Effect of Project Resources on Sustainability of Early Childhood Development Projects: Case of Baby-Friendly Community Initiative in Dagoretti North Constituency Nairobi County Kenya

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of project resources on sustainability of Early Childhood Development (ECD) projects, a case of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) project in Dagoretti North Constituency Nairobi County, Kenya. The study used a descriptive survey design. The target population was made up of 507 BFCI project stakeholders while the sample size was 211. The target population comprised five hundred project beneficiaries, two lead mothers in charge of the mother-to-mother groups, two government officials, two Ministry of Health staff, and one staff from the implementing partner of the project. The sample size of the project beneficiaries was derived using the Yamane formula. Stratified sampling was used to get study participants from each village representing a stratum. Proportionate stratification was utilized to obtain the sample size of each stratum. This implied that each stratum had an equivalent sampling fraction. The other study participants were not sampled due to their low number. The researchers used self-administered questionnaires to collect quantitative data while an interview guide was used to collect qualitative data. Percentages, frequencies, mean, and standard deviation were the descriptive statistics used. Correlation analysis was used for inferential statistics. Collected data was analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 23.0) and triangulated qualitative data was analyzed through themes and content analysis. The results show that there is a moderate relationship between project resources and sustainability of ECD projects with correlation value of (r=0.433, P0.000). Hence, it was recommended that project stakeholders should put on place resource mobilization strategies to ensure that projects do not lack resources. The in-depth discussions done with the key informants in the study also supported the results that project resources are crucial to the sustainability of projects. The study recommends that project stakeholders should put in place measures that ensure project resources are availed for sustainability of projects.