The Intervention Strategies for rural water supply system in Vhembe District South Africa

Strategies to improve water supply system


Abstract

Consistent access to potable water remains a major challenge among communities in rural areas of Vhembe District Municipality (VDM). This is due to the high frequency of water supply infrastructure breakdown due to obsolete infrastructure and inadequate involvement and participation of rural communities in paying for water and maintenance which affect sustainability of water supply system in VDM. This study assesses current state of water supply, challenges and effectiveness of measures in place in order to propose intervention to improve rural water supply system in VDM. The study followed a mixed method research design, which include both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data was analysed using thematic content analysis and chi-square test. The study established that water is inconsistently supplied in VDM. As about 53.5% of the respondents received water once per week which necessitate intervention to improve the situation. All the respondents from the four local municipalities of Vhembe District were not satisfied with the quantity of water received and distance travelled to collect water. The study recommend intervention strategy which included that local management structure to be established and terms of reference agreed with communities including more water supply sources options to be added

Keywords

potable water; rural communities; strategy; water supply systems; effectiveness

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Malima, T. (2021). The Intervention Strategies for rural water supply system in Vhembe District South Africa. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 60(2), 169-182. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.JARD.2021.01355

Tuwani Petrus Malima  tpmalima@yahoo.com
ground water division  South Africa


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