The Analysis of Risk Management of community water projects in Sub - Saharan Africa

About the Book

Projects implementation in many Sub Saharan countries are always established to allieviate perceived need. In the case of water, the aim is to provide clean safe water to communities in needs. In most rural areas and in conflict prone areas, such kind of projects face enormous challanges. South Sudan have been in war for decade and sectorian conflict affect many communities living in the rural areas. A number of factors affect the management of community water projects. Some of these risk factors are associated with conflict and continued political unrest in many sub saharan Africa. The most striking ones include competition among water service providers, use sub-standard equipment, political leaders interferences, limited finances, insufficient use of existing policies, incomplete project implementation and poor governance.

The book is derived from a study carried in order to identify, analyse and respond to risks arising either positively or negatively that affect the water projects rendering community at risk.

A mixed research methods that involved both primary and secondary data sources was used to collect data for this book. A purposive sampling method used utilizing semi-structured questionnaires and interviews in order to collect releveance data and analyze the risks involved in the community water project in South Sudan.

Successsful community water projects require holistic approach that should involves all the stakeholders, strengheneing institutional capacity and enactment of better laws and regulations including contract laws. In addition the use of modern business tools and techniques including cost management, operational management, risk management and project management can greatly enhance the performance of the community water projects.

About the Author

Tamburo Michael Renzi has over 18 years’experiences working for public, private and non-governmental organizations. He has diversified skills of management and leadership across various sectors of the economy. As a political leader, Michael served as State Minister of Finance and Public Service and Minister of Commerce, Trade and Investment in Western Equatoria State in South Sudan. As a state minister, Michael contributed to the development of state policies and regulations, Investment planning and Management. He developed and preseneted two important bills of State Corporation and State Revenue Authority Bills 2017 to the State Council of Minister's and the State Legislative Assembly. Michael also served as the chair of sub-committee of the State economic cluster and a member of task force on cross border trade disputes. Prior to his tenure as state Minister in South Sudan, Michael served as the Deputy Director of marketing and investment promotion with South Sudan Investment Authority where he helped recover and diversify South Sudan's economy. He also served as the marketing and communication specialist with Education Development Center (Sudan Radio Service). Combining his skills of communication and marketing, he promoted the organization and generated substantial income for the project. He is also serving as the chair of Eye Media board of trustees in South Sudan. Regionally, Michael took part in various assignments in Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Egypt. At the International level, he actively participated in the planning and execution of Investment conferences in Washington DC; Berlin; and Wuzhen in China serving as the focal person for investment pipelines and promotion. Michael served at other organizations by holding positions of Administration and logistic officer, Coordinator and Public Relation officer respectively. Michael is affiliated with the LIGS University in United State of America; Tsinghua University, school of Public Policy and management in China; and Kenya Methodist University. He is also a member of the Global Citizen. Michael has just completed his Ph.D. degree in Management with specialization in project management. He holds Master’s Degree in public Administrations from Tsinghua University; Bachelor's Degrees in Business Administration and Marketing from Kenya Methodist University; and a Diploma in Public Relations Management from Kenya Institute of Management. Michael earned various certificates of short specialized training courses around the world. Published Articles 1. The Effect of Leadership styles on Project Implementation; 2. The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Sudan; and 3. The Impact of Regulations and Laws Governing on Solid Minerals Exploitation in Three African Countries: A Literature Review. Michael also wrote three Dissertation thesis titled: 1. Analysis of Risk Management of Water projects in Africa - A Case Study of South Sudan - 2021 2. Towards improvement of Urban Water Supply in the Republic of South Sudan - 2015 3. The impact of Training on organization performance in non-Governmental organization- A case Study of World Vision International – South Sudan Program - 2008. His research interests include general management, public administration & policy, leadership, project management, investment and Information management.