Determinants of Project Economic Sustainability.

Kakuru,, Tama (2024) Determinants of Project Economic Sustainability. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania..

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Abstract

The study examined the determinants of economic sustainability of projects with reference to community based water supply (CBWSOs) organisations in Karagwe district council. Specifically it examined the extent to which payment of services rendered influence the economic sustainability of projects; assessed the influence of cost recovery mechanisms on economic sustainability of projects and determined how reliance on external funding influences economic sustainability of projects (ESP) managed by CBWSOs. Resource based view theory with explanatory research design along with a mixed approach that utilized the questionnaire and interview guide, 150 respondents used to collect data. Data collected were analysed through content and descriptive analysis. Multiple regression analysis was employed to measure the effects of independent variables on dependent variable. The results revealed that poor household economy affected the payment of services rendered from the fact that when the household economy becomes poor, necessitates poor payment of servicesa. Findings show that cost recovery mechanisms enhanced the economic sustainability of projects managed by CBWSOs by improving cooperation and management of finance with external agencies, community participation in operation and maintenance costs while seeking government subsidy to recover costs that cannot be managed by users. Reliance on external funding influenced ESP. Conclusively, while donor funding maintained economic sustainability, the reliance on government subsidy resulted into non-economic sustainability of water schemes. It is recommended that non-economic sustainability of water schemes is unwelcome thus improving the economy of households in important. Keywords: Economic Sustainability, Project, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Wataer

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