Instituting sanitation change
Published on: 25/09/2018
What is needed to promote behaviour change along the sanitation value chain? Report of a WASH Debate.
Towards sustainable hygiene and sanitation for all in Burkina Faso
Published on: 24/09/2018
Conclusions from an intensive two day national symposium held from 20-21 September 2018.
Vers l'hygiène et l'assainissement pour tous : bilan du colloque
Published on: 24/09/2018
Les 20 et 21 septembre s'est tenu à Ouagadougou un colloque réunissant les principaux acteurs acteurs burkinabè du secteur de l'assainissement. Etaient aussi invités des spécialistes issus de d'autres secteurs ainsi que des délégations maliennes, nigériennes et béninoises.
IRC WASH Debate: Building institutional capacity for behaviour change & sanitation programming
Published on: 23/08/2018
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands puts Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) central in its approach to sanitation and behaviour change, recognising it has been a very effective method to achieve changes in behaviour and ending open defecation. At the same time, it recognises the...
Starting rural sanitation in Benin with CLTS: how it became a game-changer
Published on: 11/04/2018
Dutch-funded programmes collectively develop capacity to free one million people from open defecation.
Radio OMEGA FM-Decryptage MKS 31 JAN.MP3
André NONGUERMA,directeur générale du ministère de l'eau et de l'assainissement et Donald KABORE,point focal de "Faso-toilettes" étaient les invités...
Radio OMEGA FM-Decryptage MKS 27 fevrier 2018
L'émission de décryptage de la radio OMEGA FM du 27 février 2018 était animé par Michael SEMDE qui a donné la parole aux auditeurs pour recueillir...
Radio OMEGA FM-Ca nous concerne du 31 janvier 2018
André NONGUERMA ,directeur général du ministère de l'eau et de l'assainissement et Donald KABORE ,point focal de "Faso-toilettes" étaient les invités...
Radio OMEGA FM-Ca nous concerne du 27 février 2018
Romuald SONPOUGDOU,directeur régional de l'eau et de l'assainissement de la Boucle du Mouhoun et Madame LANKOANDE Aminata, directrice générale de l'...
La défécation à l’air libre, un problème de comportement et non de moyen
Published on: 09/03/2018
A l'occasion du 8-Mars, Aminata Traoré, responsable du service de la communication et de l'intermédiation sociale de la direction générale de l'Assainissement, s'exprime sur l'accès à l'eau potable et la question de l'assainissement au Burkina.
Enjoying the fruits of ODF in Iyua Village, Moyo District
Published on: 07/02/2017
Iyua village was declared Open Defecation Free in 2015. A December 2016 visit by a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) traced the lessons and benefits of the village's Open Defecation Free status.
Global Sanitation Fund delegation visits Open Defecation Free Village in Lira
Published on: 07/02/2017
On 15 December 2016, a delegation from the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) and Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) visited Aton village in Lira. The village was declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) in June 2016. Below are some of the moments that were captured in photos.
Sensitisation, enforcement, rewards: the making of a model sanitation village
Published on: 09/09/2016
In just two years, Kajumiro village in Rwimi Sub County, transformed from one of the dirtiest villages to a model sanitation village in Kabarole district. What was the magic formula?
Follow Up MANDONA: community action approach to improved sanitation
Published on: 12/08/2016
On behalf of the National Sanitation Working Group, IRC Uganda and the Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) organised a learning journey to Lira and Alebtong districts. The purpose was to enable members of the group to learn more about Follow Up MANDONA method and the improvement of sanitation in both...
Eleanor Allen’s TEDxTalk ‘water is a women’s issue’
Published on: 09/08/2016
Allen is not just all talk. As Water For People's CEO she puts her words into action.
Uganda Sanitation Fund delivers improved sanitation in Amuria District
Published on: 03/08/2016
Sanitation coverage in Amuria district has improved from 52.6% in 2011 to 85% in 2016. How did Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) achieve that?
The Uganda Sanitation Fund promotes behaviour change practices to end diseases
Published on: 03/08/2016
The Uganda Sanitation Fund (USF) has since 2011, implemented Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in 30 districts in Uganda. As a result,over 6,000 villages have been triggered and over 3 million people are living in Open Defecation Free (ODF) areas. Jane Nabunnya Mulumba , IRC Uganda Country...
Mettre en place des services d’assainissement communaux : l’importance d’avoir des institutions fortes
Published on: 27/11/2015
Le programme SaniEst, mis en place depuis 2014 au Burkina Faso, a pour objectif la constitution d'une offre et d'une demande d'assainissement pérenne dans 6 communes à l'Est du pays. Après une année de mise en œuvre, l'expérience démontre l'importance d'avoir des institutions solides. Quelques...
UNICEF-WASH Seminar: Sustainable Sanitation
Published on: 19/10/2015
On 7 October 2015, UNICEF student team Wageningen organised a seminar 'What is sustainable sanitation in WASH?". Guest speakers were Marielle Snel from IRC, Joshi Deepa professor at Wageningen University, Harold Hoiting from SIMAVI and Luca Peters who represented UNICEF.
Empowering the urban poor to support systemic change in sanitation
Published on: 20/07/2015
How can a community-based approach help ensure sustainable urban sanitation services?
The journey of the Pan-Africa programme
Published on: 09/04/2015
As stated in my last blog, sanitation is more than building a toilet. We are all aware that the MDG target for sanitation will not be reached. By end of 2014, 2.5 billion people did not have access to adequate sanitation which is about one in three of the world's population (WHO/UNICEF Joint...
CLTS implementation in 8 African countries
Published on: 28/10/2014
The Pan-Africa programme also known as "Empowering self-help sanitation of rural and peri-urban communities and schools in Africa" launched Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, Niger and Sierra Leone. The project ran from January 2010 to December...