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The Baselina Camunity S~ciocconomfc Swvey is used to collect
data on papalation, the nruEber of villages, social organization,
economic activities and social services such as health and
education, Particular attention is given to the identification
oE mter sources used by the zesiden'ks and traditional nethods
of rater manage;aent. It fzcludes a section on how to draw maps
of the target area (a 5 :X,zt radius around the well site) and haw
to use maps to collect land use and physical. infrastructure
data.
Baseline data will also be obtained through a review of
socioeconomic a;ld agriccltural surveys which are now available
for several regions of Samalia including the Bay Region and the
Central Rangelands- These surveys are sources of detailed
infarmation and are the result of lengthy investigations. The
appropriate se of this information w ill reduce the time and
increase tho comprehensiveness of the baseline profiles.
The survey should begin to get popuiatian data, and other
data essential for site selection aad conmunlty participation
activities, as soon as the pote~tial well site area is
ibentified, The survey can, hauever, be completed anytime
during the period in which the eysteE is under construction. In
som3smities where puzping operations have started and for which
baseline dsts is not available, ce incomplete, the surfey can be
done retrospect ivei y ,
The Baseline Household Sur~ey is adainistered to selected
households, and establishes the patterzs of hoxsehold water use,
the iczation ~i sources, the time required to obtain water,
costs, 2nd the qdanlitfea consumed. I+ a:so Includes questions
about Land and anha1 0w3ershfp~
Baseline Water Pornt Surveys are conducted at sc~aral of the
laest frequeltly zsed sources within the target zones.
X-fenation is collected on the type of scurca (hand dug wells,
q .
ws, etc.), rellab:lrZy, uttifzation patterns, fees, an8
c*mership and inanagenenr systems, ct The sore intensiveiy
surveyed villages. These siC,es are monitored throughout the
year to establish benchmark data to masure changes which occur
nfter t3e well is ccmpieted.
The Village Self-Assesszenr Surrey is included in the list of
baseline survey foms, a2tbozgh irs major function is to
szi~ulate comusity disciissio:~ and participation. It is
basically a sizplifled version oi zhe Comu2ity Baseline Suntey
to be filled in by the leaders ar.5 residents of villages in the
target area. Additional testing azd research is needed to
i~prove %he selz-nssessaer.2 ar;groach ar.d the reliability of the
data collected by villagers.