Fee-based approaches alone won't cut it when it comes to getting decent-quality services to the poor. Read more...
Sustainability checks applied by DGIS in its last five years of WASH funding get a cautiously optimistic review. Read more...
Navigating the danger zone where countries raise enough money to build but not maintain new infrastructure raises a question: Does this zone exist? Read more...
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in Ghana is developing a framework for assessing and monitoring water services. Read more...
In March 2012, UNICEF and WHO announced that the Millennium Development Goal for water had been met. But that's just the start. Read more...
USAID and Rotary International's development and adoption of the powerful Sustainability Index Tool is great news. Read more...
From testing monitoring service delivery indicators and tools in 3 pilot districts by the CWSA and Triple-S to applying monitoring at scale in 64 Ghanaian districts, one quarter of the country. That is what will happen in the framework of SMARTerWASH in the coming 3 years. Read more...
The USAID water strategy has had the gestation period of an elephant, but now that it's finally out, has it been worth the wait? Read more...
A new tool makes it possible to test where sector-wide water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) policies and practices are strong and where improvements can be made. It has been developed by the Triple-S programme of the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Read more...
Rather than installing more pumps or building more latrines, NGO Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada aims to build a more effective sector. A new case study examines their strategy and the results. Read more...
Uganda has done well in terms of expanding coverage but, like many countries, it struggles to sustain water services. What do those involved say about the challenges and possible solutions? Read more...
A 'learning sector’ is one that engages in continuous learning and reflection and is thus able to adapt to changing circumstances and demands. Building a learning sector with the capacity to continuously innovate, evolve and adapt based on evidence is a must for delivering sustainable services and... Read more...
Por qué y dónde se deben hacer cambios en el sector de agua potable? Resumen del libro 'Apoyo al Abastecimiento de Agua Rural'. Read more...
The head of Kabarole District in Western Uganda has renewed a pledge to work with Triple-S on ways of improving the levels and sustainability of rural water services. Richard Rwabuhinga, Chairperson of Kabarole District local government, welcomed the Triple-S annual review and planning meeting to... Read more...
What is it that IADB's Max Valasquez Matute in Honduras finds 'only a bit short of a miracle'? Read more...
A mid-term assessment of Triple-S showed real progress… and real challenges ahead. Read more...
The most recent Global Water Challenge (GWC) webinar hosted at sustainablewash.org gave another useful opportunity to highlight the findings of the Qualitative Document Analysis (QDA) policy and practice research that has been disseminating during this (slightly cold) first part of 2013. Read more...
Tunisian sector experts launch a new coordination mechanism for flagship Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative. Read more...
Reflections on the Fourth WASH Sustainability Forum how effective the forum was, from inside the beltway. Read more...