This review is the first comprehensive evaluation of the External support programs (ESP) literature. It derives a definition of external support... Read more...
Find out in this podcast with Catarina Fonseca of IRC why she refers to finance as the unavoidable building block and which two key costs are... 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 presentation introduces the building blocks concept and how it is used to illustrate the key actors and factors that must be targeted and... Read more...
How the Aquaya Institute selected a system strengthening approach to overcome the sustainability constraints that other water quality monitoring... Read more...
What seems to be missing in SDG 6 s an indicator that will assess if there are people with the knowledge and skills to spend the money sensibly and... Read more...
WaterAid's "approach is relevant to addressing WASH sector issues at global, national and local levels and is an appropriate response to meet the... Read more...
This report has been developed primarily for WaterAid staff and partners to help in the selection of management models for piped water supply systems... Read more...
In the Hai and Siha districts of Tanzania actors not only acknowledge, but actively harness informality to provide access to water to rural... Read more...
Without an improved asset maintenance, system it is likely that rural water systems in Ghana will continue to provide unsustainable services. Read more...
Supporting a learning alliance to develop intervention strategies for improving WASH services by providing insight into the system of actors and... Read more...
An assessment of the potential feasibility, sustainability, and effectiveness of the pay as you fetch (PAYF) management model for water service... Read more...
A preparatory study for a proposal to install a piped water system to serve five communities. Read more...
A summary of 25 years of lessons learned and reflections on what is still needed to advance collaboration for sustainable development. Read more...
This document sets out a series of participatory exercises that can be used to design a 2-4 day programme focused on sector strengthening for... Read more...
This study showcases a way for practitioners to better understand the complexities inherent in rural water development using expert opinion and... Read more...
Neither rural sustainability checks, nor urban benchmarking frameworks, are entirely suitable for monitoring small town water services. Read more...
Dwindling donor support, poor cost recovery mechanisms, ineffective strategies for ensuring human right to water, unbridled pollution of freshwater... Read more...