Gulilat, Awoke (2010) Achievements and Challenges of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program Implementation in Tole Ana of Southwest Shewa Zone. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
The overall objective of this study is to assess the achievements of the five years strategic plan and challenges encountered in implementing the strategic plan in the study ana Tole of the South-West Shewa Zone. In doing so, the research was aimed at assessing and finding out major challenges that hindered the strategic plan’s implementation in the study ana and forward suggestions for future performance improvements of the water supply and sanitation development endeavors. During the study, both qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed. Household survey, Key Informants interview and observation methods were the major data collection tools used to generate primary data. Moreover, all the necessary and relevant secondary data were also used to substantiate the primary data. Data analysis of the research was done by using both descriptive statistics (for quantitative data) and triangulating the findings of different research tools and data sources one with the other (for qualitative data). It has been depicted that less emphasis was given to low cost and easily manageable water supply technologies such as on spot springs and hand dug wells with hand pump schemes. Implementing bodies have shown unjustified inclination to high cost water supply technologies such as deep wells and machine drilled shallow wells though there is good ground water potential which could be developed at community level with low cost and simple and easily manageable technologies. The absence of well organized water resources database (both developed and potentially to be developed) as to the ana is also another problem encountered in making appropriate and cost efficient water supply technology selection especially on NGOs implemented projects. The weak integration among stakeholders is also another challenge which resulted in inefficient utilization of available scarce capital and human resources. The absence of well coordinated monitoring and evaluation system has also affected the construction quality of water supply projects and their timely completion. Moreover, the very limited financial, human and material resources capacity of local implementing bodies such as ana water resources office, less emphasis for constructed water supply schemes’ management and the scattered settlement pattern of the people have been also among challenges encountered during the implementation of the strategic plan which resulted in the slow pace of the water supply and sanitation development. Therefore, it is found recommendable to establish a well organized water resources database at ana level so that rational and appropriate water supply options selection could be fairly made. It is also found important to focus on community based low cost and easily manageable water supply options that could be developed with the local capacity by mobilizing the community at large with the technical support of local service providers using the available limited capital resources. It is also recommendable to build the capacity of the ana water resource office by finance, logistics and materials and manpower (experienced professionals) so that it can give timely response for communities’ inquiry and can perform its duties successfully with its full capacity. Moreover, it is found recommendable to give due emphasis for the developed water supply schemes’ management to ensure their sustainability. The coordination of all stakeholders being involved in the water sector development should also be well strengthened so that efficient utilization of available scarce resources and improved pace of the sector development could be achieved.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Tim Khabala |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2018 12:44 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2018 12:44 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5896 |
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