Abstract  

Common Initiative Group projects are established in most of the communities as a strategy to create jobs and alleviate poverty.

In the area under investigation, Common Initiative Group projects were established by members of communities but some of them failed and others are not sustainable in economic terms.

This study assessed the reasons for failure of common initiative group projects in Donga Mantung Division.

The objectives of the study were to determine the reasons for failure of common initiative group projects. Questionnaires and interviews were employed to collect information.

The study makes use of tools such as tables, bar charts, coefficient, and regression analyses in the presentation and processing of data.

The study revealed that lack of funds, poor project management, poor management of funds, lack of commitment and motivation, low level of education of project members, lack of youth involvement in Common Initiative Group projects, lack of monitoring and evaluation by government officials and community leaders, lack of training and unavailability of workshops for project members and lack of government involvement in addressing project challenges were identified as the reasons for the failure of common initiative group projects.

It is therefore recommended that the group members be properly trained on matters relating to projects in all dimensions so as to be able to know what projects truly entail.

Funds should be properly managed such that the available funds are used exactly for what they are meant for.

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