The study investigated the type of training the person(s) that were in charge of running
the affairs of the group had undertaken. The results revealed that 54 per cent of those who
manage the MSEs had no training at all, while 38 per cent had some limited project
management knowledge, and 7 per cent had technical knowledge. When asked about the
length of time one had managed the MSEs, 73 per cent of the respondents indicated that
they had ran the MSEs for less than five years. A total of 8 per cent had run the project for
a period between five and ten years, and 19 per cent had run the MSEs for over ten years.
The results therefore show that most WGs’ MSEs are run by inexperienced people. This
had a negative impact on the project’s success and sustainability. The study sought to find
out any non-financial support that the government, NGOs, and donors had provided to
WGs and whether this included managerial training. The results are presented in Table IX.