Abstract
Community participation is critical to the success of water supply projects especially in rural and semi-urban areas. Community participation in development programmes are critical components in the conception of projects, design, construction and maintenance towards achieving viable and sustainable projects. This research assessed community awareness/participation in a community located in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria, on involvement of the community in water supply activities. The water quality from domestic ground water sources was also assessed. Information gathering was achieved by visiting the community and conducting interpersonal discussions with community members based on questions from questionnaire. Water samples collected from selected domestic water sources were analyzed for Physical, Chemical and Microbial parameters. Results show that physiochemical parameters of domestic water sources meet Standard for Drinking Water. Community awareness/participation assessment showed that community water committees exist but there is the need for community mobilization on water supply projects to increase knowledge on water supply activities. It is recommended that capacity building and technical support at all levels for stakeholders engaging in water projects should be given a priority.
Highlights
The sub-Saharan region of Africa has the lowest total water supply coverage in the world
About 300 million people in Africa do not have access to safe water, it is estimated that 663 million people worldwide still use unimproved drinking water sources, including unprotected wells and springs and surface water, nearly half of all people using unimproved drinking water sources live in sub-Saharan Africa (UNICEF/WHO, 2015), this situation exact a heavy toll on the health and economic process of African countries
The laboratory results obtained were compared with drinking water standards presented in Table 1 and 2: water samples collected from the study area. (The abbreviation ADB stands for Anguwan Dodo Borehole, Anguwan Dodo Wells (ADW) stands for Anguwan Dodo Well)
Summary
The sub-Saharan region of Africa has the lowest total water supply coverage in the world. About 300 million people in Africa do not have access to safe water, it is estimated that 663 million people worldwide still use unimproved drinking water sources, including unprotected wells and springs and surface water, nearly half of all people using unimproved drinking water sources live in sub-Saharan Africa (UNICEF/WHO, 2015), this situation exact a heavy toll on the health and economic process of African countries. Participation approach did not appear spontaneously, nor do they exist in a vacuum. They emerged from a long history of trial and error in the rural water supply sector and affected by development in many other sectors those related to more general rural development and resources management. The Dublin statement established four principles: Water development and management should be based on participatory approach, involving users, planners and policy maker at all levels
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