Leadership and management skills training for hand pump mechanics
Published on: 31/05/2018
Turning district Hand Pump Mechanics Associations (HPMAs) in Uganda into viable business entities.
IRC supports local government training of area mechanics in Ghana
Published on: 25/05/2018
Two districts in the Volta Region of Ghana - Akatsi North and Akatsi South - benefited from a five-day area mechanic training.
IRC Propeller Corporate Campaign : the facts
Where does the 30% handpump failure statistic come from?
Achieving full coverage and sustainable water service provision : the needs and gaps : Bongo, East Gonja and Wa East District Assembly
The District Strategy for achieving full water coverage (2017 to 2025) provides the framework for the implementation of water activities and services...
From the borehole to the pond and back again: breaking the vicious cycle of dirty water consumption
Published on: 09/03/2017
Rehabilitation of one primary school borehole has been successful but many others still depend on unreliable water.
Water, spillovers and free riding : the economics of pump functionality in Tanzania
Published on: 21/06/2016
Economic tools help us better understand handpump breakdown.
Uganda : engaging communities to keep safe water flowing
Water committees and handpump mechanics ensure safe and reliable services in Western Uganda. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch...
Proposals for the maintenance of hand pumps in the municipalities of Gorgadji and Aribinda (Sahel Region)
This report focuses on defining the conditions for the establishment of an effective repair and maintenance system for hand pumps in the Sahel region.
The effects and costs of support to community-managed handpumps in Patharpratima, West Bengal
Everyone in Digambarpur has access to a basic level of water service thanks to support model that allows w ater committees to outsource technical...
Technology recommendation borehole & hand pump India Mark II, Kapoeta North County, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
Demand in communities for hand pumps is high and the technology does satisfy most water demands but Water Management Committees (WMCs) are often not...
Technology recommendation borehole & hand pump India Mark II, Torit County, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
Demand in communities for hand pumps in Okulu village is high and the India Mark II will satisfy the water demands of most if not the entire...
South Sudan: Development in the youngest country in the world
Published on: 12/05/2015
Founding a new state. How do you organise and plan for water and sanitation in a country which lacks most revenues, infrastructure or a private sector and is shattered by conflict? South Sudan: the youngest country in the world is balancing between a promising future and fiasco.
Professionalising maintenance of boreholes with hand pumps in Burkina Faso: exploring new approaches
Published on: 01/04/2015
IRC Burkina Faso looked into management models that would permanently reduce the number and length of breakdowns of boreholes with hand pumps in rural Burkina Faso.
Functionality of water supply systems key to national development
Published on: 25/03/2015
A message from IRC Uganda and Ministry of Water and Environment on the occasion of World Water Day 2015
Réduire les pannes des pompes à motricité humaine au Burkina Faso ; une problématique avant tout …technique
Published on: 12/03/2015
IRC Burkina Faso s'est intéressé aux facteurs expliquant la fréquence élevée des pannes des forages équipés de PMH dans la région du Sahel.
Een dag in het leven van … een Jalabandhu in India
Published on: 03/03/2015
Uttam Majundar is een succesvolle Jalabandu, een mecanicien die handpompen repareert, in Digambarpur, West-Bengal, India. Maar hij dreigt slachtoffer te worden van zijn eigen succes. Stef Smits, programma officer van IRC, schetst een dag uit het leven van Uttam en laat zien waarom te goed je werk...
A day in the life of... a Jalabandhu
Published on: 06/02/2015
Uttam Majundar is a successful Jalabandu (handpump mechanic) in Digambarpur (West Bengal, India). But now he risks becoming a victim of his own success. Following a day in his life explains why.
Managing improved water sources at scale
Published on: 10/10/2014
IRC asked a private operator if it was possible to improve the service provided by hand-pump at current tariff. The answer is yes but the scale at which hand pumps are managed must change.
Pour une gestion à l'échelle des points d'eau modernes
Published on: 09/10/2014
IRC Burkina Faso a demandé à un opérateur privé s'il était possible d'améliorer la qualité de service des PMH sans augmenter le tarif payé par les usagers. La réponse est : oui, mais il faut changer l'échelle de gestion de la maintenance.
Action humanitaire ou aide au développement ?
Published on: 30/05/2014
Si les projets d'amélioration d'accès à l'eau conduits sous l'égide de l'aide au développement relèvent plutôt d'interventions d'ordre humanitaire, et que l'approvisionnement en eau grâce à l'aide humanitaire peut favoriser le développement même par petites touches, que faut-il en conclure ?
Framework for assessing and monitoring rural and small town water supply services in Ghana
This document presents a set of monitoring indicators and data collection sheets.