Author: Pham Bich Ngoc
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-05-06
Year: 2005
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Ganesh P. Shivakoti, Chandhana lndhapanya (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research was about people’s participation in the rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) project in Thai Nguyen province in the north of Vietnam. The main objectives of the research were to examine availability and accessibility of RWSS investigate types and pattern of people’s participation in the RWSS assess the benefits and satisfaction of villagers on the RWSS analyze factors influencing people’s participation in the rural water supply and identify problems, constraints and potentials and give recommendations to strengthen participatory planning for future design and implementation of the RWSS projects. The scope of people’s participation in this study covered development stages of decision-making, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and operation and maintenance (O&M) stages. The intensity of participation and benefits gained were assessed from activities launched by the project. Factors influencing on the intensity of participation were examined in demographic, economic and social and institutional aspects. Moreover, the institutional arrangements of the community forestry were reviewed from national and project level policies and practice at local level. The research was conducted in two groups of participating households and nonparticipating households of the RWSS project in the My Yen commune where the piped water supply system was carried out since 2001. The research was a quantitative with a survey design applying a standardized questionnaire for those who participated in the RWSS project and those who did not participate in the project. Group discussion and interviews with stakeholders including staffs of the WUAs, CPC members, CERWASS and Commune Health Care Centre were also conducted. The study was primarily focused on quantitative analysis but qualitative analysis was also applied. Main findings of this research showed that people participated in the RWSS project at moderate level of intensity in decision-making stage and at occasional level of their intensity in implementation
Scholarship Donor(s): Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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