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Getting water to Kabende sub county, Uganda

Challenges and successes of a public private partnership between Kabarole District Local Government, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)...
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Collective action in WASH : findings from SWS

Recording of a webinar on lessons learned after nearly four years of intensive research on the use of collective action in WASH by the USAID-...
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Stream of water pouring into children’s hands in southern Burkina Faso. Photo: Jadwiga Figula / Getty Images. Stream of water

Guidance for African governments on sanitation policy

Published on: 09/07/2021
Interview with Alana Potter, co-drafter of the Africa Sanitation Policy Guidelines.

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African Sanitation Policy Guidelines to provide focus on sanitation

Published on: 05/07/2021
The African Sanitation Policy Guidelines will be of great value to Ethiopia as the country currently does not have an official policy.

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SuSanA Stepping Stone Sessions - India Chapter, 22 June 2021

Published on: 21/06/2021
This session will focus on updates on COVID-19 related challenges and response work from different organizations and SuSanA partners, e.g. from IRC and WaterAid.

The implementation guideline launched during world toilet day celebration (photo by: Tsegaye Yeshiwas)

Striving to implement robust market-based sanitation in Ethiopia

Published on: 21/06/2021
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has, together with partners, developed a national market-based sanitation training manual to properly implement the guideline on the same topic.

Water tank in Arusha, Tanzania (photo Lukas Kwezi)

The water sector budget: How much is enough?

Published on: 31/05/2021
A review of the Tanzanian water sector budget for 2021/22.

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A market-based approach to curb the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on: 30/05/2021
Lessons from the WASH First COVID-19 Response Project equipping youths with marketable skills in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane districts.

Sanitation products for sale in Wore Illu Woreda

Strengthening WASH businesses in Ethiopia – tariffs and taxes on sanitation products

Published on: 27/05/2021
Taxes and tariffs imposed on sanitation products significantly increase the cost of the product and affects affordability.

A district level roadmap for universal access to sustainable sanitation services

This document provides guidance, available tools, and case studies from Agenda for Change members on district-level planning for sustainable...
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Monitoring of WASH in small towns : a catalyst for enhancing capacity of water utilities in Ethiopia

Harmonizing institutionalized monitoring, national benchmarks, improving the data culture and acting upon monitoring results will be essential in...
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Improving WASH service delivery in small towns : systems approach implemented in Ethiopia

Systems approaches are ongoing processes which take time and require multiple levels of action, both at local as well as at regional and national...
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Strengthening WASH businesses in Ethiopia - Intellectual property rights

Published on: 11/05/2021
Some business owners and government officials have doubts regarding whether current intellectual property rights are adequately protected or enforced once granted.

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World Hand Hygiene Day 5 May 2021

Published on: 04/05/2021
Each year the SAVE LIVES: World Health Organisation's Clean Your Hands campaign aims to progress the goal of maintaining a global profile on the importance of hand hygiene in health care and to 'bring people together' in support of hand hygiene improvement globally. WHO calls on everyone to be...

Attracting investments and closing the finance gap for water and sanitation in Europe

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Market-based sanitation in action

Published on: 16/03/2021
USAID Transform WASH teams up with Government of Ethiopia partners to visit Wore Illu Woreda.

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Brainstorming on Supporting Panchayats Need for Inclusive Water Supply and Sanitation, 26 Feb 2021, 16:00-17:30 IST

Published on: 26/02/2021
A brainstorming session being conducted by the India Chapter of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, IRC, WaterAid, UNICEF and India Sanitation Coalition on how to encourage Panchayats to move beyond just infrastructure creation to sustainable service delivery with a rights-based approach.

WASH master plan for Asutifi North District Assembly : 2019 annual performance report

Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and sanitation service levels, budgets, outcome harvesting, district capacity assessment and water...
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Identifying barriers to inclusion in WASH : barriers faced by persons living with disabilities in accessing water, sanitation and hygiene services in Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly, Ghana

In order to leave no one behind, decision makers and service providers need to examine common beliefs in measuring access to services.
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Symposium on small town WASH services in Ethiopia

Published on: 21/12/2020
Some 50 representatives from towns and regional bureaus participated in the small-town WASH symposium on 3 December at the GetFam hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They were joined online by some 30 stakeholders from national and international level during the morning session, focussed on...

Reframing the challenges and opportunities for improved sanitation services in Eastern Africa through sustainability science

Successful sanitation approaches were characterized by their adaptation to the local context, community participation, built-in mechanisms that...
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Sanitation business in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Strengthen WASH business in Ethiopia: access to foreign exchange

Published on: 01/12/2020
For Ethiopia-based businesses that require imported goods or materials, accessing hard currency through the banking system is one of the biggest challenges they face.

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Orkaan Eta werpt gemeentes in Honduras 10 jaar terug in de tijd

Published on: 11/11/2020
In de nasleep van orkaan Eta steunen IRC en Water For People de oproep van de Hondurese overheid aan de internationale gemeenschap en roepen ze op tot onmiddellijke actie voor de wederopbouw van talloze water en sanitaire voorzieningen die door de oorkaan verwoest zijn.

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10 years of progress washed away

Published on: 11/11/2020
In the wake of Hurricane Eta, IRC and Water For People support government appeal and call for immediate action to restore a decade's worth of water and sanitation development in Honduras.

Webinar: Water drives resilient countries - 10 November 2020

Published on: 02/11/2020
This event will be a call for action for all Public Development Banks to work together towards a Water Finance Coalition in order to develop financing for water and sanitation and to foster cooperation among them.

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