Our Resources library contains some of our best thinking as well as useful resources from other organisations. Here are our most recent additions
The lack of a post-handover operation and maintenance plan for handpumps has created an "install and forget" model. Read more...
This is an assessment conducted in South Ari Woreda, Ethiopia, identified critical challenges in maintaining rural water schemes and highlighted... Read more...
Impacts d'un système prépayé sur la résolution des contraintes du système Read more...
En Ouganda, Water For People soutient les associations de mécaniciens de pompes à main en leur proposant des formations et des kits d'outils. Read more...
The Umbrella Authority model in Uganda was introduced to professionalise management of water infrastructure and to achieve sustainable functionality Read more...
In Uganda Water For People supports hand pump mechanic associations with training and tool kits Read more...
Impacts of a pre-paid system on addressing system constraints Read more...
A case of Chiradzulu district, Malawi Read more...
Testing approaches to strengthen the sustainability and performance of WASH service delivery systems. Read more...
Earlier sanitation campaigns in India showed poor demand for and use of rural community sanitary complexes (CSCs). How can India's national... Read more...
An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve... Read more...
An analysis of government or private interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve... Read more...
This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,... Read more...
Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for... Read more...
Bruce Uwonkunda of Water for People in Rwanda shares his experiences on using roadmaps to build strong WASH systems. Read more...
This paper proposes a framework of elements that need to be in place for continued handpump functioning, and then turns this into a diagnostic device... Read more...
This paper summarises results of a study about the demand for rural water facility spares, the organisation of supply chains and the O&M systems... Read more...
A review of financial, governance and technical challenges impacting the sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Sarlahi and Rautahat... Read more...
An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in... Read more...