CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1. Conclusion
In fighting poverty, which is rural phenomena and to promote
sustainable development high emphasis is placed on education both nationally
and internationally. Studies indicates that productivity is affected by level
of education and quality for as well
The first objective was to identify the role played by
National University of Rwanda in rural development of Rwanda. The findings
described the role played by National University of Rwanda in collaboration
with SPREAD in Chapter 4 and later on viewed the perceptions of the people. The
data showed that people are vastly empowered in the coffee production.
The second objective described the understanding on
community's perception to SPREAD-NUR's contributions in development status of
rural area. The results are summarized as follows: 74% of the respondents
complained that they are satisfied with the quality of basic health that they
are enjoying. They also mentioned that their coffee plantations have been
ameliorated and that they expect high quantity and good quality in their
production. However, after SPREAD-NUR became involved in MARABA coffee
production, 97% of the sample viewed that the washing system has been improved.
In the same way, basic health and HIV/AIDS awareness have been improved.
The third objective was to recommend measures and model of
empowerment to enhance the effectiveness of SPREAD-NUR in promoting rural
development in Rwanda. To fulfill this objective, the role of partners such as
SPREAD-NUR and targeted local population is in Chapter 4. The level of their
participation in rural development is high and active in regards to both
financing and coordinating projects toward rural development. Some operations
of SPREAD-NUR in MARABA also overlap with Local Government's operations but
they have prevented conflicts and/or transformed them into cooperation and
technical assistance for each other. They also came up with solutions for
exchanging opinions to facilitate and fill gaps in rural development in order
to serve the community together synergically.
To conclude the study, this research discovers that SPREAD-NUR
is promoting Rural Development to an extent which covers six modules.
SPREAD-NUR has helped the community by empowering them to a degree of
satisfactory development perceived by the people. Overall, the people think
that SPREAD-NUR plays a very important role in enhancing their livelihood and
social welfare through its contribution in ameliorating coffee plantation and
production of ABAUZAMUGAMBI Cooperative Members, if compared to the past.
MARABA Coffee Producers are being organized and decentralized, food is secure
due to the income from coffee which permit them to provide with other kind of
good and when food is not enough in their households income from coffee is
used, more jobs and income are being generated, natural resources are
preserved, education is improved, health conditions and services are
strengthened, and the people are better prepared for selfe-sufficient.
Next, local authorities also play vital roles as catalysts in
cooperation and facilitation in SPREAD-NUR's operation in this rural area. Last
but not least, empowerment has well promoted rural development by adequate
responds in terms of empowerment's indicators: access to information, inclusion
and participation in activities, accountability, and local organizational
capacity in the project's elements.
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