Community Participation on Performance of One Cup Milk Per Child Project in Rwanda: A Case of Selected School-Based Early Childhood in Bugesera District

Emmanuel Ndayisenga & Madichie Nnamdi
University of Kigali, Rwanda
Email: ndaiema12@yahoo.com

Abstract: The study investigated community participation on the performance of one cup milk per child project in Rwanda. Specifically, the study attempted to examine the influence of project planning on the performance of One Cup Milk per Child project in Bugesera District. The study adopted a descriptive research design. This study involved 244 committee members from nine- and twelve-years basic education in 10 sectors of Bugesera district. The study employed stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques to select 69 respondents as sample size. The researcher collected data through questionnaires, interviews and documentation to obtain up-to-date information. The data was analyzed by using both descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics such as Pearson’s correlation was employed to analyze the data. From the findings, the study revealed that the community’s suggestions and input were considered, together with the available resources, while designing the One Cup Milk Per Child Programme in the Bugesera district stated that 85.3% of respondents strongly agreed and agreed. Moreover, the Pearson correlation between program planning and performance of One Cup Milk Per Child Programme was 0.917** with a p-value of 0.000, which is less than standard significance levels of 0.01. This indicates that, out of the considered other factors influencing the performance of the One Cup Milk Per Child Programme in Rwanda, only program planning has a significant and highly positive effect on the performance of the One Cup Milk Per Child Programme in Bugesera district. The research recommended that the management of the school programme for One Cup Milk Per Child should choose among the best decision alternatives that improve performance in the programmes in the district.