Social Change Term Paper
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
School of Continuing and Distance education, Department of Extra-Mural Studies. Evening programme- Nairobi Campus
TERM PAPER: Based on experiences from Kenya and elsewhere, discuss why taking development to the people is a fallacy.
Presented By: Mwangangi Yvonne Nzisa
Student Reg No: L50/76138/2014
Unit Code: LDP 611
Unit Title: Social Change and Community Development
Presented To: Prof. David Macharia
Group: B
A Term Paper Assignment Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the Project Design, Planning and Implementation Course, part of Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management (PPM)
INTRODUCTION
A Fallacy refers to a statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference. Viewed as incorrectness of reasoning or belief; the quality of being deceptive.
Whereas development can imply to the act or process of developing i.e growth; progress and economic development. In Kenya it involves emphasis on self-help, mutual support, the building up of neighborhood integration, the development of neighborhood capacities for problem-solving and self-representation, and the promotion of collective action to bring a community's preferences to the attention of political decision-makers.
At independence, the Government of Kenya identified illiteracy, disease, ignorance and poverty as the main problems to community development in Kenya. Involvement of the community was identified as the best method of combating the vices. It entailed mobilization and participation of communities, groups and individuals in socio-economic activities.
After independence, Kenya promoted rapid economic growth through public investment, encouragement of smallholder agricultural production, and incentives for private often foreign industrial investment.
Since 1963, Kenya has been pursuing development that is focused on eradicating hunger, illiteracy and diseases. The three pillars of sustainable development are
School of Continuing and Distance education, Department of Extra-Mural Studies. Evening programme- Nairobi Campus
TERM PAPER: Based on experiences from Kenya and elsewhere, discuss why taking development to the people is a fallacy.
Presented By: Mwangangi Yvonne Nzisa
Student Reg No: L50/76138/2014
Unit Code: LDP 611
Unit Title: Social Change and Community Development
Presented To: Prof. David Macharia
Group: B
A Term Paper Assignment Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the Project Design, Planning and Implementation Course, part of Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management (PPM)
INTRODUCTION
A Fallacy refers to a statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference. Viewed as incorrectness of reasoning or belief; the quality of being deceptive.
Whereas development can imply to the act or process of developing i.e growth; progress and economic development. In Kenya it involves emphasis on self-help, mutual support, the building up of neighborhood integration, the development of neighborhood capacities for problem-solving and self-representation, and the promotion of collective action to bring a community's preferences to the attention of political decision-makers.
At independence, the Government of Kenya identified illiteracy, disease, ignorance and poverty as the main problems to community development in Kenya. Involvement of the community was identified as the best method of combating the vices. It entailed mobilization and participation of communities, groups and individuals in socio-economic activities.
After independence, Kenya promoted rapid economic growth through public investment, encouragement of smallholder agricultural production, and incentives for private often foreign industrial investment.
Since 1963, Kenya has been pursuing development that is focused on eradicating hunger, illiteracy and diseases. The three pillars of sustainable development are
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