Factors affecting self-help initiatives on alleviation of water problems in Morogoro district, Tanzania
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Date
2010
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
In developing countries waler and sanitation problems cannot be solved by government,
donor organisations or private sector alone. Tanzania waler policy also puts the
responsibility in the hands of communities through sell-help initiatives. The purpose of
this study was therefore to assess factors affecting self-help initiatives on alleviation of
waler problems in Morogoro district. The specific objectives were to: (i) determine
waler supply projects implemented through self-help initiatives: (ii) identify factors
affecting self-help initiatives in identified water supply projects: and (iii) assess types of
available resources and their utilisation. Data were collected from 134 respondents.
including 120 community members household heads. 4 change agents and 10 key
informants using questionnaires, researchers' diary and checklist. The study identified
different types of waler supply projects from different water sources through self-help
initiatives: different factors affecting self-help initiatives: and availability and utilisation
of different types of resources. Il was concluded that existing self-help initiatives to
improve water supply in the study area need to be encouraged and supported: self-help
initiatives are affected by various factors, and most self-help initiatives result in water
supply to an extensive user group: and potential advantages of self-help initiatives lie in
the ownership of. and identification with, the water source by owner/initiator through
utilisation of available resources. It was therefore recommended that there is a need for
the government and NGOs to consider how they might encourage existing self-help
water supply sources or construction of new sources by community empowerment,
training, technical advice, partial subsidy, access to credit, provision of equipment or
other means. Areas for further research are also suggested.
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Master of arts in rural development
Keywords
Self-help initiatives, Alleviation- water problems, Morogoro district, Tanzania