ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE SUSTAINABLE FUNCTIONALITY OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: IN THE CASE OF SHEBEDINO WOREDA, SIDAMA REGIONAL STATE OF ETHIOPIA.

Abstract

Many Ethiopian rural communities suffer from lack of Sustainable access to safe and adequate water supply. One of the reasons is many drinking water supply construction projects are fail shortly after construction. This thesis tries to assess the main factors affecting the sustainable functionality of rural water supply construction projects in Shebedino Woreda. A questionnaire survey was conducted using 30 identified factors which are categorized into 5 groups. 75 Questionnaires were distributed, and all questionnaires were returned. Quantitative approaches were deployed to analyse data involving descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 21st version.The results were analyzed using Multiple linear regression analysis to see independent variables ( the Technical factors, the Financial factors, the Factors related to community participation, the Factors related to institutional support system and the Environmental factors) relation with dependent variable (Sustainable functionality). Analysis of the findings showed that Technical factors (Beta=,-.246, p =.031), Financial factors (Beta=-.306, related to community participation (Beta=-.256, p p =.021), Factors =.026), Factors related to institutional support system (Beta=-.225, factors(Beta=-.007, p p =.021), and Environmental =.931). The study found that except Environmental factors the remaining independent variables showed significant relation with the dependent variable and the independent variables explain 71.1% of variance of the sustainable functionality of rural water supply construction projects in Shebedino Woreda. The results of the regression analysis also showed, the factors influence the Sustainable functionality negatively. Researcher recommends that, government and other stakeholders should enforce proper mechanisms that will encourage mutual benefits to the local communities in rural water supply construction projects;