Water and Sanitation Projects and People’s Welfare: A case of Ngoma District, Rwanda

Mudahemuka William1* and Irakarama Guillaume University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies, Rwanda
*Corresponding author: williamuda@gmail.com

Received November 15, 2018; Revised February 15, 2019; Accepted February 26, 2019

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to assess the effect of water and sanitation services by the projects on welfare of the people. The study was carried out in Ngoma District which is located within the eastern province of Rwanda. This study employed cross-sectional survey design. The target population was 336,928 and the sample size computed using Solven’s formula as n=N÷ (1+Ne2 ) so the sample size was 400. The data collection tools were questionnaires and interviews. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation and Regression. The study discovered that 28.2% of the answerers agreed that the interventions of water and sanitation projects’ services were fairly satisfactory. Furthermore, the study revealed that 43.2% of the hedgers agreed that people’s welfare was satisfactory. The study found a significant but weak effect of water and sanitation projects’ services on people’s welfare by 0.8%. The study concluded that water and sanitation projects’ services have a weak effect on people’s welfare by 0.8% (R2=0.008, p<0.01).The study made the recommendations like need for the government with the support of the local leaders to identify the most affected villages and construct protected springs and boreholes for them; need for non-governmental organizations and well-wishers to educate the people about having latrines and rubbish bins in their respective homes