Paper Title :Benefits Distribution Pattern of a Water and Sanitation Program
Author :Javaid Ahmed
Article Citation :Javaid Ahmed ,
(2018 ) " Benefits Distribution Pattern of a Water and Sanitation Program " ,
International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) ,
pp. 35-39,
Volume-6, Issue-2
Abstract : Largely, the water and sanitation programs do help alleviate poverty, but whether these programs distribute the
benefits equally among the households having varying wealth status has been a big question mark. Hence, the objectives of
the study was to determine the impact of a water and sanitation program on households having different wealth status in
alleviating poverty through: a) reducing their medication cost; b) enhancing income generating opportunities; c) improving
education, health, gender equity and empowerment of the households. Also, what are the perceptions of the beneficiary
households about these benefits: do they perceive them as a help toward escaping from the vicious circle of poverty? For the
study, 48 households in six villages were selected for the study. Methodology for selecting villages and households is
discussed in the following paragraphs. For the field study, a questionnaire was prepared with the intention of using it for the
semi-structured interviews with the men and women of the selected households. The findings of the study revealed that the
target households are drawing multiple benefits from the program interventions. In addition to attaining the goal of the
program, i.e., “improving the quality of life through reducing the diarrhoeal incidences in the target population,” the program
has an appreciable impact on poverty reduction. The program interventions have empowered the beneficiary households
through involving them in all phases of the program. However, the degree of empowerment varies significantly and
corresponds to the degree of well being.
Keywords - Income, Savings, Gender Equity, Empowerment, Health and Hygiene Education
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-6, Issue-2
DOIONLINE NO - IJASEAT-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-12047
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