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hand pump in Kabarole district

Driving the change together: transforming local WASH systems

Published on: 02/12/2021
Kabarole District and IRC Uganda wrap up a successful Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) learning partnership , a collaborative project that has harnessed decentralised systems and structures to strengthen rural water supply and small-town sanitation services.

The District-Wide Approach : progress review from its application in five districts in Rwanda

This systematic approach to planning suits the Rwandan context and has helped to mobilise funds, but is less effective in emphasising the...
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Mobile drilling workshop in Banfora, Burkina Faso

Banfora is playing its cards right

Published on: 06/07/2020
The Municipality of Banfora has set up a new Water, Sanitation and Public Hygiene Department.

Bureau de la Direction des Services Techniques Municipales de Banfora (Cliché IRC Burkina)

Eau et assainissement : Banfora joue les bonnes cartes

Published on: 02/07/2020
La municipalité de Banfora a érigé le Service Technique Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement en une Direction de l’Eau, de l’Assainissement et de l’Hygiène Publique.

IRC a initié un atelier de partage d' expériences sur la mobilisation des ressources techniques et financières pour les communes

Eau et Assainissement : allier l’urgence au développement

Published on: 26/12/2019
IRC a initié un atelier de partage d' expériences sur la mobilisation des ressources techniques et financières pour les communes du Nord et du Sahel

IRC aide à former plus de 3 700 acteurs de l'eau, à l'horizon 2022, au Burkina Faso

Plus de 3 700 acteurs de l’eau formés à l’horizon 2022

Published on: 03/09/2019
IRC aide à former plus de 3 700 acteurs de l'eau, à l'horizon 2022, au Burkina Faso.

Who plans for water and sanitation in villages?

How can the devolution of planning and budgetary processes help communities raise their issues and plan accordingly.
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Kick-starting WASH systems in newly established local authorities : an experience from Nepal

This paper highlights efforts in using one-off surveys to inform WASH plans to help to kick-start recurrent monitoring and management processes in...
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Unstructured post construction support under structured local governance : evidences from rural drinking water service delivery

Is a decentralised community based management approach to rural drinking water services sustainable? Evidence from a project in Kerala, India.
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L’impact de la dissolution des conseils municipaux sur la mise en œuvre des projets d’AEPA au Burkina Faso

Published on: 22/01/2015
Dans la foulée des changements sociopolitiques d'octobre 2014 au Burkina Faso, les conseils municipaux de l'ensemble des communes du pays ont été dissous. En perdant leurs partenaires clés, les ONG et associations conduisant des projets d'eau potable et d'assainissement doivent désormais trouver de...

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Cérémonie d’ouverture du forum : le Sénégal ambitionne de mobiliser 250 Milliards pour atteindre les OMD

Published on: 30/05/2014
Le président de la république du Sénégal, Macky Sall, a présidé la cérémonie officielle d'ouverture du 2e Forum de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement d'EAA. Occasion pour le chef de l'Etat sénégalais d'appeler à la mobilisation pour de tous pour concrétiser les engagements pris à ce niveau.

Rope pump, Ethiopia, Brussee

Under the microscope: the provision of Ethiopia's water supply

Published on: 12/12/2013
The 9th FLOWS seminar took an in-depth look at two service delivery models in Ethiopia's highly decentralised water supply.

Closing the gap : wash sector devolution and decentralisation in Malawi

Triple-S Working Paper exploring the gap between the two parallel processes of wash sector devolution and decentralisation.
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Bolivia: Cuchumuela first municipality to reach 100 percent water coverage

Published on: 03/11/2012
Villa Gualberto Villarroel, better known as Cuchumuela, is the first municipality in Bolivia to achieve 100 percent water coverage. Official recognition for their achievement came from Bolivia’s water and environment ministry MMAyA. It is the story of a successful partnership between local...

Lira district Council Hall

Allocation of funds for district level WASH programmes: What is the ideal formula?

Published on: 19/09/2012
What started off as a commonplace lecture-like meeting in the Lira District Council Hall, ended up in a spirited discussion about a variety of issues around the delivery of water services in a decentralisation framework. Conditional grants for water and sanitation; mobile phones for water; as well...

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WASH sector devolution and decentralisation in Malawi

Published on: 30/05/2012
“Closing the gap: WASH sector devolution and decentralisation in Malawi” takes a close look at how donor financing and lack of awareness about access to funds for both infrastructure and capacity building can be better aligned; particularly in Malawi’s decentralised water sector.

The role of local government in Integrated Water Resources Management : potential and practice in Southern Africa

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Supporting rural water supply : moving towards a service delivery approach

Why have we been unable to provide a sustainable water service to rural people for so long? What were the success factors in the areas where there...
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Trends in rural water sector development and implications for international aid delivery: A Discussion paper

Published on: 09/11/2011
This paper summarises findings from a recent study of the status of rural water supply in some thirteen countries, which aimed to identify commonalities in both challenges and opportunities to rural water supply in countries as diverse as the USA, India, Honduras and Ghana. It spans a developmental...

Gender- and poor-inclusive community-managed sanitation and hygiene in urban Indonesia

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