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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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ONEWASH Plus: Delivering Value for Money in Eight Towns in Ethiopia

The purpose of this technical paper is to present a value for money analysis of the ONEWASH Plus Programme in eight towns in Ethiopia. The analysis...
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ONEWASH Plus in Urban Areas in Ethiopia – Results from the First Phase

The ONEWASH Plus Programme (first phase: 2013 to 2019) focused on WASH services in small towns, satellite villages and institutions (health...
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Water vendor in Agravi, Asutifi North, Ghana

Asutifi North water partnership impact sends ripples across Ghana

Published on: 23/02/2021
Two new videos show how a district-wide partnership is transforming water coverage and lives.

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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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...

Ethiopia midterm organizational network analysis report

Measuring change over time in the relationships and network structure of learning alliances in four separate Ethiopian locations in USAID's...
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Fifth South Ari Woreda learning alliance meeting

Learning alliance helps to improve water supply in Gazer town

Published on: 17/11/2020
The South Ari Woreda learning alliance pushed for the establishment of the Gazer Town Water Supply Service Office as a utility to improve water services in the area.

Novel partnership between NWSC and Kabarole District to provide safe water to communities in hard-to-reach Kabende subcounty

A novel public-public partnership between Uganda's national water utility and local government is part of the increasing trend of rural utilisation.
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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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Management models for piped water services. Cover photo. WaterAid

Selecting management models for piped water supply schemes

Published on: 22/01/2019
WaterAid publishes new resource guide.

Public finance for water infrastructure development and its practical challenges for small towns

Existing models used for financing water infrastructure development do not seem very applicable to the realities of small towns.
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Small town water services sustainability checks : development and application in Ethiopia

Neither rural sustainability checks, nor urban benchmarking frameworks, are entirely suitable for monitoring small town water services.
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Putting water in vessels in near home in rural Ghana

Launch of the Asutifi North District Based Full WASH Coverage Initiative

Published on: 16/03/2018
A master plan has been drawn up to guide Asutifi North District in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6.

Afdera water point

Getting to the heart of climate resilient WASH

Published on: 15/02/2018
Climate resilient WASH is about new ways of working across the traditional humanitarian and development sectors. We went to one of the harshest spots in Ethiopia, and surely in the world, to find out more.

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Finding innovative ways to finance capital maintenance of piped systems in Ghana

Published on: 28/12/2017
Study seeks solutions for sustainable small-town water service delivery.

Innovative financing for capital maintenance expenditure in small towns water systems in three districts in Ghana : Akatsi South, East Gonja and Kintampo South districts

Innovative mechanisms for the financing of capital maintenance of piped systems in Ghana may not necessarily fix the problems of poor service...
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Banfora Town Hall, Burkina Faso

A race against time in Burkina Faso

Published on: 27/07/2017
Developing a collaborative strategic plan for municipal water services needs to focus on structural changes.

Ato Mantegabtot Negash, the manager of the Gazer Town Water Utility

Shouted at by water users and shouting for support

Published on: 03/07/2017
The challenges of small town water supply and the need for systemic change: the case of Gazer town.

Looking beyond headline indicators : water and sanitation services in small towns in Ethiopia

While a high proportion of people In Ethiopian have access to improved water and sanitation services, only a small minority receive services that...
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Women at water point in Ghana

Achieving water and sanitation for all in Ghana by 2030

Published on: 20/03/2017
IRC and the Safe Water Network are piloting a sustainable service delivery approach at district level.

Ghana - women at water point

Launch of the District WASH Full Coverage Start-up Initiative in Asutifi North

Published on: 20/03/2017
IRC and the Safe Water Network are piloting an approach to achieve water and sanitation for all in Ghana by 2030.

Faecal sludge and septage management : way forward : synthesis document

Ushering a new era in sanitation value chain management in India
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Ethiopia Laying pipes

Costs of water and sanitation services in small towns in Ethiopia

Published on: 02/12/2016
Assessing Value for Money of WASH services in small towns. Read the main findings on the analysis of costs for providing water and sanitation services in small town in Ethiopia.

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