Author: Tran Nguyen Thanh Thu
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-04-12
Year: 2004
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2004
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Kyoko Kusakabe, Chandhana Indhapanya (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Vietnam is now facing many development challenges and it should meet these challenges while learning how to create the institutions, by means of participatory approach to improve living conditions for rural poor people, particularly ethnic groups in remote areas. The government and people should be able to make informed decisions and sustainable development choices. The research dealt with people’s participation in the rural water supply and sanitation (R WSS) project in Soc Trang province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The objectives of this research were to review institutional framework for participatory planning in village rural water supply project investigate types of people’s participation in village rural water supply assess level of benefits and satisfaction level of people in the village rural water , supply project analyze factors influencing people’s participation, identify problems and give recommendations to strengthen people’s participation in the rural water supply project. The scope of this study included local people’s participation in decision-making, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and operation and maintenance 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 RWSS project were reviewed from national and provincial level policies and practices at local level. The research was conducted in two water systems comprising of PWS and HP using a survey questionnaire with a total of 67 sampled beneficial households as a prime method for data collection. The research was focused on quantitative analysis of the RWSS project but qualitative technique was also applied. Main findings of this research showed that people participated in the RWSS in a moderate level of intensity in decision-making, implementation stages, monitoring and evaluation and operation an
Scholarship Donor(s): International Fellowship Programs of Ford Foundation
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science
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