Understanding the Usage of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Zambia: The Case of Education, Health, Water and Sanitation Projects In Chishipula, Kapulanga, Chamboli and Simoonga Communities
Abstract
In Zambia, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was introduced in 1995 as “instrument” to facilitate the deliverance of public developmental goods and services directly to local communities. Despite the introduction of the Fund, the provision of and
access to basic essential public services by local communities has remained poor in Zambia It is in this regard that the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) commissioned a study on “Understanding the Usage of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Zambia: The Case of Education, Health, Water and Sanitation Projects,” in February 2019 in a bid to enhance the performance of CDF.
Description
The main objective of this Study was to establish how CDF is accessed and used in community projects in the areas of education, health and water and sanitation. The Study also paid attention to the allocation of CDF to these areas, the challenges encountered
by local communities to access and benefiting from social services, the disbursement patterns of CDF by Government as well as the disparities in the allocation of CDF to social projects.