Participação comunitaria na implementacão de progamas de abastecimento de agua rural : caso do distrito de Lungela, provincia da Zambezia, no ano 2004

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the factors that influenced the low participation of communities in the share of capital costs for the construction of rural water supply sources in the district of Lugela, Zambézia province, in the context of the implementation of the Integrated Water Supply Program of Rural Water and Sanitation (PIAASR), in 2004. To materialize this objective, a bibliographic research was used and a comparative study of two communities was chosen, one with a low level of reimbursement and the other with a high level of reimbursement. A random sample of forty individuals was also selected, twenty in each of the target communities, mostly heads of households and influential people in the community. As a method of collecting information, the study favored direct observation, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion. From the results of the study, it can be seen that the weak participation of communities in the share of capital costs for the construction of conventional water sources in the district of Lugela, Zambézia province, within the scope of the implementation of PIAASR is linked to the existence and use of alternative water sources, such as rivers and streams, on the one hand, and the weak involvement of communities in planning and decision-making on the rural water supply project, on the other hand. This study aimed to identify the factors that influenced the low participation of communities in the share of capital costs for the construction of rural water supply sources in the district of Lugela, Zambézia province, in the context of the implementation of the Integrated Water Supply Program of Rural Water and Sanitation (PIAASR), in 2004. To materialize this objective, a bibliographic research was used and a comparative study of two communities was chosen, one with a low level of reimbursement and the other with a high level of reimbursement. A random sample of forty individuals was also selected, twenty in each of the target communities, mostly heads of households and influential people in the community. As a method of collecting information, the study favored direct observation, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion. From the results of the study, it can be seen that the weak participation of communities in the share of capital costs for the construction of conventional water sources in the district of Lugela, Zambézia province, within the scope of the implementation of PIAASR is linked to the existence and use of alternative water sources, such as rivers and streams, on the one hand, and the weak involvement of communities in planning and decision-making on the rural water supply project, on the other hand.