r - part - usaid

has bean established f ~ anather.
:
Access to the omu unities has i,iLrk-~sed, ar.d there are now
mare tms;ks and buses passing ~~ZXOL-,~ saxe villaqes. The value
~f farmland is reported ta have incrt-&-sed in all comunfties. A
few infunkants stated thaZ land values have incrcased between
100 and 200 per cent in the five kilaneter area around the well,
The cost and 3unila5ility of agricultural labar has also risen.
The higher cost a2 ;and will mbke it mcre difficult for pourer
and younger nen to p~rckase farms, bzt uifl increase benefits to
those wha want to sell and those who work as agricuXtuxaX
laborers, These changes have occurxed in a relatively short
period and are likely to continae.
No infomation was collected on changes in the number of
livestock ovn,ed by residents, but several in2omants reported
substantial Increases in the number of animals in and passing
throvgh the area durfng the JiZaal season, Animals which, in
past years were forced to make frequeat trips ta distant water
sources, are auw abie to remain closer ta the village- while
the scaze af this change is Ilmi* -Led by tke avaizability of
pzsture and forage, the expansion af fans and the cultivation
of fcrage crops may be able to reduce part of the deficit.
Q~azritat4ve data on livesta~k ownerskip as we31 as
info,a3atfcn 33 aziza: zorbidizy and nurtaliry is heeded but will.
req~ire household interviews. Questions on this and other
family :eve2 izpacts are included on the revised
questionria ires.
T3e overal: inpacr of 'he wells oz socioaconunkc conditions
in these villages has been suL?taztiah and residents feel their
situation has im2roved sime the +1ell was installed.
. .
"*r ,,,e c==rA"u7~zity partzclpa%io-. proqrax (CAT?) , tke evaluation
-C GA zts
= effectlvesess, azd rec~raezdotiozs, are discussed in
SeZaii In Sec~Sen 2.5.7, oE Zkis report. -k L A A paragraphs ~
below
are Li~Sted to a zresentazion of the nn3or findinps. Y
f < \
q+l The organization of warer c~r~aittees.
Cos~irtees xere orga2Fze2 In 12 3ay Region c~~unities.
They are sixilzr str~ctsre 223 fcnct5oz to the traditional
vzter comiZtees which nanage zks village resemiors, the wxs.
rp kers was a high level of camcnity participation during
the three early - ~hases - cf zhe projecr -- orientation and
& *.T
z55t55men~~ *ri~;fnq az2 conszruction. Tn spite of reports
which indicated rhe success of h e co~aucity paticipation