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Triple-S (Sustainable Services at Scale) has led a process of learning and innovation to improve rural water service delivery in Ghana and Uganda. Each experiment has documented, results and recommendations shared with stakeholders in the two countries. In addition, the progress on the innovation... Read more...
The long-awaited date for the fourth AfricaSan has been confirmed: May 2015. This path-breaking conference will this year continue to raise the priority of sanitation amongst the new generation of political leaders. Read more...
At the 2014 The Water and Health Conference, IRC will share experience from our work on water service monitoring, on aid effectiveness and make a case for mobilising public finance for water sanitation and hygiene. 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...
Prepare for life-cycle costs and service level data for sharing Read more...
Après un processus de travail intensif, nous avons pu lancer, fin 2013, notre nouvelle identité institutionnelle qui traduit mieux notre rôle de think-and-do-tank, utilisant les connaissances comme catalyseur de changements au profit des populations. Read more...
VERGNET HYDRO société spécialisée dans la recherche de solutions durables pour l'approvisionnement en eau potable des populations des pays en voie de développement se devait d'être présente à Amsterdam au Wash sustainability forum de 2014 (30 juin et 1er juillet). 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...
IRC publie une étude sur « le coût d'approvisionnement en eau par PMH au Sahel ». Read more...
Peter Burr examines asset monitoring for sustainable services. Read more...
Looking at what can be done to bring professionalism into community-based water supply. Read more...
Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du Programme national d’approvisionnement en eau potable et d’assainissement (PN-AEPA) à l’horizon 2015, le ministère de l’eau, des aménagements hydrauliques et de l’assainissement a initié une étude diagnostique auprès des communes du Burkina Faso afin de... Read more...
This includes the structured support activities to service providers as well as to users or user groups. This may be provided in a variety of ways by either local governments directly, by regional utility agencies, specialized agencies or external contractors or a by combination of these modalities. Read more...
In this folder you can find the presentations related to the joint session on cost effectiveness of sanitation and hygiene interventions Read more...
The purpose of this Keynote Paper is to introduce Topic 1 of the Symposium on Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery. Read more...
From 14 to 16 January 2013 a three day workshop was held in Ouagadougou with different WASH sector stakeholders to discuss the new methods and approaches of monitoring water supply and sanitation services and to identify ways to scale up the service delivery approach at the national level for... Read more...
Find out how different organisations around the world are using the life-cycle costs approach. Read more...
To achieve sustainable services, financial sustainability is critical. However, tracking financial flows in the water sector is notoriously complex and fragmented and even more so for sanitation and hygiene services. Read more...
Financial sustainability is critical for achieving sustainable services. However, tracking financial flows in the WASH sector is notoriously complex and fragmented. Read more...
Vera van der Grift interviewed Mike Kang from Engineers Without Borders-Canada how his organisation applies the life-cycle costs in Malawi. Read more...