IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER SCHEME PROJECTS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES BY COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (CSDP) OF ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study was on implementation of water scheme projects in the rural communities by community and social Development programmes (CSDP) of Enugu State. The study looked into definition of CSDP, its characteristics and extent to which water scheme projects are implemented in the state. One research question and one hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey Design was used. Sampling technique was stratified random sampling and the sampling size was 276 respondents (180) community members and 96 CPMC members. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data was analysed using mean and standard deviation while hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom with t-test statistics. The result of the findings revealed that respondents were generally of the view that CSDP water scheme projects were implemented in rural communities in Enugu State to a high extent. In conclusion, there was an increase in the number of people fetching water from the water facilities, thereby exposing people to portable and clean water. One of the recommendations was that the water scheme project should be supported with good management team who can also be able to supervise and monitor its effectiveness in the communities.