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In most countries in West Africa, involvement of local authorities has increased over the past years to ensure the provision of basic services, among them drinking water and sanitation. Municipalities are now in charge of planning, organizing, managing, regulating and monitoring. Especially around monitoring a lot of work still has to be done. What exactly is monitoring and evaluation? What are the benefits? Who is in charge of monitoring in municipalities? and what support do municipalities get in developing monitoring systems? This film tries to answer these questions by letting those involved in water and sanitation services in rural areas speak.
Read more...Video explores role of local government in the delivery of sustainable WASH services in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Uganda. Read more...
Local governments have a crucial, and increasing role to play in the provision of rural and small town water services. Often, however, they struggle to take up these tasks. In this video, representatives of national government, district local government and WASH service providers from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Uganda share their viewpoints on the challenges, the way forward and the role of national governments and development partners in the support of local governments.
Read more...OUAGADOUGOU, 1st June 2014 – IRC is starting a Euro 3.3 million project co-funded by European Union in Burkina Faso. The aim of the investment is to strengthen sustainable sanitation and hygiene services for 100,000 people in six rural municipalities in Burkina Faso over the next four years. Read more...
It took high income countries 100 years to universalise the access to water and required long-term and massive public financing. Read more...
Monitoring and awareness raising have helped the commune of Gorgadji collect fees for preventive maintenance of waterpoints and take steps towards sustainable water supply services. Read more...
M&E are key to improving both the performance and the sustainability of WASH services. But how much do they cost and how should it be paid for? Read more...
IRC Burkina country director Juste Nansi gives his feedback on the international seminar on monitoring held in the second week of April 2014 in Ouagadougou. Read more...
See who was at the Monitoring Seminar in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by checking out the photostreams. Read more...
Newsletters issued per day on the sessions and discussions of the seminar on monitoring WASH services in West-Africa which took place from 7 - 9 April 2014 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Read more...
This paper presents lessons learnt on improving learning in the WASH sector through resource centre networks in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Honduras, Nepal... Read more...
What will rural water supply look like in the future? And will it include the handpump or are there viable, and preferable, options? Read more...
Last week it was World Water Day 2014 , with the topic of "water and energy". I see obvious issues coming by on the water-energy nexus (which by the way is one of those development sector buzz words that I start disliking more every day. I hope the next buzz word is a bit more, uh, sparkling), such... Read more...
A three-country case study looks at aid effectiveness and sustainability in all WASH sectors. Read more...
The WASHTech project may be over but the importance of choosing the right technology remains. Read more...
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading. Read more...
An in-depth study of water provision in Burkina Faso has found that piped water systems provide a better service than handpumps, at a lower cost. Read more...