IRC is leading a unique public-private partnership to test a recently developed ProCleanse water filter for households. The filter which can process around five gallons of clean water an hour and lasts for 10 years without the use of chemicals or components replacement will be tested in Ghana. The... Read more...
The capacity to continuously learn and adapt is critical for dealing with complex challenges and future uncertainties. In this first blog in a series about 'a learning and adaptive sector', we discuss why learning is central to achieving water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for life. Read more...
Handpump sustainability is enhanced by household members' involvement in management-related decisions, but is compromised when households are... Read more...
Even the extreme poor can and do pay for improved water and sanitation services, especially if they can save time collecting water. For sanitation,... Read more...
Video explores role of local government in the delivery of sustainable WASH services in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Uganda. Read more...
A study on the Learning Alliance Approach in Ghana, commissioned by IRC under the Triple-S project has concluded that the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Ghana is very vibrant in experience sharing, documentation and dissemination, but recommended institutionalising a guiding model... Read more...
Learning platforms in Ghana do contribute to more informed policies and coordinated action, but there’s room for improvement, according to recent report. Read more...
A study on the Learning Alliance Approach in Ghana, recommends a guiding model for a more systematic process of building up and deploying knowledge to better influence policy, programming, and practice. Read more...
Local governments have a crucial, and increasing role to play in the provision of rural and small town water services. Often, however, they struggle to take up these tasks. In this video, representatives of national government, district local government and WASH service providers from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Uganda share their viewpoints on the challenges, the way forward and the role of national governments and development partners in the support of local governments.
Read more...Den Haag, 28 mei 2014 – Op zaterdag 31 mei brengt John A. Kufuor, voormalig president van Ghana, een bezoek aan Nederland om aanwezig te zijn bij de oefeninterland Nederland-Ghana in De Kuip te Rotterdam. Read more...
The Project Implementation Manual (PIM) for Ghana's National Community Water and Sanitation Programme (NCWSP) has been developed as part of national... Read more...
By clearly defining 'the rules of the game' for their water and sanitation sectors, Ghana and Uganda create an environment that encourages teamwork and ultimately sustainable services at scale. Read more...
A study on the significance of the Learning Alliance Approach in influencing learning and adaptive capacity in Ghana's rural water sector Read more...