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Sustainability Of Community Based Water Management In Mulanje District, Malawi

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dc.creator Kalulu, Khumbo
dc.creator Hoko, Zvikomborero
dc.creator Kumwenda, Save
dc.creator Mayo, Aloyce W.
dc.date 2016-05-24T09:22:19Z
dc.date 2016-05-24T09:22:19Z
dc.date 2012
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:40:47Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:40:47Z
dc.identifier Kalulu, K., Hoko, Z., Kumwenda, S. and Mayo, A., 2012. Sustainability Of Community Based Water Management In Mulanje District, Malawi. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 2(3), pp.2481-2488.
dc.identifier 2090-4304
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2220
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2220
dc.description Statistics show low water coverage in rural Malawi. The Malawi government promotes community based management of rural water programmes. This study evaluated the sustainability of the approach by studying the system reliability, human capacity development, local institutional capacity development and financing mechanisms in 6 villages in Mulanje district. Study methods included focus group discussions with water committees and interviews with key informants and representatives of selected households. Field inspections were used to gather data to supplement data from interviews. At least 80% of the water points were functional. Trained caretakers were readily available for 12 out of 16 water point committees. There was low level of financial contribution for operation and maintenance as only 30% of respondents contributed. As such there is need to raise awareness of the communities on financial sustainability of these water points.
dc.language en
dc.subject Community based management
dc.subject Financing mechanism
dc.subject Human capacity development
dc.subject Institutional capacity
dc.subject Reliability
dc.subject Sustainability
dc.subject Water point
dc.title Sustainability Of Community Based Water Management In Mulanje District, Malawi
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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