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Efectiveness of participatory monitoring and evaluation on achievement of community‑based water projects in Tanzania
(Applied Water Science, 2020-08-03) Kabote, S.J; Mgoba, S.A
The Government of Tanzania is struggling to implement water projects throughout the country to ensure that 90% of the population has access to clean and safe drinking water by 2025. While most of the community-based water projects fail to deliver as expected, participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E), critical for projects’ achievement, is at an infancy stage. This article determines effectiveness of PM&E on achievement of community-based water projects’ objectives. The article adopted sequential exploratory research design to collect quantitative and qualitative data. A random sample of 120 water users in the government and NGOs funded projects was involved whereby 53.3% were women. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews were used to collect qualitative data. SPSS was used to summarize descriptive statistics. Kruskal–Wallis H test was used to compare median differences between the projects, while qualitative data were subjected to content analysis. Overall, 51.7% of the respondents reported that community-based water projects’ objectives were achieved except capacity building. The projects funded by NGOs recorded high achievement relative to the government funded projects. In addition, PM&E was effective in achieving water projects’ objectives. There was a statistically significant difference in responses between low, medium and high effectiveness of PM&E (P ≤ 0.05). Majority reported high effectiveness, more so for NGOs-funded water projects. The article concludes that PM&E was effective in achieving projects’ objectives except capacity building. Therefore, it recommends strengthening of capacity building for the local communities to manage community-based water projects effectively. This is a policy issue that needs serious efforts at all levels of the government.
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of Community-Based Water Projects in Tanzania: An experience from Chamwino District in Dodoma Region
(The East African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-05) Mgoba, S.A; Kabote, S.J
This article examines Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) in community-based water projects implemented by the government and non-governmental organisations in Chamwino District. A sequential exploratory research design was adopted to collect quantitative and qualitative data employing a checklist of items, and a structured questionnaire. A random sample size of 120, water users was involved. The Mann Whitney U Test was used to analyse quantitative data while qualitative data were subjected to the content analysis. The results show that beneficiaries were involved in PM&E through ‘representation’ in governance structures including Village Water Committees, and Community Water Supply Organisations (COWSOs), and also through use of water agents, and direct involvement of individuals in different activities. Some activities like paying water charges and meeting maintenance cost, field visits and supervising project revenues were common for government and non-governmental projects while others like electing water committee members, labour and preparation of progress reports were specific for non-governmental projects. The extent of beneficiaries’ involvement in PM&E was 53.3%, with non-governmental projects showing higher beneficiaries’ involvement relative to governmental projects. The Mann Whitney U Test showed higher involvement of male relative to female respondents, and the difference was significant at 5% level of significance. The article concludes that PM&E was adopted in community-based water projects, more so in non-governmental relative to government water projects. There was an institutional arrangement of governance structures to enable PM&E by ‘representation’. Individual beneficiaries were also involved directly. The extent of involvement of beneficiaries was high among non-governmental projects relative to government ones. The article recommends the enhancement of PM&E in government projects to ensure realisation of project objectives.