Community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects: The case of Uyui district, Tabora region, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Mahinda K. M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-04T13:19:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-04T13:19:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study on community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects was conducted in Uyui District in Tabora Region, Tanzania. The overall objective of this study was to assess the level and impact of community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects in Uyui District specifically the study assessed; the level of awareness toward the concept of community participation; to examine community participation; to examine the management system; and to identify main determining factors that influence sustainability of donor funded rural water supply projects. A cross-sectional research design was applied; semi and structured interview schedule and FGD were used to collect primary data. Sample size of 140 respondents was drawn through multi-stage sampling technique. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 12.0 version, FGD was used to verify responses from respondents and chi-square to test the significant difference between variables. The study findings show that 88.4% of respondents were aware on participation concept and majority of water users participated in project identification 34.3%, implementation 33.5% and 2.1% not participated. Findings in the study area show that village assembly, village governments, water users committee and village water committee were cited as responsible organs in management of water projects. Generally, findings revealed that 90.6% of respondents said that donor funded water projects were not sustainable, and sustainability of water projects was not only influenced by community participation. This study therefore recommends that; Typology of community participation should not be accepted without appropriate clarification before project inception; deliberate efforts should be made by LGAs to educate and disseminate information to the public concerning the reviewed rural water supply policy; establishment of WUGs and water fund right; provision of good and timely quarterly progress reports on expenditure and income accrued from water service delivery to the water users. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6907 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Community participation in donor | |
| dc.subject | Funded rural water | |
| dc.subject | Water supply projects | |
| dc.subject | Uyui district | |
| dc.subject | Sustainability of donor | |
| dc.title | Community participation in donor funded rural water supply projects: The case of Uyui district, Tabora region, Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Thesis |