https://research-advances.org/index.php/RAJMSS/issue/feedIRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267)2024-01-03T03:30:46+00:00Editorial Officeeditor@irajournal.orgOpen Journal Systems<p>IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267) is a scholarly publication for assimilating, reviewing and publishing thought-provoking ideas and conclusions which have an attributable impact on the disciplines of Management and Social Sciences. The journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed and open access online publication.</p><p>The journal participates in leading academic databases worldwide by making its published content available on a continuous basis. The journal’s efforts of making its content available and accessible are in line with the mandate of open access as per <a title="UNESCO's Open Access Portal" href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/" target="_blank">UNESCO's Global Open Access Portal</a> and the <a title="Budapest Open Access Initiative" href="http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read" target="_blank">Budapest Open Access Initiative</a>, the journal being the signatory to the later. Additionally, the journal's content is available worldwide via the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).</p><p><a title="Public Notice" href="/Notice/PublicNotice.pdf" target="_blank">PUBLIC NOTICE</a></p>https://research-advances.org/index.php/RAJMSS/article/view/1816Khaled Hosseini’s Judgment in the Kite Runner Towards Pashtun and Hazara Identities2023-11-29T03:36:52+00:00Bilal Wazirieditor@irajournal.orgMohammad Dawood Mangaleditor@irajournal.orgKamal Deen Kamaleditor@irajournal.orgThis study aims to analyze Khaled Hossein’s judgment in <em>The Kite Runner</em> towards Pashtun and Hazara identities from different angles, and has achieved the real image of two highlighted identities in <em>The Kite Runner</em>. In the novel, in most events, or scenes the Pashtun identity is massively exaggerated and stereotyped as racist, cruel, uncivilized, savage, and prejudiced throughout the novel. Whereas, Hazarz's identity is depicted as helpless, poor, discriminated, inferiors, and victims of Pashtun's mastery. For this purpose, the research is conducted qualitatively. Qualitative is based on library research, which involves the step-by-step process used to gather information from different relevant literary books. The findings of the study show all the events that have been described in the novel might not been found in the real society of Afghanistan, but some have been described by Khaled Hosseini in the novel are accurate. The study intends to analyze and elucidate the above derogations and propaganda about both highlighted (Pashtun and Hazara) identities by Hosseini in <em>The Kite Runner </em>through the text.2023-11-29T03:36:14+00:00Copyright (c) 2023 IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267)https://research-advances.org/index.php/RAJMSS/article/view/1825Influence of Project Champions on Sustainability of Early Childhood Development Projects: Case of Baby-Friendly Community Initiative in Dagoretti North Constituency Nairobi County Kenya2024-01-03T03:30:46+00:00Kepha Emmanuel Obulemireeditor@irajournal.orgEvans Vidija Sagwaeditor@irajournal.org<span>The aim of the study was to find out the influence of project champions on the sustainability of Early Childhood Development (ECD) projects, a case of the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) project in Dagoretti North Constituency Nairobi County, Kenya. The study was guided by the system approach theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was made up of 507 BFCI project stakeholders while the sample size was 211. The researchers used self-administered questionnaires to collect quantitative data while an interview guide was used to collect qualitative data in the research. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Data collected from the study was analyzed with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 23.0). Triangulated qualitative data was analyzed through themes and content analysis. The study found that </span><span lang="EN-GB">project champions determine the sustainability of ECD projects with a high correlation value. Indicators like commitment, confidence level, influence on the community, and the connections a project champion has in the community play a significant role in the sustainability of projects. In-depth discussions with the key informants indicated the importance of project champions. </span><span>Regression analysis indicated that project champions were significant in predicting the sustainability of ECD Projects. The study recommends that </span><span lang="EN-GB">project champions should be appreciated through tokens to motivate them to champion community projects and be involved in planning projects to ensure to take into account the cultural contexts.</span>2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2024 IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267)