Effect of Project Planning Practices on Performance of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Project Implemented by Health Development Initiative in Kicukiro District, Rwanda

Alice Akimana and Jean De Dieu Dushimimana
University of Kigali
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3036-5181
Email: aliceakimanao73@gmail.com

Abstract: The general purpose of the study was to examine the effect of project planning practices on the performance of the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Project implemented by Health Development Initiative in Kicukiro District, Rwanda. Specifically, the study assessed the effect of resources planning, analysed the effect of risk mitigation planning, determined the effect of stakeholders engagement planning, and examined the effect of monitoring and evaluation planning on project performance. The study was guided by Resource-Based View Theory, Stakeholder Theory, Theory of Change, and Systems Theory. A descriptive and correlational research design was applied to a target population of 188 stakeholders using a census strategy, from which 177 complete questionnaires were obtained. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS Version 29 through descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and multiple regression. The findings established significant positive effects for resources planning (B = 0.320, t = 4.211, p = 0.000), risk mitigation planning (B = 0.185, t = 2.984, p = 0.003), stakeholders engagement planning (B = 0.152, t = 2.621, p = 0.009), and monitoring and evaluation planning (B = 0.219, t = 3.000, p = 0.003). The model explained 74.3% of the variation in project performance (R² = 0.743). The study concluded that strengthening the four planning practices improved the performance of the SRHR Project and recommended continued attention to resource scheduling, risk response planning, stakeholder participation, and monitoring arrangements.