Bedri, Abdulhamid (PhD)Desalegn, Getachew2018-08-032023-11-182018-08-032023-11-182014-05http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/10953The study Ivas conducted 10 explore the cha llenges of rural water supply management syslelll in Cuto Cida District, East Wollega zone. To this effect, an attempt was made to assess the fu nctiona lity of the existence water supp ly sc hemes of the distr ict; to investigate the inst itut ional supports for the district's schemes; to exam ine the management system of the district's schemes. To this end, the necessary data f or the study was gathered using questionnaire, focus group di scussion, key informant interview and personal observation. During the study, schemes in the study area (Dune Kane and Cari kebele) were observed, and interview Ivith five key iriformants and group discussions with three different groups (water and energy office of Cuto Cida district, water commillee and kebele representatives) were made. In addition, one hundred and seventy four sample households and sixty eight people at community level (water commillee, kebele cabinets, women and youth associations) completed the questionnaires. For household survey, two kebeles (Dune Kane and Cari) were selected randomly and sample respondents were selected using systematic. random sampling, and for questionnaire to be responded by people at community level, the respondents were selected purposefUlly. The data ji-om both questionnaires were analyzed separately, but the data collected ji-om key informant interview, focus group discussion and field observation were analyzed with cross reference of the questionnaires. In addition, the data collected through the aforementioned tools were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings ji-om the study indicate that the major challenges for the rural water supply and management are poor service from existing schemes because of construction quality of the schemes, lack of protection, handling problem of beneficiaries and problem of budget allocation for schemes development and maintenance, giving emphasis to supply oriented approach by ignoring how to manage the existing schemes, unsafe drinking water ji-om the schemes; lack of education or training for the community on how to manage or care for the schemes, number of beneficiaries of schemes and low capacity of the schemes, weak community management, no community involvement to select the type of technology to be installed, wasting much time at the water point to fetch water, no established water committee f or most of the schemes, negligible water payment system because of lack of responsible body to organize, lack of man power with relevance of field of studies, logistic problem and poor communication among the district water and energy office, kebele representatives, water commillees and the beneficiaries. At the end, some important conclusions and recommendations have been put based on the findings of the study.enChallenges of Rural WaterSupply Management SystemsThesis