The goal of most watershed development projects is to increase agricultural productivityrnthrough soil and water conservation and rainwater harvesting at the micro watershedrnscale. Accordingly, rehabilitated and developed water scarce watershed areas contributernto rural development through increased agricultural productivity; improved naturalrnresource conservation and land and water development. In this study, the contribution ofrnwatershed management programme in Dodota district was assessed. To collectrninformation relevant to the study 148 household heads, experts and elders were used asrnsources of data. Systematic random sampling method was employed to select householdrnheads from selected kebeles. Structured questionnaire survey, key informant interviewrnfocus group discussion, and field observation were the major tools applied to collect thernnecessOlY information from watershed inhabitants. Descriptive statistics; percentages,rnmean and paired t-test was used to analyze collected data.rnThe finding of this study showed that the watershed management project was moderatelyrnincreased forest area coverage, grass coverage, availability of wood and availability ofrngrass resources. There was also improvement of access of water demand in terms source,rnquantity and trip time both for human and livestock. On the other hand, the watershedrnmanagement use right transfer system was done more or less in a sustainable way. Localrncommunities were also adopted SWC measures on private plot as a result of participationrnon watershed management. Finally, recommendations were given in the context of thernstudy area