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Ethiopia’s business environment and how it influences WASH market development - Updated edition

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[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Presentation given WEDC 2021
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Contributor photos: Lemessa, Digbojoy, Fabrizio,Sára, Jeske, Vera, Patrick, Stef, Angela, Tettje

Solutions galore, but political will and finance still lacking

Published on: 10/09/2021
Sustainable, resilient WASH systems for all. Reflections from IRC on World Water Week 2021.

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How women gain power by investing in water

Published on: 05/03/2021
On International Women's Day , research from Water.org shows how empowerment flows from financing improved water and sanitation access.

Women as business leaders

This learning note is focused on the gender dynamics in WASH business and it informs action points to enhance women's roles in the sector.
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Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Gaya, Bihar : discussion paper

An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve...
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How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Published on: 23/04/2020
Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision.

Eng, Joseph Oriono Eyatu, Uganda, Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Ghana, Patrick Moriarty

Money follows politics

Published on: 17/12/2019
What does government leadership in the African water and sanitation sector really mean? Perspectives from a technocrat, a politician and IRC's CEO.

Conditions for private sector involvement and financing in rural water supply

An introduction to the UDUMA model based on long-term affermage contracts with local authorities and blended finance, which is being piloted in...
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GDP vs access

Weekly WASH graph: beating the curve

Published on: 17/05/2018
This is the first of my 'weekly WASH graphs', exploring the relation between the wealth of a country over time, and its level of access to at least basic water services.

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Private finance is necessary to achieve the WASH SDGs: but it will only follow Government’s lead

Published on: 20/04/2017
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance.

Happy children in Ethiopia enjoying water

Systems change at district level: where do we start? The case of South Ari district, Ethiopia

Published on: 16/03/2017
Asset inventory is essential in Ethiopia to develop more realistic planning to increase functionality as well as coverage.

Webinar poster: Financing Sustainable Rural WASH

Financing Sustainable WASH [webinar], 16 June 2022

Published on: 10/06/2022
Organised by the SuSanA India Chapter, Water For People India and IRC, this webinar examines financing sources, gaps and best practices for sustainable WASH services in India.