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The World Water Week annual event is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute [SIWI] and focused on transforming global water challenges Read more...
The daily reality of a community health worker in Niakatiré in the commune of Makalondi, Niger. Read more...
The African Sanitation Policy Guidelines will be of great value to Ethiopia as the country currently does not have an official policy. Read more...
The First Lady of Burkina Faso urges the number of health care facilities in sub-Sahara Africa without effective drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene services to be zero by 2025. Read more...
Local Assemblies and private partners awarded cash prizes for excellence in urban liquid waste management in Ghana. Read more...
This WASH Talk episode discusses the creative solutions Simavi and Aqua for All use in Africa. Read more...
Submit your AfricaSan5 session for subtheme 3 on monitoring by 12 October! Read more...
Iyua village was declared Open Defecation Free in 2015. A December 2016 visit by a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) traced the lessons and benefits of the village's Open Defecation Free status. Read more...
Successful Sludge Enterprises in Small Urban Centres in Zimbabwe selected as a poster presentation at WASH FUTURES 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. Read more...
Inspiring workshop on the Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2016/7 surveys and network building between Southern African countries. Read more...
Why the absence of sanitation and hygiene services causes girls to drop out of school. Read more...
Joined forces at the Kampala WASH Symposium identify what stands in the way of sustainability. Read more...
IRC helps AMCOW develop a new process to monitor the N'gor declaration Read more...
Clear calls for increased investment in water and sanitation during the Africa Water Week. Read more...
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change. Read more...
The first Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) workshop was conducted at Hunyani Hills Hotel, Harare from 7-8 July 2015 and the second TAF workshop was held 15-16 Sept 2016. Representatives of user groups, local authorities and operators assessed feasibility indicators developed specifically... Read more...
As a result of Africasan Award for Youth going to Maji na Ufanisi for its work with Kongowea Youth, Mombasa County Government has decided to invest $2 milllion within the next one year to extend the initiative of youth managing WASH. Read more...
How can a community-based approach help ensure sustainable urban sanitation services? Read more...
Read the reflections and highlights on the session "Influencing decision makers - Finance, equity, institutional leadership" convened by IRC and partners. Read more...
The AfricaSan4 conference (25-27 May) ended with a declaration defining the vision and aspirations of the African Ministers in charge of hygiene and sanitation. Read more...