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project. It did not, however, nropose a significant role for
villagers nor did it allocate funis to develop and. support local
water management institutions. The low level of concern for the
suciolagical dimension of the project is reflected in the
technical assistance schedule in which only 1.2 of the 62.5
person years (1.8 %) was allocated to mrlal issues, primarily
data collection and analysis,
The CGDP I~ception Report (3951) redesigned the
sociological component and included among its objectives the
development of a process to involve villagers in planning and
the supervision of well operations.It also called far a study ta
establish sacioeconomic criteria for the selection of drilling
sites. The first LSII sociological consultant report (Roark
1982) aC2ressed both of these issues and outlines a strategy
--the T-uulo Village Assessment and Participation Process
(TVAPP) -- to involve local residents in data collection,
construction, well financing and management, The TVAPP war
impZemented in twelve villages with the help of CGUP technical
staff and an extension agent ezployed by the Bay Region
Agricultural Development Project {BRADP). The approach and
initial results are documented in the LBII Groundwater
De~el~pm@nt Exploratory Report (January 1983).
Assessmezzs of the TVAPP component conducted by an LBII
anthropologist (Schwarz 2983) and a USAID evaluation team (Gunn
1983) conchuded that the strategy was basicafly sound and had
been favorably xeceived by viilagers. They suggested
modifications and strongly recommended that the TVAPP be given
increased support. Two LBII reports (Schwasz 1983; Farrah,
Roark and Sartana 1983) outlined in detail the activities and
resources needed to sustain and expand comxunity participation.
These proposals were not, however, implemented due to the lack
of support from WDA, USAID and the Yyoning Bay Region socio-
economic research team. None of these agencies fallowed through
on their co~zittments to pravlde trained personnel to canduct
village meetings and monitor field activities. The result was
that from mid-1983 through 295-4 TVAPP activities were limited to
occasional village meetings conducted by bydrologfsts, drillers
and engineers who were familiar with the approach and
sppathetic with its objectives.
The CGDP Supplement Project Paper (1984) gave considerable
support to the local participation program and its personnel
requirenents- The following statements were included in the
Xajor Conditions Precedent and Covenants section:
The Grantee shall agree to...
Pursue solutions to the problems of hiring and retaining
qualified indiviGuals in key positions in the Water