http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/29 2026-04-07T11:12:38Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1360 The impact of the UBUDEHE program on poverty reduction in Rwanda: Mutoni, Julian The main purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Ubudehe program on poverty reduction in Rwanda. Ubudehe was program started in 2001 in the name” Ubudehe mu krwanya ubukene” which means ubudehe in the fight against poverty, however after all the 13 years little is known about the program’s impact on poverty reduction in Rwanda. The was guided by the following objectives; to find out how the Ubudehe credit scheme has helped to reduce poverty in Rwanda, to investigate the impact of Ubudehe scholarship program on poverty reduction and to find out how the Ubudehe health insurance program helps to reduce poverty in Rwanda. The study was carried out using detailed literature review thereby analyzing what different authors have written about the topic. This was done using online journals and books. The analyzed data was collected using administered questionnaires; the study was conducted using 50 respondents. The results indicated that most of the respondents were females, 59.4% and the males were 40.4%. The results also showed that most of the respondents agreed that the ubudehe program has improved their access to education, health services and has also helped them grow their small businesses, Ubudehe Program was found to have a 65.9 % effect on Poverty Reduction. Finally recommendations were suggested such as need to implement community awareness and sensitization about the benefits of the program so as to meet its goa Mubiinzi Geoffrey 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1342 The impact of employee training programs on organizational performance: A case of study of eco bank (Burundi) Nahayo, Ghyslain Andy The general objective of this study was to investigate the impact of employee training on organizational performance focusing on a case study of EcoBank (Burundi). The past years EcoBank Burundi has reported severe failure to meet its targeted projections during each financial year review. This problem arises because EcoBank Burundi for the past few years has not been investing in employee training programs like capacity development and skills training for their workers. The objectives of the study were to identify; the employee training programs, the effect of employee training on organizational performance and the challenges of employee training. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to obtain data about the research object. In the first objective it was concluded that the employee training programs at EcoBank (Burundi) were; orientation program, capacity building program, time management program, employee safety program, ethics and harassment program, leadership and supervisory program and customer service program. In the second objective, research concluded that; addressing weaknesses within the organization, improved and consistent employee performance, employee satisfaction, perceived benefits of employee development, employee development limits organization liability, career and goal orientation and knowledge and innovation were the major effects of employee training on EcoBank’s performance. In the third objective, it was concluded that; work ethics, limited training resources, workers’ compensation, retrenchment and downsizing, managing change, retaining talent, managing fast changing technological trends and managing workforce stress and employment relations were some of the challenges faced by EcoBank (Burundi) in its effort to train employees. It was recommended that; the business community of Burundi should embrace employee training as a way of promoting effectiveness of their staff members and encouraging performance. There should be more effort put in employee training sessions in EcoBank Burundi. More resources should be allocated in matters concerning employee training in terms of funds for the trainers to carry out good training sessions. More research is called for on the impact of employee training on employee satisfaction and overall performance: a case study of Coca Cola Company. 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1339 Impact of internal control systems on the performance of financial institutions in South Sudan: A case study Nile Commercial Bank Juba Mabior, Martin Study was based on the impact of internal control systems on performance financial institutions case study of Nile Commercial Bank Juba South Sudan. The study was guided by the following objectives: To examine how financial records can lead to the performance of financial institutions, To examine how Nile Commercial Bank can ensure effective and efficient payments for proper performance of financial institutions and To ascertain the extent to which fraud and errors can be prevented or detected early on the performance of financial institutions. Questionnaire, and interview were used to collect data of 52 respondents, questionnaire were distributed to the respondents in Nile Commercial Bank in different departments such as Finance and accounting department, Human resource department, Procurement department, Administrator, auditors, line managers, risk managers and tellers. Data was analysed using frequency tables, Pie charts computer programs such as SPSS 16.0, Microsoft excel, Microsoft word and Epidata 3.0 software. The study found out that effective and efficient payment were not properly followed by Nile Commercial Bank this is in line with the findings which shows some respondents agreed, other were neutral and other strongly disagreed. Financial record were not minutely followed by the auditors which lead to disagreement of some respondents and fraud and errors in Nile Commercial Bank were seen as the majority obstacle to the achievement of the objectives with majority of the respondent agreeing that there fraud and errors in the Bank. The relationship between financial records and performance of financial institutions indicated a 0.211 which is a very weak positive relationship. The weak relationship attributed to the insecurity to the Bank and management, and also the relationship between effective and efficient payment and the performance of financial institutions have a very strong positive correlation 0.86 and this implies that the payment procedures were effective and efficient. It is therefore recommended that the implementation of internal control system be reviewed especially in the area financial records and fraud and errors. Mujuni Perez 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1338 Employee development strategies and worker productivity in non-governmental organizations in Uganda: Case study World Vision Uganda Kotido field office Abura, Charles In this study, the researcher set out to establish the impact of Employee Development strategies in enhancing worker productivity in non-governmental organizations in Uganda a case study of World Vision Uganda-Kotido Field office. The study was guided by three research objectives; It specifically addressed how training employees enhances worker productivity in non governmental organizations in Uganda. .In addition to the above objective, the study aimed at finding out whether employee appraisal and feedback affected worker productivity in non governmental organizations in Uganda and lastly the study looked at assessing whether employee empowerment affected worker productivity in non-governmental organizations in Uganda.The researcher used largely quantitative method though to some extent a mix of qualitative method was also used. Quantitative method involved analyzing and interpreting the phenomena largely in terms of numbers and other scientific measures like Chi Square and P-value. Specifically cross sectional design was used because this study aimed at finding out the prevalence of a phenomenon by taking a cross section of the population at one point in time while collecting the data The study found out that World Vision Uganda-Kotido Field office practiced employee development strategies more especially training of its employees to equip them with sufficient knowledge and skills to be more productive. The study further revealed that though the organization put in alot of effort in appraising it employees worker productivity did not respond as anticipated by top management. The study will highly benefit the case study and practitioners in management The study also suggests significant policy statements through its recommendation on training employees, employee appraisal and feedback and empowering employees in organizations. Such recommendations are helpful in policy formulation in the NGOs in Uganda. The study also influences the practice of management in the NGOs in the country in the attempt to deal with low worker productivity and its related problems. The study concluded that investment in employee development strategies was a worthwhile undertaking and that management should endeavour to continue in developing its employees as World Vision Uganda-Kotido filed office as implemented to realise an increase in worker productivity. Ssenyange Bob 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z