Using multi-criteria analysis to develop and test a tool to assess rural water service suggests that monitoring improves the levels of services... Read more...
Online humanitarian Question&Answer [Q&A] forum KnowledgePoint is modernising in its user experience, data security and use of gaming technology, among other areas, over the next six months. Read more...
IRC has compiled a growing repository of tools and guidance for strengthening WASH service delivery. Read more...
Users want to know what they are entitled to receive: the quality, quantity, reliability and accessibility of their water supply. Read more...
To achieve sustainable services, financial sustainability is critical. However, tracking financial flows in the water sector is notoriously complex and fragmented and even more so for sanitation and hygiene services. Read more...
Financing Post-Construction Support (direct support)", is a video documentary which explores various options and opportunities for post construction support for water and sanitation facilities in Ghana. It draws largely on efforts by two of IRC Ghana's programmes, the Triple-S and WASHCost projects in facilitating sector dialogue and innovations to addresses the situation.
This video was produced in collaboration with the Ghana Watsan Journalists Network.
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Sustaining water facilities in Ghana's rural areas is challenging. Villages are in charge of repairs, but often don't have the money for it.
Read more...This working paper provides evidence on current practices around funding capital maintenance and the resulting impact on services. Read more...
From 14 to 16 January 2013 a three day workshop was held in Ouagadougou with different WASH sector stakeholders to discuss the new methods and approaches of monitoring water supply and sanitation services and to identify ways to scale up the service delivery approach at the national level for... Read more...
Find out how different organisations around the world are using the life-cycle costs approach. Read more...
Vera van der Grift interviewed Mike Kang from Engineers Without Borders-Canada how his organisation applies the life-cycle costs in Malawi. Read more...