Browsing by Author "Mutavi, Teresia"

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    The Emerging Social Work techniques in Youth Empowerment programs: A case Study of Youth Empowerment Organizations in Nairobi County.
    (International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2018-02-02) Otieno, Edwine Jeremiah; Okatta, Timothy Osiru; Ndege, Wilkins Muhingi; Mutavi, Teresia; Okuku, Michael Tedd; Odero, Vitalis Okoth; Mwendwa, David Kimaili
    Traditional techniques used in social work have become obsolete and ineffective in meeting the contemporary needs of the dynamic population. This has led to the development of new social work techniques that seek to achieve social transformation among the youth. These innovations which are being implemented by youth empowerment organizations are important not only to the social workers that utilize them and their clients but also for the upcoming professionals and institutions that provide services to the youth. The overall objective of this paper is to unravel the emerging innovative social work techniques applied by youth empowerment organizations that seek to achieve social transformation among the youth. This study is grounded on diffusion of innovation model and linear models of innovation. This study reviewed different articles related to social work techniques, social work methods, social work intervention books, youth empowerment programs, social innovations, and existing local and international literature using different material from related fields to get rich information. The reviewed literature revealed that there were new social work techniques that have emerged to address the needs of the contemporary and dynamic urban youth population. These innovations have neither been documented nor shared with other organizations and social work practitioners. Social workers also face challenges in developing new techniques and these contributes to poor outcomes with the concurrent diversity of the social problems. This study recommends documentation of emerging social work interventions in youth empowerment and development programs, sharing of information and utilization on the new techniques and methodologies among social workers working with the youth. Social workers need to be trained on how to utilize social research to enhance their capacity in technique development, and organizing regular seminars and workshops where social workers can share and learn more about the new and emerging social work interventions.
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    Promoting a Bi-partisan Approach in Responding to the Contemporary Socio-economic Challenges in Kenya.
    (International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2017-12-01) Okatta, Timothy Osiru; Otieno, Edwine Jeremiah; Ndege, Wilkins Muhingi; Mutavi, Teresia; Okuku, Michael Tedd; Odero, Vitalis Okoth; Mwendwa, David Kimaili
    The contemporary political landscape in Kenya has been marred by political antagonism and unhealth competition among the political actors. The Kenyan citizens have bore the brunt of the negative outcomes of this approach to political engagement in seeking solutions to their socioeconomic challenges like poor roads, lack of access to health and educational facilities especially in marginalized areas, high crime rate, inflation, unemployment among others. There is need for a paradigm shift to ensure positive socioeconomic outcomes are achieved. This paper therefore seeks to demonstrate how a bi-partisan approach in responding to the contemporary socio-economic challenges can help achieve socioeconomic development and milestones in Kenya. This study is grounded on political theory while the Search, Appraisal, Synthesis and Analysis (SALSA) framework was used to review different articles from revered journals related to bipartisan policy, non-confrontational political approaches and pragmatic political ideals. The reviewed literatures revealed that achieving bipartisanship in a competitive political environment is a tedious process but ultimately if achieved produces positive socio-economic outcomes like fast tracking of bills and policies in parliament meant to ensure provision of services to the people, value addition to suggested ideas and minimal obstruction in the implementation of projects and services to the people. The study recommends a wide stakeholder engagement and intensive training of Non state actors like the Civil Society groups, State actors like elected representatives at the, Constituency, County and National assembly on the value of bipartisanship and how to engage positively on issues of common good. These bipartisan ideals that will enhance their service delivery and ensure socio-economic development at the constituency. County and National levels.
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    Socio-Cultural Factors Associated with Gender-Based Violence Survivors Assessing Legal Services in Makueni County, Kenya
    (Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education, 2021-04-10) Kasyoka, Lennah Asami; Mutavi, Teresia; Muhingi, Wilkins Ndege; Ondicho, Tom; Gitau, Catherine
    The study interrogated barriers among women survivor to legal redress on gender-based violence. It was a qualitative research design utilising in-depth Interviews, Case Narratives and Key Informant Interviews as the main methods of data collection. There were 20 women survivors of gender-based violence aged 18 yearsMand above. Data was analysed using content analysis and presented in the form of narratives with verbatim quotes to magnify the informants’ voices. Intimate partners meted physical violence, sexual violence, marital violence, economic violence and psychological/emotional violence to women. Survivors of gender-based violence sought help from village elders, clan elders, sub-chiefs, chiefs, police officers and the courts. Barriers included ignorance of legal process and lack of referral systems of cases and the police referred women to clan elders - when clan elders, who were unable to resolve the cases refer them back again to the police. Women did not access legal services because of economic dependency, poverty and illiteracy, corruption, poor referral systems for gender-based violence, culture and its socialization, law enforcement on institutional barriers, lack of awareness on laws and legal procedures/process, fear of consequences from family members and legal barriers. GBV leads to long lasting consequences such as death, physical disabilities, emotional and psychological disorders as well as medical problems like heart problems that include high blood pressure. There is also need to sensitize the community on gender-based violence laws and policies in order to totally eradicate the legal barriers that women face in court processes as they seek legal services.
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    Socio-Economic Effects of Cattle-Rustling in Borabu Sub-County, Nyamira County, Kenya
    (IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2017-10-01) Anyango, Daisy Yvonne; Muhingi, Wilkins Ndege; Okuku, Michael Tedd; Mutavi, Teresia; Mwalw‘a, Shem
    The main aim of this study was to determine the socio-economic effects of cattle rustling in Borabu Sub-County. The study sought to answer the following research questions: What are the social effects of cattle rustling in Borabu? What are the economic effects of cattle rustling in Borabu Sub-County? What are the socioeconomic challenges observed in trying to curb cattle rustling in Borabu? The theoretical framework for this study was the social cubism theory, Queer Ladder Theory of Mobility, supplemented by one of its components - the Alien Conspiracy Theory. A parallel convergent mixed method was adopted whereby the researcher. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected the data concurrently, analyzed interpreted and the findings were in tandem with the study‘s objectives. The study targeted 90 youths, 97 cattle herders, 13 county education directors and school heads and 50 community members including elders and religious leaders of Borabu SubCounty. By using Fishers formula the researcher arrived at a sample size of 258 respondents. Simple random sampling procedure was used to arrive at 30 percent of the total population. Proportionate Stratified Sampling was used to select respondents from each ward. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in pie charts as well as frequency tables while qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis also involving thematic organization and transforming data for analysis. The study revealed that cattle rustling in Borabu Sub-County was propagated by traditional practices, economic gains, illiteracy, marginalization and poor governance tendencies. The study concluded that cattle rustling had crippled various forms of development. For instance the right to life was being violated by the raiders who stole, killed and destroyed people and property. The right to food and property was also violated in the process of raiding which rendered the community to rely on relief food. The development of social and physical infrastructure was greatly stagnated. All these calamities had been linked to the causative factor- cattle rustling which called for the need to address the problem so as to pave way for effective development incentives. Thus the study recommended that the community should be enlightened on contemporary ways of life involving ways of adapting to the current times. In order to improve the situation on the area the government in partnership with nongovernmental organizations should engage in infrastructural development geared towards adopting development initiatives