The Impact of Area Development Committees in Sustainable Asset Based Community Development-Ta Kambwiri, Salima District Malawi

Author(s): Nellie Chisomo Seyani and Dr. Adugna Abebe Bihonegn

Abstract:

Community’s participation is of great importance for sustainable development According to the UN’s community participation is a process by which people take an active and influential role in shaping decisions that affect their lives. In this context the establishment and empowerment of community development structures such as Area Development Committees is very vital to ensure sustainability of development initiatives. This study was aimed at examining the impact of Area Development Committees (ADCs) in the sustainability of the asset-based community development. The study was informed by a descriptive research design. It employed both probability sampling and non-probability sampling targeting a total of 100 respondents comprising of key informants (KI) which has included members of ADCs, traditional leaders and extension/community development workers or project officers. This researcher administered a semi structured questionnaire to the main respondents of the study who were community members. From the findings the majority of the respondents reported that they required some kind of incentive to become completely functional towards their community development. The study shows that respondents disagree that community members have self-motivation in the participation because it is realized that committee members do not find any intrinsic value, hence do not find it motivating. The researcher recommends that community members and their leadership should come up with locally devised methodologies of income generating to enable these committees to be functional.

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