Self-supply's contribution to urban and rural water provision world-wide, and the gains of government support. Read more...
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services Read more...
IRC Uganda is currently involved in key advocacy initiatives to increase operation and maintenance (O&M) funds and ultimately to change the budget allocations in the District Water and Sanitation Conditional Grant. Read more...
Adaptation of the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) questionnaire for sanitation to the situation of Mobile Desludging in Zimbabwe. Read more...
The first Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) workshop was conducted at Hunyani Hills Hotel, Harare from 7-8 July 2015 and the second TAF workshop was held 15-16 Sept 2016. Representatives of user groups, local authorities and operators assessed feasibility indicators developed specifically... Read more...
Demand in communities for solar powered pumps is high and the technology does satisfy most demands, but trained technicians and a spare parts supply... Read more...
Demand in communities for hand pumps is high and the technology does satisfy most water demands but Water Management Committees (WMCs) are often not... Read more...
Demand in communities for hand pumps in Okulu village is high and the India Mark II will satisfy the water demands of most if not the entire... Read more...
Founding a new state. How do you organise and plan for water and sanitation in a country which lacks most revenues, infrastructure or a private sector and is shattered by conflict? South Sudan: the youngest country in the world is balancing between a promising future and fiasco. Read more...
The Tanzanian Ministry of Water has adopted the Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) to help make water and sanitation services sustainable. Tanzania is now the seventh country to use this innovative tool, which was developed by the IRC-led WASHTech project. Read more...
The capital city of Rwanda has turned a delay in funding for new centralised sewerage system into an opportunity. It has revised its plans so that more areas will get connected Read more...
While Egypt has made good progress in urban sanitation, access to wastewater treatment in rural areas lags far behind. Read more...
“The story is now published. Your expertise was very helpful in sorting between the claims of the different parties, but I unfortunately didn’t end up quoting you directly due to space constraints,” Jeremy Weber, News Editor Christianity Today magazine wrote on 6 October 2011 in response to a reply... Read more...
The urgent need for the improvement in the management, operation and maintenance of assets, and the building of capacity of Process Controllers in Water Services Authorities (WSAs) was identified by the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) as a means of improving the quality of service... Read more...