IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v8y2024i10p1902-1915.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Community-Driven Poverty Eradication Strategy: Lessons from Kasese District, Uganda – A Sub-County Level Analysis

Author

Listed:
  • Ithungu Eresi Kungu

    (Postgraduate Student School of Business and Management, Kampala International University, Western Campus)

  • Tom Ongesa Nyamboga

    (Lecturer School of Business and Management, Kampala International University, Western Campus)

Abstract

Poverty eradication continues to pose a significant global challenge, impacting millions and hindering sustainable development. Effectively addressing poverty necessitates comprehensive strategies that extend beyond merely tackling economic disparities, emphasizing the need to empower communities for active participation in their development. In rural Uganda, poverty alleviation remains a critical issue. This study explored the effectiveness of the community empowerment approach in reducing poverty within the Bwera, Karusandara, and Karambi sub-counties of Kasese District in Uganda. Grounded in community development theory, the research employed a quantitative approach using both correlation and survey research designs. Researchers selected a sample size of 130 respondents from a target population of 192 through stratified random sampling and simple random sampling techniques. They gathered primary data using structured questionnaires and analyzed the data with descriptive and inferential statistics via SPSS version 26. Findings from simple linear regression and correlation analyses revealed a significant positive relationship between community empowerment and poverty alleviation (t=2.805; P=.006; r = 0.446; p

Suggested Citation

  • Ithungu Eresi Kungu & Tom Ongesa Nyamboga, 2024. "Community-Driven Poverty Eradication Strategy: Lessons from Kasese District, Uganda – A Sub-County Level Analysis," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(10), pages 1902-1915, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:10:p:1902-1915
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-8-issue-10/1902-1915.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/community-driven-poverty-eradication-strategy-lessons-from-kasese-district-uganda-a-sub-county-level-analysis/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:10:p:1902-1915. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.