DETERMINANTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMMES FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TAITA TAVETA COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract

According to UNICEF, in 2007, an estimated 145 million children between the ages of 0 and 17 years were orphaned, while in 2014, over 198 million children below the age of 18 years were orphaned, having lost one or both parents. According to UNICEF (2013) the number of OVC who include street children, forced child labourers, sexually exploited children, children forced into marriage and those with disabilities is immense and continues to increase drastically. Children may be made highly vulnerable because of natural disasters, complex emergencies like civil conflicts, extreme poverty, according to the draft Social Protection Strategy paper, a household is said to be ―extremely poor‖ when ―its entire income is below food poverty line‖ (Republic of Kenya, 2009b) or epidemic disease - particularly HIV/AIDS. In this note, the purpose of this study therefore is to find out the determinants of implementation of cash transfer programmes for orphans and vulnerable children in Taita Taveta county, Kenya .The study is guided by four objectives that seek to; examine the influence of financial resources in the successful implementation of Cash Transfer programmes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Taita Taveta County, determine the influence of management in the successful implementation of Cash Transfer programmes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Taita Taveta County, examine the influence of stakeholders in the successful implementation of Cash Transfer programmes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Taita Taveta County, establish the influence of socio-cultural factors in the successful implementation of Cash Transfer programmes for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. The objectives also form the themes in literature review. A descriptive survey design research design will be adopted for the study. In the study a stratified random sampling will be done in accordance to the characteristics the elements in the population possess. The research targets managers/owners of women run SMEs in Mombasa County. The target population is about 964 but a population sample of 97 will be used. A pilot study will be conducted to check the instruments reliability and validity. Data will be collected using a structured questionnaire which will be administered personally, via e-mails, enumerators and pick them after they had been filled. Data will be coded and analyzed using the SPSS. The data will be analysed and the variables correlated to check the relationship of data. A regression model will also be fitted to check the changes in the dependent variable that can be explained by variations in the independent variables