Managing the implementation of the behavioural change project at inter-religious council of Uganda

Abstract

The study examined the implementation of behavioral change project by Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU). The study sample comprised of 390 respondents who were behavior change project team members and Faith congregations from Kampala, Wakiso and Mpigi district. The study findings show there was planning before the implementation of the behavioral change project with Project Supervisors paying attention to time scheduling of project activities, a standard reporting system and that all stakeholders were involved in project implementation activities. The findings also show that there was donor’s interference in the smooth running of the project. The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) is experiencing difficulty in finding sufficient, appropriate and continuous funding for its work. Proper resource scheduling expenditure, timely planning, and timely disbursements of funds, and teamwork among stakeholders will improve implementation of behavioral change project. In conclusion the Behavior change project seem to have a positive impact on the lives of people and having a work plan that is understood by all its actors involved. However, threats especially, donors interference in the running of the project¸ late disbursement of project funds seem to be hampering project implementation. The study recommends adoption of an appropriate budget and timely disbursement of funds to run project activities, promotion of teamwork among the stakeholders, a proper system to track project progress, proper resource scheduling and project selection and prioritizing of project activities to ensure satisfaction of stakeholders, timely planning of project activities and improving project estimation process of resources and expenditure.