Government Social Protection Programs and Wealth Creation in Ngoma District: A Case of Vision 2020 Umurenge Program 2017-2019
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https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t2250Abstract
This study analyzed effect of government Social Protection Programs on wealth creation in Ngoma district with specific reference to Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP) since 2017 up to 2019. The research was expected to recommend the commitment among the beneficiaries and actors to emphasize the well implementation of the system, and welcome the academia to keep researching and analyzing the problems related similar sector. The specific objectives were to analyze the effect of direct support, to examine the effect of public works and evaluate the effect of financial services on wealth creation in the said case study. Correlation research design was used where target population was 13781 respondents and Yamane formula was used to get the sample of 388.7~ 389 respondents corresponding with 134 respondents of classical Public Workers, 46 respondents of extensive Public Workers, 164 respondents of VUP direct supports, and 45 respondents of VUP financial services/ credit packages as well as 1 VUP staff. The data was collected through existing documents, questionnaire, observation, and interview guide. The study used both descriptive and inferential statistics where mean and standard deviation, regression and correlation analysis was used respectively and then presented in tables, charts and textual models for qualitative findings. The relationship between the independent and dependent parameters was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 for the clarity of data. The findings were analyzed, presented, and interpreted. On the effect of direct support on wealth creation in vision 2020 Umurenge program Ngoma District, the overall means of results was 4.216 and it presented that there was a significant effect of direct support to the wealth creation in Vision 2020 Umurenge Program. The data analysis resulted that the relationship between government social Protection Programs (direct support, public works, and financial services) and wealth creation was .899**, .926** and .904** respectively. It was concluded that there was a statistically significant relationship between the government social Protection Programs (direct support, public works, and financial services) and wealth creation in Ngoma district with specific reference to the Vision 2020 Umurenge Program. Researcher recommended that the Ngoma District Administration should make the campaign mobilizing the VUP beneficiaries to learn how to save for family projects.
Keywords: Government Social Protection Programs, Wealth Creation, Ngoma District, Vision 2020 Umurenge Program, Rwanda.
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