Abstract: Community driven development approach to environmental management has been of great importance to both the governments and donors as it has shown the potential to develop projects and programs that are sustainable and responsive to the primary desires of the community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges to the implementation of community driven environmental management projects in Mukuru Kwa Reuben Slum, Nairobi County. The specific objectives are challenges of community participation practices; challenges of community leadership practices; challenges of community resource mobilization practices; and challenges of community environmental awareness campaign on the success of community driven environmental management projects. The study adopted a descriptive research design using stratified sampling method. The target population entailed the beneficiaries of the community-driven environmental management projects implemented by Community Based Organizations in Mukuru Kwa Reuben. The sample size is 200 respondents. Quantitative data will be collected using questionnaires which will then be analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics on SPSS version 20. The findings of the study show that majority of the respondents agreed that competition and partnership challenges hinders project beneficiaries from participating in CDEM projects. From the study, the conclusion is that the objectives of the study had been achieved. The study recommends effective partnership, cooperation and common interest among stakeholders, adoption of more inclusive leadership practices in the management of CDEM projects, more diversified approaches to raise funds and increase income and dissemination of accurate information on CDEM among community members.
Keywords: Community Participation, Community Leadership Practices, Community Resource Mobilization, Community Environment Awareness Campaign, Environmental Management Projects.
Title: CHALLENGES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN MUKURU KWA REUBEN SLUM, NAIROBI CITY COUNTY
Author: Magdaline Magu, Prof. Maurice M. Sakwa
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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