Social capital and community-led management of rural water schemes: Evidence from Mulundu Community Managed Water Scheme in Luapula Province of Zambia

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to assess the contribution of social capital to community-led management of water schemes - using the Mulundu Community Managed Water Scheme in Luapula Province of Zambia - with the view to provide appropriate conclusions and recommendations on how water schemes can more viably be managed. This came in the backdrop of mixed evidence regarding success of community managed water schemes in Zambia and elsewhere.