Assessing the Relationship between Factors for CBPs Sustainability and Community Development: The case of Kihansi Catchment Conservation and Management Project in Mufindi Tanzania.

Mulinda, Fredrick Fulgence (2023) Assessing the Relationship between Factors for CBPs Sustainability and Community Development: The case of Kihansi Catchment Conservation and Management Project in Mufindi Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed the relationship between factors for Community-Based Projects (CBPs) sustainability and community development in Mufindi District. Specifically, the study focused on identifying socio-economic factors for CBPs sustainability at Mufindi District; examined local community’s perception on CBPs in contributing to socio-economic development at Mufindi District and lastly, it assessed the relationship between the CBPs’ sustainability and the socio-economic development at Mufindi District. The study employed questionnaire and interviews for data collection. The study found that 74% of local community claimed to have accessed socioeconomic benefits such water supply, power, part-time jobs, beekeeping operations, and forest plantation projects; 50.6% of local community members had a good perspective of their informed responsibilities in Kihansi Catchment Conservation and Management Projects (KCCMP) and that both levels of project specialists have the same opinions about how aware locals are of their roles in the project. Furthermore, the study revealed that poor involvement of local community during planning and monitoring and evaluation phases are the main reasons for lack of sustainability of the efforts initiated by the projects. The study concludes that CBPs are more likely to be sustainable when there is a prior involvement of local community during planning that will put into account the locally-initiated projects as alternative sources of income instead of imposing a full-packaged project for implementation. Keywords: Community-Based Projects, Sustainability and Community Development

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