Impact of monitoring and evaluation practices on water supply projects performance

Herman, Aggrey K. (2023) Impact of monitoring and evaluation practices on water supply projects performance. Doctoral thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study assessed the impact of monitoring and evaluation practices on water supply projects performance in selected water projects in Dodoma City Council, Tanzania .The research was guided by the following specific objectives; to assess influence of M&E planning on water supply project performance in DCC, to examine M&E financing strategies on the water supply project performance in DCC; to examine the extent to which skilled human resources in M&E affect water supply project performance in DCC and to assess the community participation for moderating the impact on water supply projects performance in DCC.Theory of Change (TOC), evaluation and program theory were used in this study. The study used the cross-sectional survey descriptive research design, mixed method research approach was employed to collect data. A sample size of 170 respondents was considered as calculated by the Yamane formula (1967). Tools used to collect primary data were the semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression and correlation statistics analysis were deployed to analyse data. The findings revealed that M&E financing strategies and skilled human resources in monitoring and evaluation have a statistically significant relationship (β=0.083, p<0.05) and (β = 0.960, p<0.05). Monitoring and evaluation planning and skilled human resources has significant positive impact (P<0.05). The study concluded that water supply project performance has been influenced by M&E planning, Financing of M&E strategies, Skilled human resources in M&E and community participation on water supply projects. The study recommended that MDAs, PISCs and LGAs should institutionalize M&E practices for implementation of water supply projects. Keywords: Monitoring and evaluation practices, water supply, community participation

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