9 research outputs found
Large-scale land acquisitions aggravate the feminization of poverty: findings from a case study in Mozambique
The Economics of the Soy Kit as an Appropriate Household Technology for Food Entrepreneurs
Land grabbing, gender and access to land: implications for local food production and rural livelihoods in Nguti sub-division, South West Cameroon
Investigating Disparities in Access and Returns to Endowments between Male and Female Headed Households in Cameroon
The Question of Land Access and Ownership by Women in Cameroon: A Case Study of the Bakweri Women
Examining the Effect of Community Participation on Beneficiary Satisfaction with the work of Water Management Committee in Urban Community-based Operated Water Schemes
Community participation (CP) has become popular in development discourse and practice, particularly in relation to water resource management. Greater involvement of beneficiaries in decision-making and implementation of water management practices is expected to increase efficiency and equity. However, the lingering question remains—Does CP necessarily result in outcomes of greater beneficiary satisfaction? Relatively little is known about the linkage. This article seeks to examine the relationship between community participation and beneficiary satisfaction with the work of the water management committee. Four urban-based community operated water schemes in the city of Kisumu, Kenya, are used as empirical referent. We applied quantitative research methodology by conducting a detailed survey and logistic regression analytic technique to analyze the data. We used seven parameters/indicators to operationalize participation and one to ascertain satisfaction with the work of the water management committee. Our results indicate that five participatory variables correlate with beneficiary satisfaction with the work of the water management committees including provision of labor (p \u3c .05), willingness to intervene against vandalism (p \u3c .05), meeting attendance (p \u3c .05), financial contribution (p \u3c .05) and payments of water bills on time (p \u3c .05). These findings suggest that managers of community water supplies projects together with development partners need to encourage the identified participatory variables as a means of augmenting beneficiary satisfaction and most importantly improving effectiveness/sustainability