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A new IRC- Triple-S/GLOWS/WA-WASH research paper analyses the absolute and relative value of each cost component of a water service (capital investment, operating costs, rehabilitation cost, support costs) and looks into each component's cost drivers. 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...
Prof Ratna Reddy presented on a life-cycle costs approach (LCCA) as a means to achieving sustainable service delivery. Though various components of LCCA are not new, Prof Reddy reported that life-cycle costs are often not considered in budgeting for WASH. Read more...
The purpose of this Keynote Paper is to introduce Topic 1 of the Symposium on Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery. Read more...
This portal was launched in October 2011 by US Foundation Center as collaborative platform for philanthropic foundations funding water, sanitation and hygiene projects around the world. Read more...
Ce document de travail présente les résultats de l’application de la méthodologie d’évaluation du rapport coûts/efficacité d’une intervention d’hygiène sur deux sites au Burkina Faso : Ladiana et Ouahabou. L’intervention ciblée ici porte sur une combinaison d’ateliers villageois et de visites à... Read more...
A new free and open source knowledge portal has been launched this week by Akvo and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. It is designed to help water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) teams achieve sustainable financing throughout the entire life-cycle of WASH services. The WASH Finance... Read more...
Las organizaciones de ayuda al desarrollo se ven cada vez más presionadas en buscar “evidencias” por los financieros y organizaciones donantes cuyo objetivo principal es darle el valor al dinero que aportan. Read more...
Dr. Kwabena Nyarko-WASHCost Ghana Country Director and Mrs Vida Duti - IRC Ghana Country Director talk about the need to plan for Capital Maintenance Expenditure as s prerequisite for sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) service delivery. Read more...
We're sharing our WASHCost data on the full costs of providing water and sanitation services over their entire service life-cycle from construction to operation, rehabilitation, and eventual replacement. Detailed studies established these costs and examined how these costs relate to the level of... Read more...
Rural pipe water schemes, popularly known as small town water schemes, are associated with a wide range of capital expenditure and a limited understanding of what could be the key cost drivers of these systems. This briefing note, No. 11, focuses on identifying some of the major cost drivers of... Read more...
WASHCost briefing note No 9 report on findings on the cost of providing water services in small towns using piped water systems in Ghana. It unearths the factors affecting sustainable water service delivery and provides cost information for planning sustainable water service in the small towns in... Read more...
This report was generated from a study into the cost of water and sanitation services received by the inhabitants in Kito in the East Gonja District of the Northern region of Ghana. Read more...
Rural pipe water schemes, popularly known as small town water schemes, are associated with a wide range of capital expenditure and a limited understanding of what could be the key cost drivers of these systems. 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...
Le présent document de travail présente les conclusions et les recommandations obtenues par l'approche des coûts à long terme (LCCA) et adressées aux services d'approvisionnement en eau des communautés des zones rurales et des petites villes de quatre pays : Andhra Pradesh (Inde), Burkina Faso,... Read more...
Our online course is free.... Now what is the cost of failure? The delivery of sustainable and equitable services requires that financial systems are set up to build, operate, repair and renew a water, sanitation or hygiene system through its entire cycle of use. This is the 'life cycle' at the... Read more...
Based on national standards, the 7 boreholes and 3 standpipes in the village of Komsilga, Burkina Faso, are sufficient to supply water to 3,600 people. Since only 1,500 people live in the village, you might think that they had water in abundance. Read more...
“Because Improve International is not an implementer of WASH projects, we don’t necessary “use” LCCA directly. We focus on curating good ideas and useful evidence to help the sector improve its work towards facilitating sustainable WASH services for generations. So in this way, we certainly promote... Read more...
Join IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and the Institute of Development Studies for a day of learning and reflection on improving service delivery in the rural water and sanitation sector. The aim of this one-day event is to introduce the key concepts of service delivery including the... Read more...