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Reimagining rural water services : the future agenda

2015
An introduction to ten building blocks to support...
community water plus

Community Water Plus in India

This project investigates successful community-managed rural water supply programmes and approaches across India.
Tools for maintenance of water systems

O&M: a persistent challenge cutting across Ethiopia and Uganda

Sustainability of water supply services remains an uphill challenge cutting across many countries, with several factors undermining the effectiveness...
Une vue du service technique Eau-Hygiène-Assainissement de la mairie de Banfora

Le service Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement de Banfora passé à la loupe

La commune de Banfora a effectué un diagnostic organisationnel de son service technique en charge...

Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopian lowlands

2018
A briefing note on financing of rural water...
Échanges entre la communauté de Kalla et les participants des communes invitées par IRC

À l’école de la gestion du service public d’eau en milieu rural

IRC Burkina a initié une plateforme d'échange d'expériences et de capitalisation dans les communes exemplaires du Passoré.

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water sustainability check report

2018
Benchmarks for water services in Mile, Afar and...

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water service levels report

2018
Baseline assessment report on rural water service...

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : a life-cycle costs analysis

2018
This report examines the status and value of WASH...

A local systems analysis for rural water service delivery in South Ari (SNNPR) and Mile (Afar),...

2018
The USAID Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) Learning...

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Tools for maintenance of water systems

O&M: a persistent challenge cutting across Ethiopia and Uganda

Published on: 11/07/2019
Sustainability of water supply services remains an uphill challenge cutting across many countries, with several factors undermining the effectiveness of Operation and Maintenance (O&M).

Une vue du service technique Eau-Hygiène-Assainissement de la mairie de Banfora

Le service Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement de Banfora passé à la loupe

Published on: 11/07/2019
La commune de Banfora a effectué un diagnostic organisationnel de son service technique en charge de l'eau, l'hygiène et l'assainissement (SEHA) en novembre 2018.

Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopian lowlands

A briefing note on financing of rural water services in lowland Ethiopia based on the use of Life Cycle Costs Analysis (LCCA) approach in Mile in...
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Échanges entre la communauté de Kalla et les participants des communes invitées par IRC

À l’école de la gestion du service public d’eau en milieu rural

Published on: 18/06/2019
IRC Burkina a initié une plateforme d'échange d'expériences et de capitalisation dans les communes exemplaires du Passoré.

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water sustainability check report

Benchmarks for water services in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR, and assessments of both the performance of service providers and the performance of...
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Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water service levels report

Baseline assessment report on rural water service levels in Mile, Afar and South Ari, SNNPR.
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Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : a life-cycle costs analysis

This report examines the status and value of WASH infrastructure assets in Mile, Afar region and South Ari, SNNPR, the costs and sources of financing...
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A local systems analysis for rural water service delivery in South Ari (SNNPR) and Mile (Afar), Ethiopia. Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership Concept 1 (Ethiopia)

The USAID Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) Learning Partnership seeks new ways to improve the sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)...
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Des femmes vulnérables privées d’accès à l’eau par l’insuffisance des investissements et la défaillance du modèle de fourniture

IRC Burkina : Où sommes-nous dans l'exécution de notre plan stratégique 2017-2021 ?

Published on: 27/05/2019
Ceci est une brève présentation du cadre stratégique d'IRC Burkina 2017-2021, des progrès réalisés à la fin de l'année 2018 et des perspectives pour l'année 2019

Sustaining rural water services in Ethiopia : rural water asset inventory report

Information on existing water schemes, including functionality and other critical WASH indicators, for the planning, coordination and outcomes of...
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Afar

Costs and gaps in the financing of water services in the Ethiopia

Published on: 25/05/2019
The government's flagship Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR-WASH) initiative focuses on lowland investments in 'resilient' technologies such as deep boreholes and more resilient piped water infrastructure. These seek to displace emergency humanitarian interventions in drought-...

Monitoring in Ghana

Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind

Published on: 21/05/2019
Join a 3-week RWSN e-discussion on the costs, financing and affordability of rural water supply and sanitation for the most vulnerable populations.

Monitoring in Ghana, WASHCost project

RWSN e-discussion: Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind

Published on: 21/05/2019
Examining the life-cycle cost components, financing and affordability of rural water supply and sanitation for the most vulnerable populations.

Handpump in West Sunyani, Ghana

Is community-based management the way forward in Ghana?

Published on: 08/05/2019
The community-based management (CBM) model has often been called into question as an effective means of service provision.

Collecting life-cycle cost data for WASH services : a guide for practitioners

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Inspiring water entrepreneurship in Tigray-iWET : an approach and a tool for system change

As a result of the the iWET project, functionality in some districts has risen from 80% to 95%, scheme downtime has been reduced from 30 days to...
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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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'Utilitisation'

There is no shortcut to institutional co-evolution. If we want imported technology to function, in advance of effective demand, the only way forward...
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Moving toward prevention : rural water maintenance and sustained service delivery

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Adrienne Lane

50 years of IRC: Interview with Adrienne Lane

Published on: 27/02/2019
Why Water for Good applies a systems approach in the context of complex emergencies.

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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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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Developing consumer markets within rural WASH systems

This paper presents reflections on how consumer WASH markets are being developed and the role of different types of actors in the system.
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Facilitating local strengthening of WASH systems : whose understanding counts?

The paper sets out the processes followed to establish WASH Learning Alliances in Ethiopia, examines some of the associated risks and constraints,...
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