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...
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...
Guy Hutton of the World Health Organization (WHO) stated in a discussion with IRC that "WASHcost has helped the sector realise the fundamental importance of life-cycle cost analysis in WASH planning. The methodologies and data sets generated by WASHcost and its partners will be vital to achieve... Read more...
This study aimed to get an overview over the income and expenditure flows in the Ugandan rural water and sanitation sector, with a special focus on... Read more...
