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1 Jimenez-Redal, R.; Soriano, J.; Holowko, N.; Almandoz, J.; Arregui, F.. 2018. Assessing sustainability of rural gravity-fed water schemes on Idjwi Island, D.R. Congo. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 34(6):1022-1035. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1347086]
Water supply ; Sustainability ; Rural areas ; Households ; Committees ; Willingness to pay ; Communities ; Projects ; Ownership ; Indicators ; Islands / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Idjwi Island
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048947)
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To assess the sustainability of rural gravity-fed water schemes on Idjwi Island, the association between four hypothesized drivers of sustainability – perceived sense of ownership, willingness to pay for maintenance, trust in the water committee, and household involvement in the project – and service reliability, the main outcome variable, was analyzed. Primary data were gathered through in-person surveys of 1253 user households. The results provide two significant insights. First, during the 5–10 years after implementation, in the presence of an external intervention, a lower perceived sense of ownership for the water system was associated with higher service reliability. This stands in contrast with much of the existing literature, which outlines a consistent positive association between sense of ownership and sustainability of rural water systems. Second, despite 77% of beneficiaries stating that they were willing to pay for maintenance service, such contributions were not forthcoming, due to lack of trust in the water committee. In this scenario, almost 42% of the water points are reported as non-functional, 5–10 years after completion.
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