ABSTRACT

Community participation is critically important for the effectiveness of a development project. Different factors influence community participation, and these factors are not the same across all communities. This study aimed to identify the socioeconomic and watershed impact-related factors influencing community participation in a watershed development program in southern Ethiopia. Data were collected from 1,064 respondents (87.7% males) and in nine districts in southern Ethiopia. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression explored which variables predict higher rates of community participation, and whether determining variables changed from before to after the program was implemented. The results show that the variables predicting community participation in the watershed development program were significantly different before and after the program’s implementation. The findings highlight the importance of demonstrating the positive impacts of community development interventions as early in the program as possible to ensure more and continued participation in relevant development projects.

摘要

社区参与对于发展项目的有效性至关重要。不同的因素会影响社区参与，而且这些因素在所有社区中并不相同。本研究旨在确定影响社区参与埃塞俄比亚南部流域发展计划的社会经济和流域影响相关因素。数据来自埃塞俄比亚南部九个地区的 1,064 名受访者（87.7% 为男性）。描述性统计和逻辑回归探讨了哪些变量可以预测更高的社区参与率，以及确定变量是否在项目实施之前和之后发生了变化。结果表明，预测社区参与流域开发计划的变量在计划实施前后存在显着差异。调查结果强调了尽早在计划中展示社区发展干预措施的积极影响的重要性，以确保更多和持续参与相关的发展项目。