Effectiveness of exit strategies on sustainability of development projects in Tanzania: a case study of selected world vision Tanzania projects
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Date
2013
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study assessed the effectiveness of exit strategics in development projects in
Tanzania through two selected projects in Bahi District. These arc the Agriculture
and Food Security and Leadership Development projects intervened by World Vision
Tanzania through Chipanga Area Development Programme. The study, therefore,
analysed the design and implementation of exit strategies adopted: evaluated their
success
and
finally, examined
challenges
experienced
in the course of
implementation. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used.
Qualitative data were collected using document analysis technique, interview. Focus
Group Discussion and observation while quantitative data were collected using
questionnaire. Analysis of qualitative data was done by using content analysis
technique while quantitative data were analysed by using SPSS computer software.
Study results have shown that the exit strategics were designed three years before
projects phase out. The strategics were neither refined nor assessed before
implementation. Further, it has been found that establishment of partnership with
both private and public sectors, capacity building for community members and
SHIMACHI leaders and transferring of projects portfolios to SHIMACHI were too
weak to ensure successful exit strategies. The study also found that most exit
activities in the final year of the projects were not implemented, food security did not
improve and SHIMACHI leaders lacked managerial, financial and mastery of
necessary skills to function. To tackle these obstacles, among others, the study
recommends designing of exit strategies during projects inception, mobilisation of
enough funds, and review of SHIMACHI constitution.
Description
Master of Arts Dissertation in Rural Development
Keywords
Development projects, Tanzania projects, World vision