Browsing by Author "Kavulya, Joseph"

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EIB investment in education outside the EU
(Co-operative Bank of Kenya, 2017-12-13) Waithaka, Jackie; Kavulya, Joseph
Through the EIB’s Private Enterprise Finance Facility, an amount equivalent to EUR 1.1m was allocated to The Co-operative Bank of Kenya which on-lent the same to The Catholic University of Eastern Africa(CUEA) towards part-financing the construction of a learning resource centre at the Lang’ata campus, Nairobi. The facility is to used for financing of up to 50% of the total cost of each of the projects targeting private enterprises in agro industry, fishing, food processing, manufacturing, construction industry, transport, tourism, private education and healthcare and services. The bank granted Term Loan facility of Kshs. 750.0 Million for construction of Learning Resource Centre the total cost of the project being about Kshs. 1.7 Billion. The Pope Paul VI Learning Resource Centre (LRC) consists of three buildings namely a 3000 seater ultra modern Library, a 1200 seater state-of-the-art Conference facility and a 500 seater Cafeteria, all arranged around a 50m by 40m central Square and tied together by a covered walkway with outdoor seating.
Influence of institutionalized care of the elderly on psychosocial well-being of the elderly in Kenya: a case of Nyumba ya Wazee nairobi County Kenya
(2016) Kago, Moses Kamau; Kavulya, Joseph; Mutua, Daniel M.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of institutionalized care on psychosocial well-being of the elderly in Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted a case study research design. The study population comprised of 118 persons who included the institutions managers, staffs and the elderly persons in Nyumba ya Wazee. A census methodology was used for the managers and staffs (50) whereas purposive sampling was used to sample the elderly persons (20) within the institution. The data was collected using structured questionnaires while interview schedules was administered to the aged people within the Home. The collected data was entered and coded into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for analysis. Frequencies, percentages and means was presented. Results: The study found out that institutionalized care for the old was found to influence psychosocial well-being of elderly. The care given to the elderly was found to be very important because it influences their psychosocial well-being and hence improves the lives of the elderly at large. Institution policy framework was found to influence the psychosocial well-being of elderly. Old person placed in the institution for the aged do have relative caregivers though they are also assigned non-relative caregivers. Further it was clear from this study that old people are comfortable with the policy frame work for the institution and they have good attitude towards their caregivers which influences positively towards their psychosocial well-being. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study recommended that care institutions should ensure that the elderly have a life satisfaction in terms of the ability to transform negative to positive outcome. The care institution should ensure that the elderly never lack basic needs and their health is good. Institutions should ensure caregivers within the institution are well trained and receive on-the-job training to effectively look after the elderly. The community at large should support the management towards ensuring that the institution provides the care to the elderly.
Library and information science education in the 21st century: report of a needs assessment study for training of LIS professionals in Kenya
(Finesse Publishing, 2006) Kavulya, Joseph
The library and information science field in Kenya is currently characterised by a proliferation of training programmes at all levels of study. Whereas some of the courses are created and offered by local universities and tertiary institutions other are provided through distance learning by foreign institutions. At the same time the global society is characterised by changes that affect practice in information field worldwide. This study was carried out as a contribution to the effort to understand the kind of curriculum for training of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals that equips its graduates with the right skills, knowledge and values required by the society and the current job market in Kenya.
The Role of Development Informatics in Wealth Creation among Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study from Kenya
(International Development Informatics Association., 2022-06) Kiringai Kamau; Guthiga, Paul Maina; Kavulya, Joseph
Development Informatics (DI) seeks to develop and disseminate theoretically-grounded and practice-oriented understanding of information and ICTs for socio-economic development. Good examples of DI application include integration of developmental ICTs in policy, economics, e-agriculture, e-governance, e-business and e-learning. Agriculture promotes the greening of the environment, a common feature in most rural agriculture. Seen from this perspective then DI focuses on technology solutions associated with systems and ICTs that bridge the efficiency gaps, resulting to growth in the economic and social good of all people. They are mechanisms and infrastructure for sharing and exchanging knowledge generated through research at national and regional levels and boosts human capital’s ability to rapidly absorb and use them. This paper reports on a DI initiative carried out to smallholder Diary farmers to enable them fetch better prices for their produce earns from the marketplace. This approach was to diminish the abuse of information asymmetries created by middlemen in the marketplace who use it to exploit farmers. This paper presents an in-depth analysis of how to change this scenario by promoting research in ICTs that integrate agricultural value chain activities of inputs, production care, harvesting, post harvest processing and management, and eventual marketing. The paper proposes the need to propagate research that integrates DI in smallholder farmer activities if knowledge and wealth are to be generated. This way DI emerges as a tool for achieving pro-poor empowerment and hence increases the wealth of a nation. The paper concludes that institutionalization of DI among smallholder farmer initiatives can provide an avenue for achieving success in sustainable DI implementation.