Community Participation and Health Project Sustainability A Case Study of Namuwongo Water and Sanitation Project In Kampala Uganda

~sm~cr The purpose & this study was to establish the relationship between community participation and sustainability, to assess the level of community participation In relation to project Identification, planning, Implementation and monitoring and evaluation as well as the level of project sustalnability of Namuwong sanitation project In Kampala Ugahda. The study used a case study quantitative approach using a population project donor, community ben&darles and project staff. Data was collected using a self administered questionnaire and was analyzed using frequency, percentage, measures of central tendency, and a correlation. The findings drawn from the study revealed that, less effort was undertaken to consider the community beneficiarIes In project Initiation activities. The study also found out that some reasonable &orts were undertaken to consider the community beneficiaries in the water and sanitation problem Identification and project decision making. Community beneficiaries were generally not involved in project planning. On project Implementation, the study found some efforts to Involve the community people In project Implementation aspects of community sensitization and community training to gain skills desired for project implementation which positively contrIbutes to project sustalnability through community appreciation of the project On the contrary, there was failure to consider the community beneficiaries In project Implementation activities of community financial mobilization and community human resource mobIlization which x negatively impacts on project sustainability. Efforts were undertaken to involve the community beneficiaries to actively participate in the sanitation project monitoring and evaluation. The project had attained some project sustainability in as far as the community identifying themselves with the project activities and community mobilization for the water and sanitation project in the area, The project had not achieved the desired project sustainability expectation of the community financing the project activities with the withdrawal of donor financing, achieving community knowledge on sanitation issues, and overall cleanliness and health environment in the Namuwongo slum. The study found a high positive significant relationship between community participation and sustainability of the Namuwongo project suggesting that water and sanitation project sustainability depended on the level of community participation in the project: The study recommends that to achieve the desired level of health project sustainability, project donor, project implementation staff and community members should ensure community beneficiaries participate in project initiation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS PAGE

APPRVAL SHEET

DECLARATION A ii

DECLARATION B iii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES ix

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE 1

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY PROBLEM 1

Background of the study 1

Statement of the problem 4

Objectives the Study 5

Specific Objectives of the Study 5

Research Question 6

Hypothesis of the study 6

The Scope of the Study 6

Significance of the Study 7

Operational Definition 8

CHAPTERTWO g

LITERATURE REVIEW 9

Introduction 9

Conceptual Idea and Opinion 9

Conceptual review 9

Conceptual framework 12

Theoretical perspectives 14

Related Studies 18

Conclusion 26

CHAPTER THREE 27

METHODOLOGY 27

Research Design 27

Study Population 27

Sample Size and Selection Techniques 28

Sample Size 28

Sample Selection Techniques 28

Data Collection Methods 29

Data Collection Instruments 30

Data collection procedure 32

Data Analysis 33

CHAPTER FOUR 34

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 34

Introduction 34

CHAPTER FIVE 48

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 48

Introduction 48

Summary of findings 48

Recommendations 53

Recommendation for further studies 53

REFERENCES 54

Appendix 1: Questionnaire 61

Appendix II: Budget 66

Appendix III: Time frame 67