Effect of SAGE on beneficiary's relationship between their households and the community in Rwanyamahembe sub-county, Mbarara district

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating the effects of SAGE on beneficiaries' relationships between their households and the community in Rwanyamahembe Sub County, Mbarara District. The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development implemented the SAGE program in 2010 to provide financial support to older persons, thereby improving their quality of life and enhancing social Inclusion. The objectives of this study are to assess the effect of SAGE on community relationships between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in Rwanyamahembe sub-county, to examine the effects of SAGE on household interactions and relationships between beneficiaries and other family members in Rwanyamahembe sub-county, and to examine how SAGE has influenced state-citizen relationships of beneficiaries in Rwanyamahembe sub-county. The study further employed a mixed-methods exploratory sequential research design in the data collection and analysis. This helped me to gain a more complete understanding of the effect of SAGE on beneficiaries’ relationships between their households and community by enhancing the validity and reliability of my study findings. Mixed methods is a research approach that combines quantitative and qualitative methods within a single or series of studies. This approach helps to address research questions by leveraging the strengths of both methodologies while compensating for individual limitations. The significance of this study is to generate evidence for national policy making and also act as a point of reference to different relevant stakeholders such as policy makers about the effectiveness of SAGE project in Uganda, contribute to existing body of knowledge on Uganda’s Social protection especially on how targeted financial assistance can improve household cohesion and community relationship among the less empowered or vulnerable groups of the community and also shed light on how cash transfers such as SAGE influence intra and inter- household relationships within communities.