Abstract:
The objective of this research is to examine to what extent the efforts encountered by Plan Sudan are helped in upgrading the capacity of local leaders in Guli locality-White Nile state, and to validate the relevance of the training topics and efforts exerted in this field.
Five villages were selected out of 36 villages that Plan Sudan support in Guli locality , with the aim of commencing and leave behind a sustainable rural development.
In each villages there were a committee of seventeen (17) members appointed or nominated by the community, irrespective to their sex.
The questionnaire was prepared, based on the support that Plan Sudan provided to strengthen the capacity of the leaders; direct individual interviewing, was conducted, by researcher and the support team.
The collected data were organized, tabulated, and analysed using statistical package of social science (SPSS) mainly to summarize frequencies and percentage, as well qualitative data were also collected from the key informants (non governmental organization managers)
Some of the research findings are:
1. The committees are not limited to male sex (male and females are active and exist, 22% females.
2. Age groups are less than 20 years up to over 60 years old.
3. 85% of the respondents are married, 14% single cases, 1% is divorced.
4. 98% are literate.
5. Leadership among the group is a successive and inherited between the rural people, 96% of the respondents experience leader's role from (one year to five years)
6. 79% of the respondents acknowledged by the usefulness of the training and ensure that it help them up grading their capacity, as well it facilitates their leadership roles.
7. The research indicate that 99% of the respondents confirm that the training affect their capacity, it makes them seeing nothing valued than accomplishing objectives.
8. All the managers mentioned that the most basic topics for capacity building are (Group work, meeting management, participation, transparency and team building)
9. All managers concluded that training always have apriority in all programs they do.
Based on the findings the major research recommendations are:
1. Need assessment must be carried prior any training program.
2. Trainer’s selection and/or nomination must be processed in a common meeting.
3. Exchange visit to other communities evolving and encouraging participants
