As prilllw)! clients afpolable walerfor household use, rural women are believed 10 playarnIlivolal rule in Ihe management of water supply schemes. However, empirical evidencernreveals Ihal Iheir parlicipalion is marginal, and many facial's explain Iheir poor level ofrnflarlicipalion. This sludy, a SlIrvey Ihal involved 120 randomly selecled households ofrnI/aromaya Wereda, is conducled 10 uncover Ihe variables Ihal affecl parlicipalion of ruralrn11l0men in wafer supply prqjec(s,A Ihree level analysis is underlaken afier coding Ihe dala making il amenahle 10rn!fuar/lilalil'e anal)'sis. Firsl, cross labulalion of values of a flair 0/ variables is examined 10rnset' Ihe link bell1'et'J1 variables. Second. Kendal/'s lau b correlalion is run (0 assess 'whetherrnor nol faclors are related wilh Ihe independenl variable. Finally and mosl imporlanll)"rnordinal regression is adminislered 10 see if Ihere exisls any callsal relalionship bel weenrnlevel o/llOrliCillalion (Ihe dependenl variable of Ihe lIlodel) and household burden,rnawareness, cultural influence, par/ner's all;tude, and governmenliprr?jec( assistance.rnCorrelalion oul/HII suggests that awareness and government assistance are posiNvely andrnstalislical significanlly correlaled wilh Ihe level of pal'l ie/pal ion while household burdenrnclllillral in/illence are inversely and slalislical significanlly correlaled and parlner'srnal/illlde is fuund 10 have no significanl relalion wilh parlicipalion. The ordinal regressionrnlIIudel olllCOllle reinForces correlalion resulls suggesling Ihal household burden andrncllllllral influence indeed have perceplible adverse impacl on level o/parlicipalion. Onlhernolher hand. Ihe ejjecl o/Ihe resl of variahles is eilher weak or slalislically nol significanl.rnOverall, this SllI((1' implies that parlicipaf;ol1 q( rural women in Voler SlfPP~V activifies isrnIlredominanlly influenced by Iheir household IlIlrden and cull 111'01 influence.rnKey words: Runtl Women, participatioll,jilctors that affect participation