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Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances : the case of water supply in Uganda

This article demonstrates the effectiveness of facilitation of a learning alliance by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert...
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More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water service delivery in Uganda

The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater...
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Children at Kasenyi borehole

Water is life; water is joy

Published on: 28/12/2017
Stories from the community after IRC Uganda rehabilitated ten boreholes in Kabarole district, an effort to ensure a safe and reliable supply of water for over 3000 people, which in turn would improve health and livelihoods for the benefiting communities.

Trends in rural water supply : towards a service delivery approach

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Protected spring built by the community. Pipes sticking out of concrete.

Community-led improvements through initiative and collaboration

Published on: 18/04/2022
In Ethiopia's South Ari Woreda, community members have piloted a new approach to improve access to safe water in their communities.

Hard-to-reach communities in Asutifi North, Ghana

Five hard-to-reach communities celebrate the flow of water

Published on: 13/04/2022
Latter-Day Saints Charities' intervention in a district-wide partnership in Ghana transforms lives in hard-to-reach communities and schools.

Spandan team along with community women paint the Integrated Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) system, Puri, Odisha, India

Climate-resilient community wastewater management

Published on: 11/01/2022
A prize winning solution for vulnerable urban communities in India.

Asutifi district Ghana

Reaching the hard-to-reach in Asutifi North District

Published on: 01/12/2021
With the help of the Latter-Day Saints Charities, schools and hard-to-access communities in Asutifi North District will be getting access to safe drinking water.

At the water pump in Kabarole District

National O&M models for sustainable rural water systems in Uganda

Published on: 25/10/2021
Influencing national policy and bringing it back to district level.

Assessment of the process of developing the Kabarole WASH district master plan 2018-2030

The report identifies the strengths and weaknesses that emerged during the development of the district master plan and provides recommendations to...
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Scaling-up sanitation and hygiene in Kabarole : a monitoring report of the home improvement campaigns in Mugusu and Kasenda Sub-counties, June-July 2021

In February and March 2021, home improvement campaigns were conducted in 49 villages of Mugusu and Kasenda sub-counties, and a monitoring exercise...
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Pilot in Sikonge DC (Sept. 2019) Credit: DIME World Bank

Community management: policy failure or lost in translation?

Published on: 14/01/2020
Pilot in Sikonge DC (Sept. 2019) Credit: DIME World Bank Is community management of water supply still feasible in Tanzania?

A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,...
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Sustaining rural water : a comparative study of maintenance models for community-managed schemes

Emerging trends and practical recommendations for organisations interested in growing or starting a maintenance service provision (MSP) model for...
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Community-based management of handpumps in rural Ghana : a quantitative analysis of what needs to change

This working paper seeks to contribute to a larger analysis on whether community-based management is still a feasible option for service delivery in...
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Keeping community managed handpump systems going

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...
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Parts of the system : supply chains and operation and maintenance (O&M) in Amhara, Ethiopia

This paper summarises results of a study about the demand for rural water facility spares, the organisation of supply chains and the O&M systems...
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Digging deep behind the complexities of sustainable water supply in Nepal

A review of financial, governance and technical challenges impacting the sustainability of rural water supply schemes in Sarlahi and Rautahat...
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Kabarole WASH sustainability actor and factor analysis

Supporting a learning alliance to develop intervention strategies for improving WASH services by providing insight into the system of actors and...
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Analysis on IRC's use of Pay as You Fetch : Kabarole district, Uganda

An assessment of the potential feasibility, sustainability, and effectiveness of the pay as you fetch (PAYF) management model for water service...
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