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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...
Learning platforms in Ghana do contribute to more informed policies and coordinated action, but there’s room for improvement, according to recent report. Read more...
A study on the Learning Alliance Approach in Ghana, recommends a guiding model for a more systematic process of building up and deploying knowledge to better influence policy, programming, and practice. Read more...
As part of the IRC-led Triple-S initiative, a comprehensive assessment of WASH sustainability tools has been undertaken. The latest working paper synthesises findings and contains practical 1-pagers describing 25 promising tools. Read more...
The call for tools for sustainability for the WASH Sustainability Forum has been closed. Read more...
IRC has been awarded US$ 3 million to ensure that over the next three years, 1.3 million people in Ghana will have access to water services that last: not just for a year or two - but indefinitely. Read more...
The East Gonja district in the Northern Region is one of the pilot districts for the Triple-S project in Ghana for the past six years. The project officially ends in November 2014. Read more...
IRC/Triple-S Uganda is working with the Ministry of Water and Environment to develop a learning and coordination model aimed at improving learning at different levels. In this article, Peter Magara the National Learning Facilitator of IRC/Triple-S Uganda, describes the proposed learning model. Read more...
Sector stakeholders are increasingly using sustainability tools. Two webinars in March drew on research conducted as part of Triple-S and generated discussion on areas for improvement. Read more...
A new paper from Triple-S Ghana offers insights into WASH efforts in the county's rural domestic water sector. 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...
Ensuring long-term services on a large scale. Read more...
Users want to know what they are entitled to receive: the quality, quantity, reliability and accessibility of their water supply. Read more...
A water service consists of certain characteristics, such as quantity, quality, and continuity. 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...
How stakeholder cooperation enhances water facilities, as this video shows. Read more...
Interview with Patrick Moriarty on how WASHCost and Triple-S effect change in rural water and sanitation service delivery. Read more...
Peter Burr examines asset monitoring for sustainable services. Read more...
A special issue of ' Water Alternatives' journal looks at trends in water services in rural areas. Read more...
From testing monitoring service delivery indicators and tools in 3 pilot districts by the CWSA and Triple-S to applying monitoring at scale in 64 Ghanaian districts, one quarter of the country. That is what will happen in the framework of SMARTerWASH in the coming 3 years. Read more...