This is a community-level household survey conducted as part of the Nchalo Water Project. Its purpose is to assess livelihoods, water usage, community governance, infrastructure access, and opportunities for value addition in rural water supply and WASH-related development intervention.
Format
A tibble with 74 rows and 39 variables
- submitted_on
Date and time the survey was submitted
- community_name
Name of the community surveyed
- latitude
Latitude coordinate of the survey location
- longitude
Longitude coordinate of the survey location
- community_population
Estimated total number of people in the community
- main_livelihood_source
Primary source of livelihood for the household
- main_livelihood_source_comments
Additional comments on the households main livelihood
- income_in_2020_mwk
Estimated household income in 2020 from the main livelihood source (in MWK)
- income_comments
Additional comments about the reported income
- income_spending_priority
Main priorities for spending the household income
- main_drinking_water_source
Primary source of drinking water for the community
- main_drinking_water_source_other
Specification if Other water source was selected
- uses_borehole_for_other_purposes
Whether the borehole is used for purposes other than drinking
- other_borehole_use_comments
Comments on other uses of borehole water
- reasons_not_pursuing_multiple_uses
Reasons for not using borehole water for multiple purposes
- reasons_not_pursuing_multiple_uses_other
Specification if an Other reason was selected
- value_addition_opportunity
Whether value addition opportunities exist for a new water project
- value_addition_opportunity_details
Details about the identified value addition opportunities
- value_addition_opportunity_other
Specification if an Other opportunity was mentioned
- land_allocation_responsible_person
Person or group responsible for land allocation for new projects
- leadership_allocation_decider
Entity that decides leadership roles in community projects
- leadership_allocation_other
Specification if an Other decision maker was indicated
- gender_guidelines_for_leadership
Existence of gender guidelines in community leadership
- gender_guidelines_comments
Comments on the gender guidelines
- pay_for_water
Whether the community pays for water usage
- water_payment_amount
Amount paid for water usage (in MWK)
- water_payment_frequency
Frequency of water payment
- water_payment_frequency_other
Specification if an Other frequency was selected
- reason_for_not_paying
Main reason for not paying for water
- reason_for_not_paying_other
Specification if an Other reason was given
- nearest_school_type
Type of school closest to the community
- govt_school_accessibility
Whether government schools are accessible to all
- nearest_health_facility_type
Type of health facility closest to the community
- health_facility_accessibility
Whether the health facility is affordable and accessible to all
- health_facility_accessibility_other
Specification if an Other accessibility concern was mentioned
- community_solved_social_problem
Whether the community has independently addressed social problems
- community_solved_social_problem_comments
Comments on how social problems were addressed by the community
- flow_rate_test_possible_today
Whether it was possible to conduct a flow rate test during the visit
- has_temp_ec_tds_meter
Whether the team had a temperature and EC or TDS meter available