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Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) questions: mobile desludging units

Published on: 05/08/2015

Adaptation of the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) questionnaire for sanitation to the situation of Mobile Desludging in Zimbabwe. Read more...

TAF adapted for mobile desludging

Published on: 05/08/2015

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...

UN consensus: Hygiene stays on the Sustainable Development Agenda

Published on: 03/08/2015

1st August 2015: The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes hygiene in it's vision statement and as a target. Read more...

Mainstreaming anti-corruption initiatives : development of a water sector strategy in Mozambique

Published on: 03/12/2014

Sector approaches to combating corruption have gained momentum in recent years, with increased awareness that generic anti-corruption initiatives are... Read more...

Striking the balance : what is the role of the public sector in sanitation as a service and as a business?

Published on: 02/09/2014

Governments need to create an accountable and enabling environment for non-state entities that ensures they provide affordable, demand-driven... Read more...

Abordagem dos custos do ciclo de vida

WATER SERVICES AND HIV/AIDS : Integrating health and hygiene education in the water and sanitation sector in the context of HIV/AIDS

Sanitation service levels: assessing services in rural and peri-urban Mozambique

Hygiene cost effectiveness studies in Ghana, Mozambique and Burkina Faso

Published on: 13/02/2014

The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading. Read more...

Enfoque de costos del ciclo de vida : costeo de servicios sostenibles

Published on: 08/11/2013

Que es el enfoque de costos del ciclo de vida? Nota informativa explicando cuales son los principales componentes de los costos de agua y saneamiento... Read more...

Costs and effectiveness of hygiene promotion within an integrated WASH capacity building project in Mozambique

Quick guide: Hygiene

Published on: 17/09/2013

If the system isn't hygienically used and operated, people's lives and health will not be improved. Read more...

Costs and effectiveness of hygiene promotion within an integrated WASH capacity building project in Mozambique

Side event: Launch of Unicef-IRC MoU for sustainable WASH in Mozambique (Symposium 2013, Day 1)

Presentations on Topic 1: Monitoring the finance needed for service delivery (Symposium 2013, Day 2)

Financial monitoring to assess cost effectiveness of sanitation and hygiene interventions Updated (Symposium 2013, Day 2, Topic 5)

More information on the Sustainable Services at Scale initiative in Mozambique

Published on: 08/02/2013

How to learn more about the Sustainable Services at Scale initiative in Mozambique. Read more...

WASH Governance Training Programme on decentralised service delivery

Published on: 04/12/2012

IRC’s Alana Potter and Jean de la Harpe facilitated a 2-day training programme for high level officials from Local Government Associations on decentralised service delivery in Pretoria, South Africa in November 2012. The purpose of the training was to test the applicability of the South African... Read more...

Using the life-cycle costs approach in the hygiene cost effectiveness multi-country study

Published on: 21/09/2012

Vera van der Grift, IRC Information Officer interviewed Alana Potter, IRC Senior programme officer on how the life-cycle costs approach is being applied to the hygiene-related work of IRC’s WASHCost and partners. Read more...

Assessing hygiene cost-effectiveness: a methodology

Published on: 01/08/2012

This paper offers a methodological framework to assess the cost effectiveness of hygiene interventions based on preliminary test observations in... Read more...