Stakeholder Involvement in the Implementation of Youth Livelihood Programme in Uganda

Eunice Kabahinda, Stella Atuheirwe

Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to assess stakeholder involvement in the implementation of youth livelihood programme in Uganda; a case of Rubanda district. A cross sectional, quantitative and qualitative designs were employed. A sample of 181 was targeted and the response rate was 71.8 %. The study identified the challenges and strategies for stakeholder involvement in the implementation of youth livelihood programme in Uganda. Youth livelihood programme need to involve all the stakeholders during the implementation of Youth livelihood projects in Uganda. The study only covered one district in western Uganda. So the findings may not necessarily represent the views of all Ugandans. This was the first study carried out in the region.

Keywords: Stakeholder involvement, Project implementation, Uganda, Youth livelohood projects