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    Assessing the impact of cost recovery and sharing system on water policy implementation and human right to water:a case of Ileje
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2007) Kibassa, Deusdedit
    NAWAPO stipulates that access to water supply and sanitations is a right to every Tanzanian and that cost recovery is the foundation of sustainable service delivery. To meet these demands, water authorities have introduced cost recovery and sharing system to its users. The overall objective of this study was to assess the impact of cost recovery and sharing system on water policy implementation and human right to water in Ileje district. From the study, it is established that 36.7% of the district with water supply coverage, it means that more than 73,077 people of the total population of 115,996 (URT, Census 2002) still lack access to clean and safe water and sanitation services in Ileje district. The country's rural water supply coverage is 49%. 79% of the interviewees in all four villages said that water availability in litres per household has deteriorated mainly due to high water pricing which did not consider the income of villagers. On another hand, more than 85% of the villagers interviewed are not satisfied with the amount they are paying because the services are still poor. On the issue of human right to water, more than 92% of the villagers know about their right to water and want it exercised by the government. In all four villages, more than 78% of the interviewees are willing to pay for water provided that the tariffs are feasible and within their capability. Water policy implementation continues slowly because regardless of the fact that five years have passed since its inception, still 60% of the villagers in Itumba have no water services at all. The study shows that human right to water has a long way to go especially in rural areas where people cannot afford paying for water while some of the villages do not have water supply systems at all.