The Contribution of Community Based Water and Sanitation Organizations Towards Achieving Sustainability of Water Projects in Tanzania: A Case of Pangani District.

Nkya, Judith (2023) The Contribution of Community Based Water and Sanitation Organizations Towards Achieving Sustainability of Water Projects in Tanzania: A Case of Pangani District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the contribution of community-based water and sanitation organizations (CBWSOs) towards achieving sustainability of water projects in Tanzania. In order to achieve this objective, the study considered three independent variables including management skills of CBWSOs, water tariffs collected by CBWSOs and technical assistance of CBWSOs and one dependent variable which is sustainability of water projects. Data was collected from 100 respondents in Pangani district who were selected using stratified sampling. In this descriptive design study, data was collected using questionnaire, and analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential analysis including correlation analysis, ANOVA and multiple regression analysis with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Science. The findings of this study through multiple regression analysis indicated that management skills and water tariffs have positive and significant influence sustainability of water projects, yet, technical assistance have positive but not significant influence on sustainability of water projects. In respect to Beta coefficients, management skills influence sustainability of water projects by 55.5%, water tariffs influence sustainability of water projects by 43.0%, while technical assistance influence sustainability of water project by 1.7%. This study concludes that management skills, water tariffs and technical assistance are the critical factors which have enormous contribution to sustainability of water projects. This study recommends that CBWSOs’ leaders and operators should be provided with training in order to uplift their skills useful for project management. In addition, the CBWSOs should ensure transparency on water tariffs collected from citizens including announcement of the income and expenditure to the community. Keywords: Water Tariffs, Management Skills, Technical Assistance, Water Project.

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