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In 2016, Wassa East District in Ghana had roughly 56% coverage which was a concern. The district faced a water crisis, 6 in 10 water facilities were not functioning properly and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a Sustainable WASH for All programme and looked... Read more...
Watershed Uganda brought water actors together, improved the capacities of Catchment Management Committee and supported the development of Catchment Management Plans. Read more...
Watershed Uganda bracht verschillende stakeholders in de watersector samen, versterkte de capaciteit van waterbeheer commissies en ondersteunde de ontwikkeling van een beheersplan voor het stroomgebied van de Mpanga rivier. Read more...
A workshop was organised in Nossombougou to strengthen the capacity of village water point management committees Read more...
Une session de formation a été organisée à Nossombougou pour renforcer la capacité des comités villageois de gestion de points d’eau. Read more...
Adapting to climate change and fostering a low carbon water and sanitation sector. Read more...
Key concepts and case examples from pan-European countries were presented at the webinar ‘Don’t forget the small ones’. Read more...
Deputy Edgardo Martínez has been nominated by organisations in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in Honduras to be their spokesperson in National Congress. Read more...
Workshop on a new initiative in the commune of Banfora: JI SANIYANI. Read more...
Atelier d'une nouvelle initiative dans la commune de Banfora : JI SANIYANI. Read more...
Effective WASH services are a source of resilience for communities under threat from COVID-19 Read more...
Asutifi North district was one of the three selected districts where successes and challenges in the provision of water and sanitation services were collected. Read more...
Bongo District in Upper East Region, is one of the driest areas of Ghana with a population of just over 103,000 people. More than 30 boreholes had to be taken out of use because of dangerously high levels of fluoride in some underground water, causing damage to the bones and teeth of the people who... Read more...
Wassa East in Western Region is an overwhelmingly rural area with a population of more than 105,000 people. The district was facing a water crisis in 2015. About six out of every ten water facilities were non-functional, and payment systems had largely broken down. The District Assembly launched a... Read more...
Ugandan NGO network calls on the national government to prioritise access to safe water. Read more...
This report highlights the activities of the 2020 Regional Water and Environment Week which included among others clean-up exercises, home improvement campaigns and public dialogue. Read more...
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have put in place a number of measures around drinking water and sanitation in the fight against the coronavirus. But have the needs of the most vulnerable people really been taken into account? Are they able to cope during this pandemic? Read more...
Le Mali, le Niger et le Burkina Faso ont mis en œuvre une batterie de mesures sociales dans le secteur eau potable et assainissement dans le cadre de la lutte contre le coronavirus. Mais les besoins des populations, notamment celles dites vulnérables ont-elles été réellement prises en compte pour... Read more...
Through source security, service provision and waste management, the state of Bihar has used a holistic approach to ensure sustainability of services. Read more...
Everything for the privileged and nothing for the disadvantaged! Read more...