Community Participation and Project Success of Naads’ 11 Livestock Project in Adekokwok Sub-County Lira District, Uganda

ABSTRACT OPIO DANIEL, School of Graduate Studies, Bugerna University, December, 2015.Thesis title; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND PROJECT SUCCESS OF NAADS’ II LIVESTOCK PROJECT IN ADEKOKWOK SUB-COUNTY LIRA DISTRICT, UGANDA. Supervisor: Dr ISAAC ABUGA MUKONO The study was conducted in Adekokwok Sub-county, Lira District. The study objectives were to establish the level of community participation in NAADS II livestock project, determine the level of livestock project success, and examine the relationship between community participation and project success in Adekokwok sub-county in Lira district. By sampling 91 respondents out of a population of 106 people, the researcher employed a qualitative and quantitative approach, descriptive- correlation and crosssectional re~search designs. Results revealed that the level of community participation was high (grand mean 3.75, SD 1.17); furthermore, the level of project success was moderate (grand mean = 3.11, SD = 1.37). It was concluded that there is a significant (0.396) relationship between community participation and project success in Adekokwok Sub-County in Lira District. The Null Hypothesis was rejected as the P-Value of 0.000 was less than the level of significance of 0.05. It was recOmmended that the government should harmonized and strengthen NAADS programme by fitting NAADS within the District structure and putting greater emphasis on sustainability and monitoring of livestock agribusiness ventures. x