رسائل ماجيستير
English
2003
The Role of Plan-Sudan in Sustainable Rural Development: A Case Study of Ed Duwiem Governorate- White Nile State
عبدالروؤف سليمان بللو, منى بشير محمد عربي
كلية الزراعة-جامعة الخرطوم · السودان
This study aimed to investigate the contribution of Plan Sudan in the process of sustainablerural development in Ed Dwiem Governorate, White Nile State. Plan Sudan is an Internationalnon-governmental organization which established Ed Dwiem Programme Unit in 1994 withthe aim of improving the livelihood of the rural households in targeted area.The organization adopts the integrated rural developmentprogramme which depends basically on the community basedparticipation approach through the involvement of villagedevelopment committees (VDCs) in all stages of development process(planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and theactivation of other community through a based organizationsestablished during the project life (i.e. Cooperative Committee, Agric.Committee, .. etc.). Plan-Sudan also involves government units in thedevelopment process.The study used the descriptive statistics method as a tool ofanalysis. Both primary and secondary data were used, primary datawere obtained through the field survey by means of use of a structuredquestionnaire, and secondary data were obtained from theorganizations documents, theses, official reports and other relevantsources.A multi-stage random sampling procedure was used to select104 respondents (52 registered and 52 non-registered) from 8 villagesto constitute the study sample.The main results obtained from the study indicated that theorganization has contributed to social change through the participationof the beneficiaries in the building of social capabilities and thestrengthening of community-based institutions, which is reflected inimproving social services in the area (i.e. water, health, education andothers). However, the organization contribution in the field of incomegenerating activities was weak.The study suggests some recommendations mainly expansionon basic services (health, water, education, ..etc.) in such a way to bein sustainable manner with the participation of beneficiaries,establishment and encouragement of community based organizationsand linking that with good training to ensure sustainable localleadership of the development process at the end of the programme,establishment of revolving funds under the supervision of VDCs toguarantee the sustainability of development process, and introductionof more income generating activities to improve beneficiaries livingconditions.