Influence Of Youth Self-help Group Members’ Skills On Group Perfomance In Aldai Constituency, Nandi County, Kenya

The study explored youth self-help groups performance in relation to members skill levels. It focuses on the effects of acquired skills through education and training on the performance of youth Self-Help Groups. Although a number of studies have been done on youth groups, little knowledge exist on the relationship between skills acquired and the performance of such youth groups. In Kenya, youth programmes such as Youth Development Fund requires the youth to form groups to access finances. Therefore there was need to find out whether the youth utilize skills acquired for their daily activities in their groups. To examine the relationship between group members’ skills and their performance, the study was guided by the following specific objectives: To determine demographic characteristics of the youth in  , to determine members skills in youth SHGs, to examine the performance levels of youth SHGs, to establish challenges facing youth SHGs and to find out possible strategies that can be used to improve youth SHGs performances. The study was guided by human capital theory. The study adopted Cross-sectional survey design. Multi stage sampling was used to sample out the size with the use of purposive and simple random sampling. A sample of 136 youth SHG members participated in the study from the 56 youth groups that were sampled from 226 groups in Aldai constituency. Key informants were also interviewed. Data was collected by use of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Quantitative data was analysed descriptively whereas qualitative data was coded and analysed thematically.

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KIPROTICH, P (2021). Influence Of Youth Self-help Group Members’ Skills On Group Perfomance In Aldai Constituency, Nandi County, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/influence-of-youth-self-help-group-members-skills-on-group-perfomance-in-aldai-constituency-nandi-county-kenya

MLA 8th

KIPROTICH, PETER "Influence Of Youth Self-help Group Members’ Skills On Group Perfomance In Aldai Constituency, Nandi County, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 05 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/influence-of-youth-self-help-group-members-skills-on-group-perfomance-in-aldai-constituency-nandi-county-kenya. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

MLA7

KIPROTICH, PETER . "Influence Of Youth Self-help Group Members’ Skills On Group Perfomance In Aldai Constituency, Nandi County, Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 05 Jun. 2021. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/influence-of-youth-self-help-group-members-skills-on-group-perfomance-in-aldai-constituency-nandi-county-kenya >.

Chicago

KIPROTICH, PETER . "Influence Of Youth Self-help Group Members’ Skills On Group Perfomance In Aldai Constituency, Nandi County, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed March 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/influence-of-youth-self-help-group-members-skills-on-group-perfomance-in-aldai-constituency-nandi-county-kenya

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PETER KIPROTICH Field: Sociology Type: Thesis 94 PAGES (19209 WORDS) (pdf)