EFFECT OF SKILLS TRAINING PROJECTS ON ENHANCING THE LIVELIHOOD OF EX-COMBATANTS WITH DISABILITIES
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of skills training projects on enhancing the livelihood of Ex-Combatants with disabilities. Previous research has identified that their disabilities have limited their opportunities in life, since Rwanda’s public infrastructures and social protection programmes in the past did not give particular provisions for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). This Research has stopped short of investigating the effect of skills training projects on enhancing the livelihood of Ex-combatants with disabilities. The regular income, access to Education and Access to Health Services for Ex-Combatants with disabilities were examined in order to measure the effect of Carpentry skills training acquired in vocational training centers (VTCs) or Skills Training Centers (STCs). The Carpentry skills training projects was the independent variable, while livelihoods of Ex-Combatants was the dependent variable. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Correlation was used to analyze the data and draw conclusions. The target population of the study was 49 members of 5 Cooperatives of Ex-Combatants with disabilities. Data from the questionnaires was coded and entered into a computer for analysis using SPSS. The data was described, explained and presented through the use of tables, from which conclusions and recommendations were made. The study could benefit community based project practitioners such as National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) by providing specific constructs that can be applied towards improving the current approaches to project planning and management. To the academics, the study formed the basis for research into other areas of livelihood of the community members.
Authors and Affiliations
VUNINGABO Emile Cadet| Student, Department of Management and Social Sciences, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali Campus, Kenya, Dr. Mbabazi Mbabazize| Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Science, School of Agriculture and Applied Economics Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali Campus, Kenya, Prof. Eugene Ndabaga| Lecturer, Department of Management and Social Sciences, School of Human Resource Development, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali Campus, Kenya
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