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Kabarole and Bunyangabu districts now have WASH data portals with updated information on service levels Read more...
Atelier de plaidoyer pour l'amélioration des services WASH dans les écoles et les centres de santé de la commune de Kornaka Read more...
Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics. Read more...
During SACOSAN VI Splash, BRAC WASH and IRC hosted a side event on data for decision making using schools as an entry point. Read more...
In 2013, IRC/ Triple-S Uganda conducted an assessment of the performance of the Service Delivery Model for point water sources. Findings show that there was generally a low service levels but ironically, users were satisfied. This working paper attempts to explain the reasons for that paradox. 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...
To deliver WASH services that last, the whole system of individuals, organisations, technologies and the institutions that link them needs to work, and work more effectively. Read more...
Users want to know what they are entitled to receive: the quality, quantity, reliability and accessibility of their water supply. Read more...
It takes at least two months to repair a broken water source in rural areas of Uganda. This was revealed by a study conducted in 2012 by IRC Uganda in eight districts of Alebtong, Kitgum, Lira, Nwoya, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese and Kyenjojo. The study was conducted to assess the performance of... Read more...
Despite increasing investments and a shift to a service delivery logic towards rural water in 2007, sustainability of rural water services remains problematic. This short presentation is about the development of service delivery indicators to better identify sustainability problems. This... Read more...
Triple-S Ghana shares results of the baseline assessment of the status of service levels, service providers and support functions, in Akatsi, Sunyani West and East Gonja districts in the Volta, Brong Ahafo and Northern regions respectively. Read more...
Water service monitoring in Ghana: findings from three districts. Read more...
Presenting the outcomes of a baseline study carried out in East Gonja, Sunyani West and Akatsi district in Ghana. Read more...
On 28 and 29 June 2012, the Joint Monitoring Programme water working group shared results from their first electronic survey. The group collected information on capacity and incentives for water-sector actors to comply with post-2015 JMP targets and standards. The survey also solicited opinions... Read more...
The concept of ‘water-person-years’ (WPY) is a new way of measuring the impact of investments. Assessing investments in WPY over a defined period of time, allows for a more efficient allocation of resources, and calls for a rethinking of the current development approach. Measuring in WPY is... Read more...