1.5. Research Hypothesis
Higher learning institutions contribute to the process of
Rural Development in Rwanda.
1.6. Research Questions
· Do higher learning institutions in Rwanda have an
impact on rural development in Rwanda?
· Is NUR contributing in rural development in Rwanda
especially in HUYE district where it is located?
· Is SPREAD-NUR's partnership significantly influencing
rural development basing on ABAHUZAMUGAMBI Cooperative members?
1.7. Significance
The research will provide insights into important partnership
issues between SPREAD-NUR and rural community. It will try to measure levels of
empowerment from various aspects of SPREAD-NUR's contributions.
The study will attempt to develop empowerment models,
strategies and tools for developing rural communities. The study will also
looks into the roles of SPREAD and NUR in rural development. All in all, it
unlocks and makes way for effective poverty reduction strategies based on
current perspectives which can be applied widely to handle MDGs and harmonize
cooperation among the key actors: civil society, the governments, and people.
1.8. Scope of the Study
This study will be conducted in HUYE District, using the
selected Higher learning Institution National University of Rwanda in
collaboration with SPREAD to understand how they are influencing rural
development. And will only select the empowerment approach because it is the
focus of the project and is a new mechanism evolving in the development program
in Rwanda. There are many aspects to concentrate on but the study tends to
program effectiveness from the viewpoint of degree of satisfaction, objective
attainment, and perception and well being of coffee farmers grouped in
ABAHUZAMUGAMBI Cooperative.
1.9. Limitations
A limitation identifies potential weakness in the research.
One of the weaknesses in this research is that the researcher could not get
some of required data because of the respondents. Also because of limited time
and resources, this study was only limited to some of the aspects of Rural
development.
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