Abdi Hargasu

By samoduor on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 14:55

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Project Development specialist, holder of masters of Arts in project planning&
management and a bachelors degree in adult Education & Community development from
university of Nairobi with over fifteen years of Working experience facilitating programs
and activities that have greatly benefited several communities in northern Kenya. A highly
dedicated and result oriented professional who offers quality advocacy, mobilization, project planning and implementation leading to achievement of outstanding work result. I
also possess exceptional communication, monitoring and evaluation, report making and
presentation skills. My goal is to acquire senior management position. EDUCATION BACKGROUND

 Masters of arts in project planning and management-university of Nairobi Dec 2018
to 2020
 Bachelors of arts in adult education and community development - second class
Honour s (upper division) university of Nairobi 2015-2018
 Diploma in community development, Kenya institute of social work and community
development-Nairobi, 2002-2004
 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Isiolo boys secondary school, 1996-1999
 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Sericho primary school 1986-1995

WORK HISTORY
1. Quality assurance officer-County government of Marsabit
(Department of education- ECD)- Nov 2018 to Date
2. Program officer - Kivulini trust April 2018-Dec 2018
3. Deputy returning officer- IEBC-1siolo south constituency (independent electoral
and boundaries commission) -Jully2017- October 2017
4. Project/ Food Monitor-Action Aid, kenya-1siolo- Oct 2004 – May 2015;

Project Summary

Thesis/ProjectTitle INVESTIGATINGMAJORDRIVERSOFPERFORMANCEINCOMMMUNITYWATERPROJECTS:ACASEOFWATERPROJECTSINSAKUSUBCOUNTY,MARSABITCOUNTY,KENYA

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Thepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminethemajordriversofperformanceincommunitywaterprojects–acase of water project sin Saku subcounty, Marsabit County, Kenya. The study investigated; the role of management planning, availability of funding, community participation and projects governance policies on performance of community water projects in Saku SubCounty.The study used Community Development theories’ and adopted a descriptive research design. The target population for this study was 106 with a sample of 84 respondent.The study use questionnaire where quantitative data was analyze dusing SPSS 25.0,qualitative data using the matic content and inferential data using multiple regression. The research found that stakeholder involvement and planning all levels of project implementation influence performance of community water projects in Saku SubCounty in Marsabit County, Kenya to a great extent.The study further found that trained, adequate human resource influence performance of community water projects to a very great extent.The research found that frequency of meetings; project ownership; and level of involvement influence performance of community water projects to a great extent. The study concluded that management planning had the greatest influence on performance of community water projects followed by funding, then project governing policies while community participation had the least influence on the performance of community water projects. The study recommends inclusive planning at all levels of the project cycle and request the government develops mechanisms to curb corruption occurrences especially in the face of project implementation.