The Role Of Ngo's Towards Community Development In Bugiri District Local Government.

ABSTRACT

The study was about the role ofNgo's towards community development which

was carried out in Bugiri district local government in eastern Uganda.

It was guided by three objectives which were; to find out the role of NGOs in

'Bcommunity development in Bugiri, to find out the challenges faced by NGOs'

operation in offering community development in Bugiri and to establish ways of

improving the performance of NGOs in offering community development in

Bugiri. The study used 70 respondents randomly selected from the population.

Data was collected by the use of strnctured and non strnctured questionnaires.

The methodology used was descriptive in nature analyzed following objectives

and research questions and the analysis done using percentages after editing and

coding.

The research revealed that; infrastrncture development, aid in emergencies, and

provision of education were highly valued ideas that would change the face of

people in Bugiri district. The findings fmiher shows that; inadequate funding,

coITuption, political instability, and government regulations were seen as major

challenges affecting NGOs operations in Bugiri district

The findings still revealed that increased funding, improvement of governmentNGO

relation, promotion of political stability, fighting conuption, and

registration of more NGOs would create a change in the way NGOs do their

work. Fmihermore the findings revealed that; there is a high contribution of NGOs and

INGOs in Community development in Bugiri district and the whole of Uganda.

Operational NGOs create public awareness on various issues, contribute to

policy-making and monitoring and build capacity in a variety of sectors.

Finally the researcher recommended that; Grant providers and government

should establish means of closely monitoring the performance of local NGOs both in terms of accountability and of results.