sanitation services

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World Water Day 2022 illustration from https://www.worldwaterday.org/share-2022

Safely managed sanitation to protect our groundwater resources

Published on: 10/03/2022

When realising safe sanitation avoid making pit emptying an afterthought. Read more...

Driving change : strengthening local systems in the water and sanitation sectors

Published on: 12/01/2022

Insights, tips, and advice to improve public services like water and sanitation through multi-stakeholder collective action and action research. Read more...

PPE and NFI distribution in Shashamane District

Reaching the most vulnerable during COVID-19

Published on: 21/12/2021

Lessons learnt from WASH First COVID-19 Response Project in Ethiopia Read more...

Sanitation campaign in action in Tanzania

How Tanzanians got back into building toilets

Published on: 15/12/2021

Lessons from the National Sanitation Campaign. Read more...

Gender equality and social inclusion overview for the WASH sector in Ethiopia

Published on: 06/12/2021

A contextual assessment of GESI in the WASH sector based on a review of national policies, strategies, and implementation practices in Ethiopia. Read more...

Workshop with learning alliance in Kabarole, incl. District Councillor, District Engineer, Health Officer, NGO representative

Terminating the problem of unsafe water and sanitation services

Published on: 19/10/2021

Recently I listened to a speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger on how the climate movement is stuck and needs to reset. I think our approach to solving the water and sanitation crisis could help. Read more...

Financing methods for annual recurrent costs

Life-cycle cost analysis for Splash school interventions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Update 2021

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. Read more...

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. Read more...

Celebrating women’s leadership in WASH during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published on: 28/05/2021

Inspirational stories about how ordinary women in India and Kenya have converted the challenges posed by COVID-19 into an opportunity to promote good... Read more...

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

Published on: 20/04/2021

Keynote for World Health Organization presented at the Twelfth meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health | UNECE. Read more...

90% of climate disasters are water related

Published on: 27/01/2021

Building resilience is not a "nice to have"- it is essential, says Ban Ki Moon. Read more...

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

Published on: 18/01/2021

Based on evidence-based monitoring of water and sanitation service levels, budgets, outcome harvesting, district capacity assessment and water... Read more...

USAID Transform WASH project – Learning notes overview

Published on: 19/10/2020

Lessons learned about strengthening the supply chain, stimulating demand and improving the enabling environment. Read more...

Rural water and sanitation budgets for schools, anganwadi and health centres : an assessment of Gaya, Bihar : discussion paper

Published on: 01/09/2020

An analysis of government interventions for providing institutional water and sanitation services, with recommendations on how to improve... Read more...

Testing sewage for early warnings about COVID-19 : thematic discussion synthesis

Published on: 24/06/2020

The challenges of developing an 'Indian' protocol to monitor COVID-19 in sewage. Read more...

Waste disposal at healthcare facility in Kabarole, Uganda

Treating medical waste during COVID-19 in the Global South

Published on: 15/06/2020

Is hazardous medical waste sufficiently managed? Read more...

Isaac Adita, principal enrolled nurse at healthcare facility in Foe

Five-star toilets help health centre set new standards of hygiene

Published on: 11/06/2020

Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana Isaac Adita Principal Enrolled Nurse at Foe CHPS – now one of the most popular centres in the district for women to give birth Isaac Adita has been Principal Enrolled Nurse since 2016 - a time when the... Read more...

Water vendors boost income through kiosk sales

Published on: 02/06/2020

One innovation in Asutifi North has been the introduction of kiosks at water points where vendors sell a range of sanitation products. The kiosks not only provide shelter from the sun and rain but improve the livelihoods of water vendors and help to make water systems more sustainable. Read more...

Janet Wilson collecting water close to her house in Agravi, Ghana

Asutifi North: Collaboration makes water flow

Published on: 30/05/2020

Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana In March 2018 Janet Wilson was fetching water from the old well in Agravi village when a camera crew arrived and started filming. In the video posted online , she can be seen – a woman in her early 60s... Read more...