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A path to interconnected sectoral progress in Ghana Read more...
Or, why getting basic water to everyone is entirely possible. Read more...
Empowering young women to become the water managers of the future in India Read more...
Sustainable, resilient WASH systems for all. Reflections from IRC on World Water Week 2021. Read more...
Providing safe water to hard-to-reach villages in a cost-effective way in Arusha. Read more...
A review of the Tanzanian water sector budget for 2021/22. Read more...
UK cuts on water, sanitation and hygiene aid betray international pledges to save lives Read more...
The same capacities that help us adapt to COVID-19 can be used to face climate change. Read more...
Every now and again the rich world has its nose rubbed in the true meaning of poverty. The coronavirus pandemic is but the latest example. We need to make sure it's the last. Read more...
Sustainability of water supply services remains an uphill challenge. Which factors factors undermine the effectiveness of Operation and Maintenance (O&M)? Read more...
A WaterAid thematic review. Read more...
This blog looks at the experience of using 'Payment-by-Results' in Tanzania's water sector, and how adaptive programming is key to bridging the gap. Read more...
WaterAid has developed a set of participatory tools that help identify and overcome system barriers. Read more...
We need more and faster action to achieve and sustain the SDGs. Read more...
A new global guidance document on the District-Wide Approach. Read more...
Stories from the community after IRC Uganda rehabilitated ten boreholes in Kabarole district, an effort to ensure a safe and reliable supply of water for over 3000 people, which in turn would improve health and livelihoods for the benefiting communities. Read more...
Asking whether building hardware is better than a WASH systems approach is like asking whether building bicycle wheels is better than creating a transport network. Read more...
From exit strategies to transformation strategies in WASH. Read more...
A large proportion of Tanzanians still do not have access to improved water sources. Read more...
While writing the end-report of the SMARTerWASH Project, it was good to look back and reflect on the scale of the project and the challenges faced and ahead. Read more...