Determinants of Sustainable Water Supply Managed by Community-Based Organizations in Tanganyika district

Sabuni, Alkam (2024) Determinants of Sustainable Water Supply Managed by Community-Based Organizations in Tanganyika district. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the factors influencing the sustainability of water supply schemes managed by communities in the Tanganyika district. Specifically, the study assessed the role of economic factors in promoting the sustainability of community water-based organizations, role of institutional factors in promoting the sustainability of community water-based organizations and role of technical factors in promoting the sustainability of community water-based organizations in the Tanganyika district. The quantitative survey and structured questionnaire were employed to collect data from water scheme managers. The study sample included 380 respondents who were randomly selected from a population of 16,008 families. The study employed regression analysis. The research findings revealed that economic, technical, and institutional factors positively and significantly influenced the sustainability of community water-based organizations in the Tanganyika district. The study recommends community water-based organizations to foster economic viability through financial support mechanisms and improve technical expertise through training programs. The study further recommends strengthening institutional governance structures to ensure transparent decision-making and accountability in community water-based organizations. The Governance theory was applied to assess how economic, institutional, and technical factors promoted the sustainability of community water-based organizations in the Tanganyika district. Keywords:Determinants, Sustainability of Communitywater Based Organizations, Tanzania

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