Factors Influencing Sustainability of Donor Funded Youth Agri-Business Projects in Kakamega County, Kenya

Abstract

Introduction Background of the StudySustainable development is where the current generation needs are met but also taking in to account the future generations' expectations over the usage of the same resource or source of livelihood (Bossel, 1999; ILO, 2012; CEC, 2001). The brain child of such a concept was Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) and David Ricardo (1772-1823) who indicated the sense that there is finite of resources within the environment in existence (WCED, 1997). It is thus in the conservation of environment that even the concept of development and sustainability was anchored. It was in 1970 when sustainability issues and concept is traced and initiated and eventually commission on the development of the environment in the world (WCED) which is a United Nations branch.The sustainability of projects is a concern especially for agencies of internal image and even national and at the grassroots levels. Peter, Geofrey and Kirui (2015) argue that money and any other resources in huge amounts have been given to communities within and outside the expected reach with the focus of enhancing their livelihoods which can be by well-wishers or donors. In Kenya, the development aid was at $770m in 2005 to support to development projects assistance. It has been established and brought forward that success has been registered to some but also no much or little evidence established on how the impact has been felt by the poor (Ababa, 2013).

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