Cultural Challenges Affecting Effective Community Participation in Potable Water Management in Selected Rural Communities in the Upper West Region of Ghana
challenges, community participation, ghana, potable water, water, water management
Abstract
The study aimed to identify challenges hindering community participation in potable water management in specific communities in the Wa West District of Ghana. A qualitative approach anda case study design were employed for the research. The qualitative approach and the case study design were employed to gain in-depth insights into the challenges affecting effective community participation in potable water management in the Gbaalwob, Chogsia, and Gadi, communities in the Wa West District in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The population included twenty residents each from the three communities, namely; Gbaalwob, Chogsia, and Gadi. Also, three key officials from the district assembly and three opinion leaders each from the Gbaalwob, Chogsia, and Gadi communities were sampled for the study. In all the sample size of the study was seventy-twoparticipants. A purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting the participants for the study.
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