Former IRC Associate
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...
By clearly defining 'the rules of the game' for their water and sanitation sectors, Ghana and Uganda create an environment that encourages teamwork and ultimately sustainable services at scale. Read more...
What sort of tools do you need to support more sustainable service delivery? Help us help you – take the Triple-S tools survey. Read more...
New briefing note summarises discussions and lessons from some key events in 2013 on the potential of ICT to improve WASH monitoring and ultimately service delivery. Contributions by IRC, TetraTech, Akvo, and SeeSaw. Read more...
The Minister for Water Resources Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda has stated that ‘There is the need for water sector agencies to take their Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities seriously to help minimize the rate of non-functionality in the sector.’ Read more...
Introduction Sustainable water service delivery requires systematic long term investments in capital maintenance expenditure and direct support cost to maintain and improve service levels. However, a cursory look at District Water and Sanitation Plans (DWSP) and Medium Term Development Plans of... Read more...
What are the key lessons on using ICT to improve water governance? New publication captures discussion from Stockholm World Water Week seminar. Read more...
Responsabilisées pour apporter une assistance technique aux communes dans l’approvisionnement en eau, les directions régionales peinent à jouer leur rôle d’où la nécessité de les former. Read more...
A new paper by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) looks at how Triple-S/Aguaconsult used the Qualitative Document Analysis (QDA) methodology to evaluate policies and practices of development organisations involved in rural water supply. Read more...
Convaincu par le projet Triple-S, la direction régionale de l’eau, des aménagements hydrauliques et de l’assainissement (DREAHA) s’est engagée auprès d’IRC et des communes d’Arbinda et de Gorgadji pour la mise en place d’un cadre communal de monitoring des services publics d’eau potable. Read more...
In Uganda some water committees are allowing users to borrow surplus money in the form of low-interest loans. Could this twist on a traditional loans scheme encourage users to pay their water fees? Read more...
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Professor (Mrs) Esi Awuah has stated that lack of knowledge in the WASH sector, coupled with corruption and nepotism has been the cause of poor service delivery in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Ghana. Read more...
The Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) announces the Mole XXIV Conference. The key objective of the conference is to take stock, share experiences and draw synergies to find sustainable solutions to the current sanitation crises. Read more...
Inexpensive mobile networks, smart phones, and apps. They are already transforming lives and livelihoods across the developing world. Can they transform water services too? Read more...
Stockholm World Water Week Seminar to address how ICT can improve transparency and accountability. Nick Dickinson, author of Triple-S Working Paper ‘Using ICT for monitoring', to present. Read more...
A capacity building workshop on Service Delivery Approach (SDA) and Life Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA) for selected District Assembly staff has been held in Akatsi in the Volta Region. Read more...
The Akatsi North District has taken steps to repair 20 broken down hand pumps in the district to improve water facility functionality and service delivery. Read more...
Identifiée par l’ensemble du secteur comme une mesure prioritaire de l’année 2013, la constitution d’un cadre de monitoring des services publics d’eau potable en milieu rural commence à voir le jour. Read more...
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) and the Triple-S project Ghana, has met with stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to discuss issues on sustaining water service delivery in the sector. It was under the theme: “Sustaining Water Service Delivery: Innovations... Read more...
Uganda has done well in terms of expanding coverage but, like many countries, it struggles to sustain water services. What do those involved say about the challenges and possible solutions? Read more...