Assessing the performance of Community based management in the Operation and maintance of Boreholes. a case study of Moyo District.

Abstract

The Performance Assessment of the Community Based Management is as a result of the conventional wisdom in policy circles that it is inappropriate to simply respond to people‟s need for easy access to safe water without considering consequences to sustainability and improved health. A simple “supply driven approach” is able to meet the needs of the rural masses in a speedy manner, but the users lack a sense of responsibility for the management of the water points (DeGabriele, 2002). In addition, the authors experience with hundreds of water user groups for over two years in Moyo in regards to the management of the water points. The challenge, therefore, is to assess the models‟ effect on sustainability in terms of operations and maintenance. A case study from Moyo District. The Performance Assessment used the existing data from the Water supply Database of Moyo District for point sources as a benchmark for updating the water sources inventory herein used for analysis. This database was redeveloped into a situational based database of the District. The Performance Assessment project entailed; making physical visits to all 1 point water sources, data collection, data validation, analysis and presentation through the use tables, graphs and figures. These updates mainly comprised of in-depth information such as georeferenced locations, year of construction, source of funding, ownership, current management and operational status of the point water sources.