PERCEIVED REASON FOR PROGRAM DELAY: THE CASE OF ETHIOPIAN SANITATION AND HYGIENE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Abstract

This study was done to investigate the perceived reasons for program delay and employed census method to collect data from 46 people working in the program from federal and woreda levels. The study mainly used closed ended questionnaire organized in 3-point Likert scale. The study found out that the program had been implemented under the context of low per diem rate, lack of transport facilities, lengthy budget transfer and slow financial settlement environment. Thus, the study concludes that low per diem rate and civil unrest or political instability were the leading internal and external perceived reasons for the program delay. In summary, the study recommends improving per diem, tackle the transport problem including the provision of timely technical support. Moreover, the woreda is advised to prepare contingency plan to reduce impact of AWD and civil unrest. Finally, deploying roving finance helps to speedup financial settlement.