Richard Owino Okoth|Pius Odunga|C.O. Oduke
Role of Community Capacity Building in Ensuring Sustainability of Food Security Project: A Case of the Millennium Villages Project in Bar Sauri, Gem- Kenya
study explored functional role community capacity building ensuring sustainability barsauri millennium villages project beyond five years funding period study used descriptive survey research design interview schedule questionnaires establish sustainability tangible benefits mvp questionnaire administered 380 respondents selected simple random sampling response rate 79 obtained descriptive statistical techniques used present findings data analyzed using spss version 19 findings indicate trained community leaders help villagers understand mvp goals however residents barsauri competent enough sustaining mvp donor funding ends mvp introduced several sustainability interventions effective strategy financial literacy study following strategies capacity building new projects similar mvp found training marketing involving community conception stage project decision making stages concerning project training farm management post harvesting practices storage diversification agricultural activities improvement educational institutions millennium village study recommended research carried barsauri encompassing variables included study similar research conducted mvp sites africa ruhiira uganda pampaida nigeria bonsaaso ghana mwandana malawi studies relate effective implementation programs support policies mvps kenya africa carried studies cover strategies used successful mvps sustaining project beyond donor funded period scale local national international food security programs