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This policy brief offers recommendations based on piloting of indicators to monitor water service delivery and performance in rural Uganda. Read more...
This policy briefing presents findings from an assessment of the predominant community management model for rural water services in Uganda. Read more...
This policy brief highlights lessons emerging from use of Sub-county Boards in Uganda to strengthen O&M for rural water supply facilities. Read more...
This policy brief presents findings from piloting of M4W, an initiative to enable users to report water facility faults by SMS, in Uganda. Read more...
Your organisation is doing post-implementation monitoring of water systems and detects a serious problem. What to do? This guidance document, published by Improve International, helps in the resolution of those problems. Read more...
In 2013, IRC/ Triple-S Uganda conducted an assessment of the performance of the Service Delivery Model for point water sources. Findings show that there was generally a low service levels but ironically, users were satisfied. This working paper attempts to explain the reasons for that paradox. Read more...
In this blog Patrick Moriarty reflects on Stockholm World Water Week 2014. There is good progress in language (and some tools) around the role of government in delivering services, he argues. But it's still an uphill struggle on who pays for what. Read more...
Many sector organisations in Uganda believe water boards will bridge gaps in community management. The IRC-led Triple-S initiative has been supporting an experiment to assess whether and how these boards can be made viable. Read more...
Para Todos, Por Siempre (Everyone, Forever) is an initiative to promote universal access to sustainable water and sanitation services in some 28 municipalities in Honduras. IRC is one of the partners in this initiative. Read more...
IRC will contribute to the Stockholm World Water Week which takes place from 31 August to 5 September 2014. We are launching the WASHCost book, co-convening a number of sessions and running a booth together with Water For People in the exhibition hall. Read more...
This paper describes IRC's experience and lessons learned in conducting Capacity Self-Assessment (CSA) workshops as part of the SHAW programme in... Read more...
Two approaches to Operation and Maintenance of rural water facilities - a comparative analysis Read more...
Functionality of rural water systems remains a big challenge and an impediment to reliable rural water services in Northern Uganda. Read more...
In an effort to improve functionality of water systems the Lira District Hand Pump Mechanics Association has introduced a new approach to prompt water users to demand operation and maintenance services. Read more...
Asset management leads to more realistic budgeting and planning and enables considerable cost savings over the medium and long term. Read more...
Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) have been recognised by the Ministry of Water and Environment as a key actor in improving the functionality of rural water systems in Uganda. Triple-S Uganda has been at the forefront of the association's capacity development. Read more...
55%-85% of households in Uganda access water services that do not meet the minimum required standards but water users are generally satisfied with the service they receive. A study on the performance of Water Source Committees as service providers for rural water supply in Uganda reveals. Read more...