Student Short Biography
(Max 250 words)
Beth is a post-graduate from the University of Nairobi. She studied Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management.
She works with Y Global as a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advisor. Her responsibility is outreach to the young people from the diaspora community who need SRHR information, training and advice.
Beth also works with Young Women’s Christian Association of Kenya (YWCA) as a branch manager. YWCA is a Non-governmental Organization which works towards empowering women and girls.
Her responsibility at YWCA is overseeing the branch operations and implementation of projects.
Beth is passionate about empowering young women and girls and enjoys working in this field of project planning and implementation.
Thesis / Project Title
Influence of Project design factors on the performance of women empowerment projects funded by Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Kenya in Meru County
Thesis / Project Abstract
(Max 250 words)
The study purposed to establish the influence of project design factors on the performance of women empowerment projects by Non-governmental organizations in Kenya with a focus on YWCA Kenya in Meru County. The study examined the influence of community capacity building, monitoring and evaluation strategies, institutional linkages and networks and management practices on performance of women empowerment projects by YWCA Kenya in Meru County. The study found that employee skills, training, frequency of monitoring, number of networks and record keeping influence the performance of women empowerment projects funded by YWCA Kenya in Meru County. The study concluded that monitoring and evaluation strategies had the greatest influence on the performance of women empowerment projects funded by YWCA Kenya in Meru County, followed by management practices, then capacity building while institutional linkages and networks had the least influence to the performance of women empowerment projects funded by YWCA Kenya in Meru County. The study recommended that the trainings should include gender-related safety and health issues, i.e., PPE fit, sanitary facilities, workplace culture, and reproductive hazards, whenever programs are provided to the public and to governments. On monitoring and evaluation, women empowerment projects should conduct seminars and workshops for members to be oriented to the best M&E practices. Competent and experienced project managers should be hired to ensure that the right project leadership team is hired to lead a process of constructive project implementation.
Research Supervisors
Dr. Reuben Kikwatha
Mr. Amos Gitonga
