In the search for more effective coordination mechanisms, WASH actors in Kabarole district (Uganda) ventured into sub-county level planning and review meetings. Although it is still in its infant stages, this approach is already showing signs that it could improve some aspects of sector... Read more...
Three years of creating change in Triple-S. Not a nice linear process but trying things out, getting better at it and finding words to describe what we do. And so it is time to step back and put it on paper. What is it this theory of change of Triple-S? Is it a theory or isn't it? Read more...
Who says traditional African community mobilisation approaches have died out? The application of the Omuhiigo approach to the Community Based Management System (CBMS) of water sources in Kabarole district, is a good case of the revival of seemingly-forgotten traditional community mobilisation... Read more...
The Akatsi District in the Volta Region allocated GHS 50,000.00 (approximately USD$ 29,456.82) towards analysing water quality and providing WATSAN training and monitoring in 2012. Allocating money towards these endeavours is part of measures undertaken by the Assembly to ensure the continuous... Read more...
"Service delivery indicators and monitoring to improve sustainability of rural water supplies in Ghana" was presented during the 6th RWSN Forum and draws on the monitoring work in Ghana by the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and Triple-S. The document examines how monitoring systems... Read more...
The Akatsi District Assembly has collected baseline data on functionality and sustainability of water services using mobile phone technology. Environmental Health Officials and members of the District Water and Sanitation Team were trained through the Triple-S Project as enumerators to collect data... Read more...
The WASH Advocates newsletter of February 2012 mentions the positive influence of Triple-S on sustainable rural water services in Ghana. Read more...
Top item on an overloaded agenda at the moment is the upcoming mid-term assessment of our Triple-S (link) project. As we prepare a terms of reference for the exercise we’ve been engaging with a number of external thinkers to help us create something that can meet the dual objectives of judging... Read more...
Triple-S presents to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs the importance of moving towards a service delivery approach in order to help people without access to rural water supply. Read more...
This presentation explains how Triple-S is contributing to catalyse the WASH sector focus from infrastructure to service delivery approaches for rural water. Read more...
Triple-S and WASHCost are working together to tackle long-term challenges of sustainable WASH service delivery. Watch the presentation made for the African Development Bank. Read more...
This presentation explains what is not working for water and sanitation service delivery. Read more...
The ‘WASH Conference 2011: Towards Sustainability in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’ was held in Brisbane from 16th to 20th May 2011. Triple-S provided key lessons on how to improve rural water service delivery. Read more...
Akwoyo protected spring in Ngetta Sub-County, Lira district badly needs a touch up. But rather than collect the funds required for the repairs, users are waiting for the area Member of Parliament to provide help. Read more...
Ghana’s SenseMaker ® results are now available! Triple-S Ghana led a questionnaire team to collect a total of 1,256 stories from water users and water professionals. Read the preliminary report to learn about trends in Ghana’s rural water sector. Read more...
Over the last year and a half we have been doing a lot of work with various international donors and other development partners like NGOs who support investments in rural water in developing countries. Read more...
The first International workstream (IWS) learning retreat took place in May 2011 and was hosted by the IWS External Learning Facilitators (ELF) from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex (IDS). Read more...
IRC is testing out FLOW in three districts in Ghana. FLOW helps the user assess whether or not facilities are functioning or are on the verge of disrepair. In this video IRC staff discusses the presentation given by Marieke Adank and Nicolas Dickinson which highlights the experiences and lessons... Read more...
How can you easiliy assess and monitor functionality of water services? IRC is testing out FLOW in three districts in Ghana, as part of the Triple-S project. FLOW helps the user assess whether or not facilities are functioning or are on the verge of disrepair. Check out this video in which Marieke... Read more...