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La journée mondiale des toilettes célébrée le mardi 19 novembre fait rire et sourire. Pourtant, l’inaccessibilité aux latrines salubres est responsable des milliers de décès à travers le monde chaque année. Des milliers de femmes sont exposées aux viols et aux harcèlements sexuels. Read more...
Du 12 au 14 novembre 2013, s'est tenu à Cotonou au Bénin, un atelier régional d'apprentissage et d'échanges d'Afrique de l'ouest. Le thème portait sur : « De l'Assainissement Total Piloté par les Communautés (ATPC) à un service d'assainissement pérenne». Organisé par le Centre International de l'... Read more...
D’après une enquête menée en 2010 dans un échantillon de 1 072 écoles réparties dans 6 des 9 régions du Mali, une école sur 5 dans le pays ne dispose d’aucune latrine. 72% des latrines existantes ne sont pas séparées filles / garçons et 15% seulement sont fonctionnelles et respectent les normes... Read more...
Video illustrating the challenge facing technology to provide sustainable water services. Read more...
This short video, produced by the WASHTech project, illustrates the challenge of technology in WASH and how the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) provides a systematic and participatory way of assessing and adopting technology innovation at scale, for services that last. Read more...
The Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) provides a comprehensive assessment of sustainability indicators and considers the perspectives of technology users, producers and those introducing a technology. Read more...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have set up a joint trust fund to expand non-sewered sanitation and septage management solutions across Asia. The Gates Foundation will invest US$ 15 million into the new Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund, which... Read more...
Les acteurs s’activent. Pour atteindre la vision «Madagascar un pays modèle sans défécation à l’air libre», un projet portant sur l’assainissement pour tous a été mis sur pied dans la région Analamanga. Read more...
Reducing downtime of hand pumps using sms technology, Ghana. Read more...
The BRAC WASH II research call for low-cost water technologies was won by PRACTICA Foundation, based in The Netherlands. Their project title is ASTRA, Aiding Sustainable Water Technology Realization in Arsenic and Salinity contaminated Areas of Bangladesh. Read more...
SWIBANGLA is the name of the winning project tendered by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre for the BRAC WASH II programme. SWIBANGLA stands for managing saltwater intrusion impacts in Bangladesh and was kicked-off formally at the BRAC head office in Dhaka on Sunday 7 July, 2013. Read more...
The 'Value at the end of the Sanitation Value-chain' (VeSV) project aims to develop and adopt business models for a low cost, safe method for the collection and processing of faecal sludge from pit latrines; a method that can be operated by local entrepreneurs and results in the production of a... Read more...
The Sanitation Technology for Enterprises (SANTE) applied research project aims to identify safe sustainable solutions for sanitation in high water table areas, rocky areas and flood prone areas in Bangladesh. Read more...
“Why bother about WASH technologies? Current discourse is on sustainable service delivery monitoring and governance. Many WASH technologies, such as the India Mark II handpump and the VIP latrine, were successfully adopted and have improved the lives of millions. However, not all promising WASH... Read more...
Technology Applicability Framework - a tool for assessing applicability and scalability of WASH technologies Read more...
On 3 June 2013, IRC International Water and Sanitation centre hosted a webinar about both tools, currently under development by the WASHTech project. Read more...
Dr. Peter Morgan has been named the 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his lifelong dedication to improving sanitation and water technologies for the poor. H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will present the prize to Dr. Morgan at a Royal Award Ceremony during the 2013 World Water Week in... Read more...
Presentation by Benedict Tuffuor of TREND (Ghana) on the use of the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) to provide recommendations for improvement on the Rope Pump within the Ghanaian context, 3 June 2013 Read more...
WASHTech Webinar Presentation TAF & TIP Read more...