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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...
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...
WASHCost research tells that current water systems in four countries are failing to meet more than half of the populations’ needs. Current practice in the WASH sector is expensive and provides low value for money. Key findings from the WASHCost project are presented in Working Paper 8: Applying a... Read more...
On 3 May 2012, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), National Water and Sanitation Council (CONASA), and the Honduran Social Investment Fund (FHIS) hosted a seminar of standardising intervention models in Honduras’ water and sanitation sector. Read more...
Cost of water and sanitation services in Nkwanta in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region, Ghana Read more...
Find out how different organisations around the world are using the life-cycle costs approach. Read more...
On 25 January 2013, Kwabena Nyarko, on behalf of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC), presented concepts of the life-cycle costs approach and findings from the scoping mission for WASHCost to expand into Sierra Leone. Read more...
Cost of water and sanitation services in Jankpariba in the East Gonja District, Ghana Read more...
Cost of water and sanitation services in Edwenase in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region, Ghana Read more...
This publication summarises in bullet points some of the main messages that have emerged from this innovative project. One of the insights has been the need to link expenditure to the (low) service levels that exist today in rural and peri-urban areas. This evidence base can guide those who bring... Read more...
O presente documento resume, em forma de pontos, algumas das principais mensagens que surgiram a partir deste projecto inovador. Uma das ideias foi a necessidade de vincular as despesas aos níveis (baixos) de serviços que hoje são prestados nas zonas rurais e peri-urbanas. Esta base de evidências... Read more...
Information scan on WASH unit costs and financial planning and budgeting This study: "Information scan on WASH unit costs and financial planning and budgeting of the Water and Sanitation Sector in Uganda" presents an overview of the income and expenditure flows in the Ugandan rural water and... Read more...
Catarina Fonseca’s PowerPoint about LCCA has been a big hit with country programs. She has effectively and creatively simplified a very important message about sustainability. Because of this presentation, water professionals in the region are eager to learn how they can use LCCA in their programs. Read more...
Professor Tanvi Nagpal teaches the Graduate Seminar: Delivering services in developing countries at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She uses WASHCost to help her students understand the long-term costs associated with sustainable service delivery. Read more...