Moving “en derechura” with the costing of water and sanitation services in Honduras
Published on: 16/04/2018
"You are doing well—keep on going 'en derechura'", said a community member of about 70 years old, when we wanted to confirm if we were on the right track with the municipality of Candelaria. I had never heard of the expression "en derechura" before, but it quite accurately expresses what is...
“En derechura” al costeo de los servicios de agua y saneamiento
Published on: 03/04/2018
"Van bien, sigan en derechura" nos dijo un comunitario de unos 70 años, cuando queríamos confirmar que íbamos por el camino correcto hacia el municipio de Candelaria. La expresión "en derechura" nunca antes la había escuchado, sin embargo, expresa muy bien lo que está sucediendo con el costeo de...
Costing Sustainable Services online course 2018 open for registration
Published on: 16/01/2018
Join for free! Courses start Thursday 1st of March, Friday 1st of June and Monday 1st of October.
WASH Talk podcast on asset management
Published on: 15/06/2017
Asset management is critical for all WASH systems as 30% of the infrastructure is often not working.
District WASH Budget tracking in Uganda
Presentation on budget tracking in Uganda given during the Regional Water Integrity Forum.
Quick Guide to IRC in India
Published on: 21/06/2016
The Indian government has a target to make India ‘Open Defecation Free’ by 2019. All stakeholders are increasing their efforts to meet this target, which will have an impact on more than half the population.
Become effective, efficient, and then scale up
Published on: 08/03/2016
New report reveals how BRAC, an innovative NGO in Bangladesh, provided sanitation to 39 million people.
Cobertura total, financiamiento para siempre
Published on: 03/03/2016
El Municipio de Chinda alcanzó la cobertura total en los servicios de agua. Sin embargo, el municipio tiene que invertir hasta 11.8 US$/persona en agua cada año para siempre. La buena noticia es que este monto es asequible para el municipio y le permitirá mantener la cobertura total, para siempre...
Data for decision making, costs and services of WASH in schools
Published on: 26/01/2016
During SACOSAN VI Splash, BRAC WASH and IRC hosted a side event on data for decision making using schools as an entry point.
IRC at the 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation
Published on: 08/01/2016
Join us at SACOSAN-VI to talk about sharing data for decision making on WASH in Schools
¿Cuánto cuesta la inversión en agua y saneamiento rural en Honduras? : una comparación de diferentes modelos de intervención
Una comparación de diferentes modelos de intervención.
Quick guide to tracking finance
Published on: 23/12/2015
Tracking finance is needed to inform policies and decision making and to target investments in water and sanitation
Quick guide to costs
Published on: 20/12/2015
Uncovering and understanding the real costs of water, sanitation and hygiene services by using the life-cycle costs approach.
Analyzing the cost of water provision in UNHCR refugee camps
How the life-cycle costing approach can be applied in refugee camp situations. Findings from a pilot study in Ethiopia and Chad.
Hygiene promotion in Bhutan : does it work and at what cost?
Poster sharing the results of a hygiene cost effectiveness study in Bhutan.
On pilots and going to scale
Published on: 27/10/2015
From service delivery approaches to costing studies. IRC posters presented at the 2015 UNC Water and Health Conference in Chapel Hill, USA.
Retour sur quatre années de partenariat communal, régional et national au Burkina Faso
Des pistes de solutions, mais également des réflexions posées par l’équipe IRC Burkina Faso sont colligées dans le présent recueil dans le cadre de...
Tracking district budgeting and expenditure on rural water services in Uganda : analysis report
The relatively low allocation of financial resources towards recurrent costs of rural water suppy in Uganda works against the delivery of adequate...
Trends in financing WASH services in Uganda
Published on: 29/07/2015
Financing for the water and environment sector in Uganda has shown a declining trend since 2008, leading to a reduction in funding for key aspects of water supply services.
Costing water services in refugee camps : Camp Bambasi, Ethiopia, and Camp Kounoungou, Chad
The report provides insights on the cost of providing water in emergency situations using two camps as case studies. The life-cycle costs approach...
Metodología para la estimación del costo per cápita en MAPAS
Guía metodológica para la estimación de los costos per cápita en el marco regional del Monitoreo de los Avances de País en Agua y Saneamiento.
The costs of water and sanitation in schools: Bangladesh
Published on: 22/06/2015
It costs at least US$ 10 per student to construct water and sanitation facilities in schools and another US$ 1.40 per student per year for all recurrent costs including continuous support to hygiene promotion.
Supporting community-managed water supply in Morappur, Tamil Nadu
This study investigates a pilot programme which facilitates public involvement in addressing source sustainability issues and CEC's follow-up actions...
Costos de agua y saneamiento rural bajo diferentes modelos de intervención en Honduras
Published on: 06/03/2015
En base a una revisión de costos de unos 179 proyectos de agua y saneamiento realizados por el FHIS (Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social) en los últimos cinco años, estamos estableciendo rangos de costos unitarios de acuerdo a diferentes modelos de intervención. Además identificamos los factores...