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Kabarole master plan makes politicians commit to the WASH sector

Published on: 13/01/2020
Getting political leadership engaged with the WASH sector was an uphill task for a long time.

Teaplantation in Kabarole District

Local government capacity to deliver SDG 6

Published on: 13/01/2020
The Kabarole District Master Plan has given local government and its partners a common focus to improve WASH coverage.

People fetching water in Burkina Faso

Améliorer le leadership des municipalités au Burkina Faso

Published on: 09/01/2020
Démarrage du projet de renforcement des capacités des municipalités du Burkina Faso dans la gouvernance de l’eau potable, de l’hygiène et de l’assainissement.

Monitoring in Kabarole district

Role of CSOs in delivering SDG 6 in Kabarole district

Published on: 07/01/2020
Civil society organisations are performing various roles in supporting local government to deliver WASH services in Kabarole district, Uganda.

Financing the 50/30 commitment: a financial framework for the WASH Strategy of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Leaving no one behind : identifying and addressing barriers to WASH service delivery in Uganda

Nearly 10 million Ugandans face multiple vulnerabilities that account for their marginalisation and exclusion from WASH services.
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Woman helps other woman lifting her water bucket in Agravi community Ghana

If you want to know where you are going – look where you’ve been

Published on: 27/11/2019
In Asutifi North district in Ghana, the District Assembly is making a bold attempt to achieve district-wide full coverage by 2030.

Financing universal, safe and sustainable water services in Ethiopia

Targeted and affordable water tariffs, self-supply investments, microfinance and solar energy can help finance Ethiopia's water sector.
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All systems go! WASH systems symposium : proceedings part 2

All systems go! was the first event of its kind dedicated explicitly to using systems approaches in the WASH sector. These symposium proceedings...
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People around a water point

Payment by Results: An end or a means to an end?

Published on: 05/11/2019
In recent years, donors have been making greater use of Payment by Results (PbR) approaches to fund development programmes.

WASH system building blocks

IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition: sustainable solutions for emerging economies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1-5 Dec 2019

Published on: 28/10/2019
At this development event for water professionals, IRC is hosting a two-part workshop on Strengthening the System on 2 December.

Strengthening the role of rural local bodies in WASH financing and services : policy learnings from a multi-stakeholder workshop

The brief captures the experiences, challenges and recommendations of civil society organisations (CSOs) and local government representatives.
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Building bridges in Bhola, Bangladesh

By participating in decision making, a citizen committee helps local government budget effectively for better water and sanitation services.
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Women voices for water in Nanyuki, Kenya

An indigenous movement helps women and people living with disabilities advocate for their rights in public platforms.
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A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia

An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches.
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A local systems analysis for rural water services delivery in South Ari and Mile, Ethiopia

This report summarises the strengths of the decentralised local systems that deliver services in two locations in Ethiopia, describing key actors,...
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These Funders Are Betting on a Systems Approach

These funders are betting on a systems approach

Published on: 17/09/2019
Water and sanitation comprise an increasingly important focus for global health and development philanthropy, but the approach has often been piecemeal, resulting in broken pipes and pumps, disillusioned donors, and suffering beneficiaries.

Finance assessment of the WASH sector in Rwanda

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Finance assessment of the WASH sector in Uganda

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Government-led monitoring for sustained water service delivery

Opportunities and recommendations for strengthening monitoring capacities, processes and systems in Ethiopia.
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La commune de Banfora a fait, le 30 juillet 2019, une revue à mi-parcours de ses projets et programmes d'eau et d'assainissement

Banfora s’auto évalue

Published on: 29/08/2019
La commune de Banfora a fait, le 30 juillet 2019, une revue à mi-parcours de ses projets et programmes d'eau et d'assainissement et s'est donné comme objectif un taux d'exécution d'au moins 80% en fin d'année.

Gender and social inclusion workshop by Watershed

Recommendations for social inclusion in the Dutch WASH strategy

Published on: 21/08/2019
Watershed report with recommendations on social inclusion for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' WASH strategy 2016-2030.

Social inclusion in the WASH strategy 2016-2030 of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs : a guiding document

A call for commitment, transformative thinking, engagement, integration and disaggregated data production.
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Fetching water in a rural location in Tanzania

RUWASA: New hopes in challenging times?

Published on: 15/08/2019
The era of eyes on, hands off are gone! Responsibility for rural water and sanitation shifts from local government to new national agency.

Harriet Burungu fetching water in Kabarole district

It's all about the blend

Published on: 15/08/2019
How a blending of service delivery models and finance within a district may hold the solution to financing safe water supplies for everyone.

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