How can national governments, NGOs and donors work together to strengthen local government capacity? Read more...
Self supply is an approach that can improve the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of water services. Read more...
It takes at least two months to repair a broken water source in rural areas of Uganda. This was revealed by a study conducted in 2012 by IRC Uganda in eight districts of Alebtong, Kitgum, Lira, Nwoya, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese and Kyenjojo. The study was conducted to assess the performance of... Read more...
Un séminaire d'échange d'expériences sur le suivi-évaluation des services d'eau potable et d'assainissement dans les zones rurales et les villes secondaires africaines. Read more...
Report assessing level of compliance with regulations in eight communes of the Sahel region. Read more...
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...The success of the scheme begins with water users reporting faults by sending a text message to their area mechanic. Read more...
What if resources from all projects in a district were brought together? What if in addition to constructing water systems we also planned and financed for their operation and maintenance? A story about a fictitious district in the developing world, and what happened to its water supply.
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Vida Duti, leading the Triple-S project in Ghana, talks about the importance of monitoring water services to plan and direct investments. Triple-S Ghana has worked on functionality mapping using FLOW.
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Governments cannot leave rural communities with the full responsibility for the management of their water supplies. Communities need support. This video is made for decision makers, but contains many interesting issues for everyone concerned with rural water supply.
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Tamene Hailu (Ministry of Water and Energy, Ethiopia) talks about the inventory carried out to provide new data on water supply schemes in urban and rural areas, sanitation and hygiene practices of households, and the status of water supply and sanitation facilities at health institutions and schools.
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Paul Nyeko Ogiramoi explains how water supply and sanitation boards at local sub-county level can make community management work.
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