Impact of International Donor Agencies Sponsored Water and Sanitation Projects on the People of Enugu State

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• September 14, 2022
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This study examined the impact of international donor agencies-sponsored water and sanitation projects on the people of Enugu State. The specific objectives of the research are; to assess the impact of the water and sanitation projects on the economy of the communities; to investigate the impact of the water projects on the health of the people in the benefitting communities and to find out the impact of the water projects on the sanitation and hygiene practice in the communities. The study adopts a descriptive research design using the cross-sectional method and the field survey approach. A quantitative approach was used to gather data for the study. Taro Yameni Formulae were used to determine the sample size. Data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The result reveals that water and sanitization project have a significant impact on the economy of the community (p=0.007), the health of the people in the benefitting community is significantly influenced by the water project (p=0.029) while water project has a significant impact on sanitization and hygiene practices in the community by (p=0.000). We hereby concluded that international donor agencies-sponsored of water and sanitation projects has a strong significant impact on the economy of the communities of the people of Enugu State Nigeria. We recommended that the government should endeavor to increase water and sanitization projects in our communities across the country.

Keywords: International Donor Agencies; Sponsored Water; Sanitation Projects; Enugu State

Authorship: Prof. Eze, F.O and Nnamani, E. | FULL PDF