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[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and...

2021
Presentation given WEDC 2021

Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances : the case of water supply in...

2021
This article demonstrates the effectiveness of...

More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water...

2020
The two utility models present in Kabarole...
Fifth South Ari Woreda learning alliance meeting

Learning alliance helps to improve water supply in Gazer town

The South Ari Woreda learning alliance pushed for the establishment of the Gazer Town Water Supply Service Office as a utility to improve water...

Who pays for water? : comparing life cycle costs of water services among several low, medium and...

2020
Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia,...
Cartoon of disabled person trying to wash hands but tap is too high (source:Mdogo)

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision.
Mid-Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (MWUWS), Uganda

Utilitisation – the next step for rural water supply in Africa?

Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services?

Making blended finance work for water and sanitation : unlocking commercial finance for SDG 6

2019
This publication provides insights into blended...

Management models for piped water supply services : a decision-making resource for rural and...

2018
This report has been developed primarily for...
Villagers fishing in their newly expanded pond. Meghalaya, India

How change within individuals can support institutional performance

Can leadership development training for public agency staff lead to improved utility performance and community-level service?

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[Presentation] Utility-managed rural water services: models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Presentation given WEDC 2021
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Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances : the case of water supply in Uganda

This article demonstrates the effectiveness of facilitation of a learning alliance by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert...
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More sustainable systems through consolidation? : the changing landscape of rural drinking water service delivery in Uganda

The two utility models present in Kabarole outperformed the community management model, with the existing national utility demonstrating greater...
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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.

Who pays for water? : comparing life cycle costs of water services among several low, medium and high-income utilities

Comparing water utilities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cambodia, and the United States reveals a gap between the full costs of service delivery and budgets of...
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Cartoon of disabled person trying to wash hands but tap is too high (source:Mdogo)

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Published on: 23/04/2020
Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision.

Mid-Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (MWUWS), Uganda

Utilitisation – the next step for rural water supply in Africa?

Published on: 18/02/2020
Public utilities are expanding into rural areas, are they the future of water and sanitation services?

Villagers fishing in their newly expanded pond. Meghalaya, India

How change within individuals can support institutional performance

Published on: 01/05/2017
Can leadership development training for public agency staff lead to improved utility performance and community-level service?

Rural Utility in Burkina Faso

Utility managed rural water services

Published on: 18/10/2021
A new IRC Thematic Overview Paper discusses the different pathways under which the 'utilitisation' of rural water supply can take place. The factors that drive these processes, the strengths and weaknesses of the resulting models of utility-managed rural water supply, and possible areas for support.

Utility-managed rural water services : models, pathways, drivers, performance and areas for support

Under which pathways can the 'utilitisation' of rural water supply take place, which factors drive these processes, what are the strengths and...
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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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virtual congress poster - ccIWA

IWA's Digital World Water Congress

Published on: 15/04/2021
IRC is one of the event supporters of the virtual event – the Digital World Water Congress – from 24 May – 4 June this year. The Congress will include a range of presentations, networking opportunities, poster sessions and much more. To register and find out more about the congress, please visit:...

Professional mechanic repairs village handpump in Uganda

Uganda’s COVID-19 water sector response

Published on: 09/07/2020
An NGO and local governments grapple with the long-term implications of meeting emergency water supply needs during COVID-19.

SWA webinar - consumer protection

SWA Partner Exchange Forum on balancing consumer protection and utility financial stability during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on: 09/06/2020
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partner Exchange Forum. This virtual forum, organised by The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be on balancing consumer protection and utility financial stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will take place on Wednesday...

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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Warning message to pay your water bill

“Government, please pay your water bills!”

Published on: 20/01/2020
How to hold governments accountable for timely bill payments to water utilities.

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.

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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The utility approach : extended distribution for household water filters in Ethiopia

Making a range of good quality household water filters available to customers is an additional service and an intermediate solution until water...
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