Title: The Effects of Resource Mobilization on the Success and Sustainability of Community Projects: A Case of the Care Relief Project in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia
Authors: Mohamud Mohamed Nur, Dr. Friday Christopher
Volume: 10
Issue: 9
Pages: 174-184
Publication Date: 2026/09/28
Abstract:
This study determined the effects of resource mobilization on the success and sustainability of community projects under the CARE relief project in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia. A descriptive correlational design combined a structured questionnaire survey with key informant interviews. From a target population of 750 stakeholders, a sample of 251 was determined using Slovin's formula at a 5% margin of error and selected through stratified random sampling for the quantitative component, while 10 key informants were purposively selected for the qualitative component. Quantitative data were obtained from 250 valid respondents (99.6% response rate), while all 10 planned key informant interviews were successfully conducted (100% response rate). Descriptive results rated resource mobilization high overall (Mean = 3.52, SD = 1.10), with the perceived influence of effective resource mobilization on project success rated highest and the project's mechanisms to mobilize additional resources when needed rated lowest, the only item interpreted as Moderate. The success of community projects was rated high overall (Mean = 3.71, SD = 1.04). Inferential analysis found a strong, statistically significant positive correlation between resource mobilization and project success (r = 0.681, p < 0.01). Regression analysis showed that resource mobilization explained 46.4% of the variance in project success (Rē = 0.464; Adjusted Rē = 0.462; ? = 0.681; F(1,248) = 258.80, p < 0.001), leading to rejection of the null hypothesis. The findings support Participatory Development Theory and the Resource-Based View. A closer contextual reading nonetheless revealed a contingency gap: routine resource mobilization, staffing, materials, and day-to-day funding, was rated comparatively strong, while the mechanisms for mobilizing supplementary resources under unforeseen circumstances were consistently the weakest and least developed dimension, mirroring the sustainability shortfall documented for the projects themselves. The study recommends transparent, centralized resource-tracking frameworks, stronger internal resource-mobilization schedules, and structured community contribution mechanisms to close this gap.