

List of Tables viii

Chapter

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Background of the study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Purpose of the Study 4

Research Objectives 4

Research questions 4

Hypothesis 4

Scope of the study 5

Significance of the study 6

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 6

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 7

Concepts, Opinions, Ideas From Authors! Experts 7

Theoretical Perspectives 9

Related Studies 9

Three METHODOLOGY 19

Research Design 19

Research population 19

Sample Size 19

Sampling procedure 21

Validity and Reliability of the Instruments 22

Data Gathering Procedures 23

Data Analysis 24

Ethical Considerations 25

Limitations of the Study 25

Four PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 27

Introduction 27

Demographic information of the respondents 27

Relationship between the level of Civil Society Organization Activities and Poverty level 32

Regression Analysis for level of civil society organization activities in Galkayo -Somalia 33

Regression analysis helped rank the effect of the civil society organization activities and poverty level in Galkayo -Somalia, with the view of identifying the most important control components 33

Five FINDINGS, CONLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 35

Introduction 35

Summary of Findings 35

Demographic characteristics of the respondents 35

Conclusion 37

Recommendations 38

Appendix 1 A: Transmittal Letter from SPGSR 43

Appendix 1B: Transmittal letter for the Respondents 44

Appendix 11:Clearance from Ethics Committee 45

Appendix III: Informed Consent 46

Appendix IV: Research Instruments for CSO and poverty level 47

RESEARCHERS CURRICULUM VITAE 50