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Systematic or systemic inequalities are grounded in our mindsets; in the way, we think, in the way we plan, in the way we see people, and in the way we interpret the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
IRC has highlighted some useful lessons for the sector as the USAID West-Africa Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme is drawing to a close. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso looked into management models that would permanently reduce the number and length of breakdowns of boreholes with hand pumps in rural Burkina Faso. Read more...
IRC Burkina Faso investigated the factors that explain why boreholes with hand pumps in the Sahel region break down so often. Read more...
The correlation between access to drinking water, health, nutrition and other development indicators is well known. At sector level, this often translates into the requirement to allocate additional funding to new infrastructure (in the rural sector, mainly to water points), that would naturally... Read more...
One of the main conditions for providing potable water services is that the service provider must be able to guarantee that the water is safe for consumption. But what happens when you live in an area where such services are not within reach? Can you be sure that the water that is available is safe... Read more...
IRC asked a private operator if it was possible to improve the service provided by hand-pump at current tariff. The answer is yes but the scale at which hand pumps are managed must change. Read more...
M&E are key to improving both the performance and the sustainability of WASH services. But how much do they cost and how should it be paid for? Read more...
An in-depth study of water provision in Burkina Faso has found that piped water systems provide a better service than handpumps, at a lower cost. Read more...
Component costs and drivers are assessed in a new research paper. Read more...