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Two approaches to Operation and Maintenance of rural water facilities - a comparative analysis Read more...
Functionality of rural water systems remains a big challenge and an impediment to reliable rural water services in Northern Uganda. Read more...
In an effort to improve functionality of water systems the Lira District Hand Pump Mechanics Association has introduced a new approach to prompt water users to demand operation and maintenance services. Read more...
Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) have been recognised by the Ministry of Water and Environment as a key actor in improving the functionality of rural water systems in Uganda. Triple-S Uganda has been at the forefront of the association's capacity development. Read more...
55%-85% of households in Uganda access water services that do not meet the minimum required standards but water users are generally satisfied with the service they receive. A study on the performance of Water Source Committees as service providers for rural water supply in Uganda reveals. Read more...
By clearly defining 'the rules of the game' for their water and sanitation sectors, Ghana and Uganda create an environment that encourages teamwork and ultimately sustainable services at scale. Read more...
Working paper 10 provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of the market for WASH sustainability tools and identifies gaps. 25 promising tools are summarised in practical 1-pagers. Read more...
The performance of service providers can have impact on the quality of the service delivered to the water users, a recent IRC/Triple-S Uganda study concludes. Read more...
Monitoring and awareness raising have helped the commune of Gorgadji collect fees for preventive maintenance of waterpoints and take steps towards sustainable water supply services. Read more...
Uganda releases revised Manual to guide water and sanitation projects. Minister of State for Water, the Honourable Betty Bigombe, speaks on the value of a harmonised approach at the Manual's launch. Read more...
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), has produced a set of documents for the rural water sub-sector in collaboration with key stakeholders. Read more...
The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has called on stakeholders in the Rural Water Sub-sector to harmonize their operations and activities to avoid duplication of efforts. Read more...
In rural Ghana water coverage rates have been rapidly increasing across the country yet there is a real concern about the sustainability of water supply systems. Ensuring a systematic approach to asset management is therefore becoming more important. However, it is unclear which asset management... Read more...
To monitor emerging change in the WASH sector, Triple-S experimented with SenseMaker®, an innovative monitoring method. A new report analyses why this was not successful and presents lessons learned. Read more...
Users want to know what they are entitled to receive: the quality, quantity, reliability and accessibility of their water supply. Read more...
This set of fact sheets present the main results from a user satisfaction survey conducted in 2013 to enhance monitoring data on functionality, service levels and service provider performance collected in 2011 (round 1) and 2012 (round 2). This study was conducted in three pilot district, namely... Read more...
Finding from the second round of water service delivery monitoring in Ghana. Read more...
Handpump mechanics support water user committees by repairing pumps upon breakdown. But mechanics' charges are high and inconsistent, and their access to spare parts varies. As costs and delays increase, communities become less willing to pay for repairs, and mechanics leave the business. In the... Read more...
In a bid to enhance monitoring of rural water service delivery in Uganda, IRC/Triple-S Initiative in conjunction with the Ministry of Water and Environment undertook to develop a set of Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs). Read more...
The Mobile for Water (M4W) experiment has been undertaken as part of the IRC-led Triple-S initiative in Uganda and aimed to reduce service downtime and provide real time data on the performance of water services. Read more...